All-Hazard Incidents
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Prevention and Management During Wildland Fire Operations
Pandemic Response & Preparedness Plan for Federal Wildland Fire Agencies
Infectious Disease Guidelines for Wildland Fire Incident Management Teams
OSHA COVID-19: Interim Guidance to Help Prevent Worker Exposure to COVID-19
CDC COVID-19: Situation Summary
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Interagency Fire Center
Emergency Support Function #4 (ESF #4)
The U.S. Forest Service (FS) is the primary link between the interagency wildland fire community, federal structure fire-related agencies, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Response Framework (NRF).
During disasters and other major emergencies, FS coordinates and staffs Emergency Support Function (ESF) #4 to be the face of Federal firefighting support to FEMA and other responding agencies. The purpose of Emergency Support Function #4, Firefighting (ESF #4) is to provide Federal support for the detection and suppression of wildland, rural, and urban fires resulting from, or occurring coincidentally with, an all hazard incident requiring a coordinated national response for assistance.
The scope of ESF #4 is to coordinate firefighting activities and provide personnel, equipment, and supplies in support of local, state, tribal, territorial, and insular area agencies involved in wildland, rural and urban firefighting operations.
Information for Responders
ESF #4 Roles under the National Response Framework
Foundational Doctrine for All-Hazard Response
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Information for ESF #4 Personnel
Pre-Scripted Mission Assignments (PSMA's)
Training for ESF #4 Response
Are you a Forest Service employee interested in participating in the Emergency Support Function #4 and All-Hazard Response assignments? The Wildland Fire Learning Portal is home to multiple courses for responders, dispatchers, and other support personnel. First-time visitors to the learning portal will have to create a user profile. After sign-in is complete, students can search and enroll into the courses by using ESF #4 (case sensitive) enrollment key. Then students can complete the training courses at their own pace.