RFO Structure and Mission Set
These teams, based in each FEMA region, ensure staffing support needs are met for routine disasters, coordinate with partners to ensure comprehensive staffing needs are met for catastrophic disaster, and support Regional staff titling and qualification.
What are Regional Field Operations (RFO) Teams?
The Field Operations Directorate’s primary mission is to build, develop, deploy, and support this group.
What is FEMA's incident workforce?
FEMA employees are grouped into these, based on operational function, for disaster support
What are cadres?
This augmentation program draws volunteers from across the federal executive branch to deploy in incident management titles, helping cover staffing shortfalls during large or catastrophic events.
What is Surge Capacity Force?
This augmentation program draws volunteers from across the federal executive branch to deploy in incident management titles, helping cover staffing shortfalls during large or catastrophic events.
What is Surge Capacity Force (SCF)?
This section advocates for Regional titling, PIN requests, and achievement of Regional Force Structure.
What is the Regional Support Section?
During disaster operations, FOD uses this centralized online hub to share guidance and updates.
What is the FOD Operations Hub?
This FEMA initiative requires every employee to be available for emergency management duties, impacting force structure and deployment.
What is Every Employee is an Emergency Manager (EEEM)?
This on the ground coordination entity serves as a force multiplier for an impacted Region, helping establish and stabilize event staffing, deploy responders efficiently, and enhance coordination among disaster staffing partners.
What is the Workforce Support Unit (WSU)?
After exhausting all other options, this is one of the lodging solutions Responder Support may provide to responders.
What is austere or maritime?
This FEMA directorate develops national procedures and guidance, sets policy, and coordinates with regional field operations teams to support disaster staffing nationwide.
What is the Field Operations Directorate (FOD)?
The FEMA Incident Workforce Academy, which delivers training for the incident workforce, is primarily located in this city.
What is Anniston, Alabama?
This review of Regions’ ability to staff responses to routine events remains a high priority initiative but is currently on hold due to FEMA-wide constraints.
What is Regional Force Structure Review?
This type of Personnel Mobilization Center is most appropriate when multi-Region response and staffing adjudication are required, and when limited transportation and lodging in the impact area make staging necessary.
What is Field PMC?
Which WDD section is responsible for the delivery of the FIWA-managed FQS training portfolio (e.g., Leadership & Management Development, C&E and FQS Instructor Qualification)?
What is Training Section?
True or False: FOD's Regional Support and Cadre Support Sections regularly coordinate to ensure cadre and Regional partners have the support needed to deliver the FEMA mission.
What is true?
This inventory provides official FOD guidance and is most often used to access FEMA policies.
What is the FOD Policy and Doctrine Inventory?
This FEMA system provides certified standards for staff qualifications and was established after Hurricane Katrina.
What is the FEMA Qualification System (FQS)?
This Field Operations Directorate construct is activated during complex, multi-state, or multi-Regional incidents to centralize key operational functions under one reporting mechanism for streamlined coordination.
What is the FOD Operations Cell (FODOC)?
Fill in the Blank: _______ provides technical support and issue resolution to DTS users.
What is Technology Operations Section (TOS)?
True or False: Competency and proficiency expectations for RFO staff will vary based on staff member position and grade level.
What is true?
This tool helps estimate and predict staffing needs and shortfalls for incident management during disaster response.
What is the Staffing Plan Support Tool?
This term refers to the number of personnel required for incident management, while another term refers to the number currently available.
What are force structure and force strength?
This WSU field role works with field leaders, Regions, and HQ to develop, refine, and submit Disaster Staffing Plans using the Staffing Plan Support Tool and ensures plans are submitted within required timeframes.
What is the Disaster Staffing Plan Coordinator (DSPC)?
These paired FEMA Regions, sometimes called “sister Regions,” support each other during steady-state, special events, and disasters, and can provide continuity if one Region becomes incapacitated.
What are devolution partners?