IS-814 Long Term Community Recovery

Course Overview

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the guiding principles that enable all response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters and emergencies – from the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) are primary mechanisms at the operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14 –Long Term Community Recovery.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #14.
2. Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #14 provides to State, tribal, and local governments. 
3. Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF # 14 resources and teams.
4. Describe the types of partnerships formed between ESF #14 and other response agencies and organizations.

Primary Audience

This course is intended for government executives, private-sector and nongovernmental organization (NGO) leaders, and emergency management practitioners.  This includes senior elected and appointed leaders, such as Federal department or agency heads, State Governors, mayors, tribal leaders, and city or county officials – those who have a responsibility to provide for effective response.

Prerequisites

IS 800, National Response Framework, An Introduction (note: IS 800, IS 800a or IS 800b are acceptable).

CEUs

N/A

Course Length

The overall length of the course will vary for each individual.  IS 814 takes approximately 30 minutes.