Space Shuttle
Columbia
STS-107
January 16 February 1,
2003
Initial sign of
trouble
Loss of contact
Major Multi-Agency Response
 Response teams from various agencies deployed to their respective headquarters
and regional offices and Disaster Field Offices (DFO’s) were established in Lufkin,
Ft. Worth and Barksdale AFB, LA
 400+ federal, state and local agencies, volunteer groups and private organizations
responded to the incident
 25,000 +/- personnel were involved in the recovery project
Dallam
Sherma
n
Hartley
Moore
Oldham
Potter Carson Gray
Deaf
Smith
Ochiltree
Status of Material Reporting Sites
in Texas as of March 2, 2003
Roberts Hemphill
Randall
Wheeler
Donley
Parmer Castro Swishe Briscoe
r
Collingsworth
Hall
Childress
Hardeman
Bailey
Lamb
Cochran
Hockley
Hale
Motley Cottle
Floyd
Foard
Wilbarger
Knox
Baylor
Wichita
Clay
Crosby
Lubbock
Dickens
King
Montague
Archer
Cooke
Lamar
Grayson
Fannin
Red River
Bowie
Terry
Lynn
Kent
Garza
Stonewall
Haskell
Wise
Jack
Young
Denton Collin
Hunt Hopkins
Rockwall
Gaines
Andrews
Ector
El
Paso
Lovin
g
Culberson
Dawson
Borden
Scurry
Jone
s
Fisher
Taylor
Martin Howard Mitchell Nolan
Midland Glasscock Sterling
Coke
Stephens Palo
Pinto
Ward
Crane
Upton
Reagan
Irion
Comanche
Brown
Mills Hamilton
Schleicher
Pecos
Mason
Robertson
Burnet
Val Verde
.
Lee
Brewster
Kinney
Maverick
Uvalde
Medina
Zavala
Frio
Comal
Caldwell
Core Counties – Main Search Area.
No material sites reported.
Reported material sites.
Cleared, pending NASA / EPA / State Concurrence.
All reported sites cleared.
Hardin
Orange
Jefferson
Harris
Chambers
Colorado
Guadalupe
Fort
Bexar
Bend
Gonzales Lavaca
Galveston
Wilson
Wharton
Brazoria
DeWitt
Atascosa
Karnes
Jackson Matagorda
Goliad
Dimmit
Tyler
Liberty
Fayette Austin
Kendall
Bandera
Montgomery
Bastrop
Kerr
Real
Sabine
Trinity
Polk
Walker
Brazos
San
Grimes
Jacinto
Burleson
Travis
Blanco
Hays
Edwards
Shelby
Angelina
Madison
Washington
Presidi
o
Panola
Milam
Williamson
Gillespie
Rusk
Houston
Leon
Falls
Bell
Kimble
Terrell
Smith
McLennan
Lampasas
Llano
Marion
Harrison
Gregg
Anderson
Menard
Crockett
Sutton
Navarro
Cas
s
Upshur
Van
Zandt
Henderso
n
Coryell
McCulloch
San Saba
Jeff
Davis
Kaufman
Camp
Wood
Ellis
Hill
Bosque
Concho
Reeves
Johnson
Somervell
Erath
Runnels
Tom
Green
Hood
Eastland
Callahan
Winkler
Hudspet
h
Parker Tarrant Dalla
s
Shackelford
Rains
Titus
Morris
Yoakum
Franklin
Delta
Victoria
Calhoun
La Salle
McMullen
Live Oak Bee
Refugio
Aransas
Webb
Duval
Jim
Wells
San
Patricio
Nueces
Kleberg
Zapata Jim Hogg Brooks
Kenedy
Starr
Hidalgo
Willacy
Cameron
No. Cleared: 54
No. Pending: 26
No. Uncleared: 59
Total
139
Response & Recovery
12 Emergency Support
Functions (ESF’s)
Transportation
Department of Transportation
Resource Support
General Services Administration
Communications
National Communications System
Health and Medical Services
Department of Health and Human
Services
Public Works and Engineering
Department of Defense/U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers
Firefighting
Department of Agriculture/
Forest Service
Information and Planning
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
Mass Care
American Red Cross
Urban Search and Rescue
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hazardous Materials
Environmental Protection Agency
Food
Department of Agriculture/Food and Nutritio
Service
Energy
Department of Energy
Emergency Support Function
(ESF)
• The FRP employs a functional approach
that groups under 12 ESFs the types of
direct Federal assistance that a State is
most likely to need
• Each ESF is headed by a primary agency
designated on the basis of its authorities,
resources, and capability in that functional
area
• Federal response assistance is provided
using some or all ESFs as necessary
ESF Assignment Matrix
ESF #1 — Transportation
Primary Agency
Department of Transportation
Support Agencies
USDA, DOD, DOS, TREAS, FEMA, GSA, TVA,
and USPS
Purpose/Mission
Assists Federal agencies, State and local
government entities, and voluntary
organizations requiring transportation capacity
to perform response missions following a major
disaster or emergency
ESF #2 — Communications
Primary Agency
National Communications System
Support Agencies
USDA, DOC, DOD, DOI, FCC, FEMA, and
GSA
Purpose/Mission
Ensures the provision of Federal
telecommunications support to Federal, State,
and local response efforts following a disaster
or emergency
ESF #3 — Public Works and
Engineering
Primary Agency
Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
Support Agencies
USDA, DOC, HHS, DOI, DOL, VA, EPA, and
TVA
Purpose/Mission
Provides technical advice and evaluation;
engineering services; contracting for
construction management, inspection, and
emergency repair of water and wastewater
ESF #4 — Firefighting
Primary Agency
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Support Agencies
DOC, DOD, DOI, EPA, and FEMA
Purpose/Mission
Detects and suppresses wildland, rural, and
urban fires resulting from, or occurring
coincidentally with, a major disaster or
emergency requiring Federal response
assistance
ESF #5 — Information and
Planning
Primary Agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Support Agencies
USDA, DOC, DOD, DOEd, DOE, HHS, DOI,
DOJ, DOT, TREAS, ARC, EPA, GSA, NASA,
NCS, NRC, and SBA
Purpose/Mission
Collects, analyzes, processes, and
disseminates information about a potential or
actual disaster or emergency to facilitate the
overall activities of the Federal Government in
ESF #6 — Mass Care
Primary Agency
American Red Cross
Support Agencies
USDA, DOD, HHS, HUD, VA, FEMA, GSA, and
USPS
Purpose/Mission
Coordinates Federal assistance in support of
State and local efforts to meet the mass care
needs of victims of a disaster, including
sheltering, feeding, emergency first aid, and
bulk distribution of emergency relief supplies
ESF #7 — Resource Support
Primary Agency
General Services Administration
Support Agencies
USDA, DOC, DOD, DOE, DOL, DOT, TREAS,
VA, FEMA, NASA, NCS, and OPM
Purpose/Mission
Coordinates provision of equipment, materials,
supplies, and personnel to support disaster
operations
ESF #8 — Health and Medical
Services
Primary Agency
Department of Health and Human Services
Support Agencies
USDA, DOD, DOE, DOJ, DOT, VA, AID, ARC,
EPA, FEMA, GSA, NCS, and USPS
Purpose/Mission
Provides coordinated Federal assistance to
supplement State and local resources in
response to public health and medical care
needs following a major disaster or emergency
ESF #9 — Urban Search and
Rescue
Primary Agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Support Agencies
USDA, DOD, HHS, DOJ, DOL, AID, and NASA
Purpose/Mission
Deploys components of the National Urban Search
and Rescue Response System to provide
specialized lifesaving assistance, including locating,
extricating, and providing initial medical treatment to
victims trapped in collapsed structures to State and
local authorities in the event of a major disaster or
emergency
ESF #10 — Hazardous
Materials
Primary Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Support Agencies
USCG, USDA, DOC, DOD, DOE, HHS, DOI,
DOJ, DOL, DOS, DOT, and NRC
Purpose/Mission
Provides Federal support to State and local
governments in response to an actual or
potential discharge and/or release of hazardous
materials following a major disaster or
emergency
ESF #11 — Food
Primary Agency
Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
Service
Support Agencies
DOD, HHS, ARC, EPA, FEMA, and GSA
Purpose/Mission
Identifies, secures, and arranges for the
transportation of food assistance to affected
areas following a major disaster or emergency
requiring Federal response and authorizes the
issuance of disaster food stamps
ESF #12 — Energy
Primary Agency
Department of Energy
Support Agencies
USDA, DOD, DOI, DOS, DOT, NCS, NRC, and TVA
Purpose/Mission
Helps restore the Nation’s energy systems following a
major disaster, emergency, or event requiring Federal
assistance; and coordinates with Federal and State
officials to establish priorities for repair of energy
systems and to provide emergency fuel and power
Multiple
Interagency
Resources
A TEAM
EFFORT
Keys to Effective
Response Operations
Get the right
resources ...
… to the right
place
… at the right time
Mobile Emergency Response
Support (MERS)
Denver, CO
Maynard, MA
MATTS
Bothell, WA
Wash. DC
Denton, TX
Thomasville, GA
Longview Staging
Longview, Texas
Ft Worth
Satellite DFO
150 Personnel
338 Personnel
Nacogdoches ICP
4,617 Personnel
167,449 Acres
11,689 Items
Mob/Demob Center
Barksdale AFB
Satellite DFO
Main Material Transit Point
84,700 lbs (38%) of Shuttle
Landing Weight Handled,
22 truck loads to KSC
Hemphill ICP
3,848 Personnel
128,159 Acres
9,506 Items
Corsicana ICP
3,913 Personnel
245,752 Acres
4,670 Items Collected
Palestine ICP
Toledo Bend
Fin and Feather
Dive Operation
250 Personnel
4,138 Personnel
139,388 Acres
19,317 Items
CRO Storage
Lufkin DFO
2,771 Personnel
Disaster Field Office
Angelina, Palestine
& Ellis Airfields
Air Operations
1,500 Personnel
Special Item
Clearing House
NASA Columbia
Recovery Office
(CRO)
The Road Ahead
National Response Plan
National Incident Management
System
October 2003