Emergency Support Function #4 (ESF #4) Situation Report

Date: March 09, 2021 Time: 2000 EST

On-site resources are following all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Wildfire
Coordinating Group (NWCG), and Fire Management Board (FMB) guidance for the prevention and mitigation
of COVID-19.
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National COVID Vaccine Campaign and State COVID Vaccination Support

Overview: Resources coordinated through ESF #4 are supporting the National COVID Vaccine Campaign, vaccination
programs in several states, and other emerging requests from multiple states.
Resources Committed
Total Anticipated
Resource Quantity Type Location Mission
Personnel Last Day
Overhead 112
Support National
7 ESF #4 Staff Virtual Response Coordination 7 5/1/2021
Center
Support FEMA R1
1 – Middletown, RI
6 ESF #4 Staff Regional Response 6 4/12/2021
5 – Virtual
Coordination Center
1 – Buffalo, NY Support FEMA R2
1 – Colts Neck, NJ
7 ESF #4 Staff Regional Response 7 3/10/2021
1 – Rochester, NY
4 – Virtual Coordination Center
Support FEMA R3
2 – Waldorf, MD
3 ESF #4 Staff Regional Response 3 3/29/2021
1 – Virtual
Coordination Center
Support FEMA R4
3 ESF #4 Staff Nashville, TN Regional Response 3 3/21/2021
Coordination Center
Support FEMA R5
2 ESF #4 Staff Virtual Regional Response 2 5/1/2021
Coordination Center
1 – Dallas/Fort Worth Support FEMA R6
2 ESF #4 Staff area, TX Regional Response 2 3/17/2021
1 – Virtual Coordination Center
Support FEMA R9
5 – Oakland, CA
6 ESF #4 Staff Regional Response 6 3/31/2021
1 – Virtual, AZ
Coordination Center
Support FEMA R10
4 ESF #4 Staff Virtual Regional Response 4 4/19/2021
Coordination Center
Command
Support vaccination
1 & Control Virtual, RI 1 3/30/2021
centers
Resources

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Total Anticipated
Resource Quantity Type Location Mission
Personnel Last Day
Command
Albany, NY Support vaccination
3 & Control 3 3/9/2021
centers
Resources
Command
Support vaccination
3 & Control Brooklyn, NY 3 3/9/2021
centers
Resources
Command
Buffalo, NY Support vaccination
4 & Control 4 3/9/2021
centers
Resources
Command
Queens, NY Support vaccination
1 & Control 1 3/9/2021
centers
Resources
Command
Rochester, NY Support vaccination
4 & Control 4 3/13/2021
centers
Resources
Command
Support vaccination
3 & Control Yonkers, NY 3 3/11/2021
centers
Resources
Command
Support vaccination
4 & Control Waldorf, MD 4 3/14/2021
centers
Resources
Command
Support vaccination
2 & Control Charleston, WV 2 3/18/2021
centers
Resources
Command
Support vaccination
2 & Control Virtual, TN 2 4/6/2021
centers
Resources
Command
Support state Emergency
1 & Control Santa Fe, NM 1 4/6/2021
Operations Center
Resources
Command 1 – Dallas/Fort Worth Support vaccination
2 & Control area, TX 2 4/6/2021
1 – Virtual centers
Resources
Command
7 – Statewide, AZ Support vaccination
13 & Control 13 3/15/2021
6 – Virtual, AZ centers
Resources
Command
Support vaccination
10 & Control Los Angeles, CA 10 3/31/2021
centers
Resources
Command
Support vaccination
17 & Control Oakland, CA 17 3/31/2021
centers
Resources
Command
Support vaccination
1 & Control Reno, NV 1 3/22/2021
centers
Resources

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Total Anticipated
Resource Quantity Type Location Mission
Personnel Last Day
Command
Augment state and local
1 & Control Vancouver, WA 1 3/30/2021
coordination
Resources
EMS 342
32 EMTs Buffalo, NY Administer vaccines 32 3/14/2021
27 EMTs Rochester, NY Administer vaccines 27 3/14/2021
24 EMTs Waldorf, MD Administer vaccines 24 3/15/2021
30 EMTs Nashville, TN Administer vaccines 30 4/5/2021
14 EMTs Dallas/Fort Worth area, TX Administer vaccines 14 3/25/2021
102 EMTs Statewide, AZ Administer vaccines 102 3/15/2021
95 EMTs Oakland, CA Administer vaccines 95 3/31/2021
5 EMTs Las Vegas, NV Administer vaccines 5 3/31/2021
12 EMTs Reno, NV Administer vaccines 12 3/31/2021
Support 11
Support vaccination
11 Observers Middletown, RI 11 3/23/2021
centers
IMT 3
Type 2 Incident
9 – Springfield, IL Support state Emergency
1 Management 10 3/16/2021
1 – Virtual Operations Center
Team
Type 3 Incident
11 – Lansing, MI Planning for Type 1
1 Management 12 3/14/2021
1 – Virtual vaccination center
Team
Type 1 Incident
Planning for broader
1 Management Boise, ID 5 3/15/2021
vaccine distribution
Team
Equipment 24

19 Radio Kits New Jersey Communications 0 5/1/2021

5 Radio Kits New York Communications 0 5/1/2021
Total Number of Personnel Assigned 491

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TOTAL INTERAGENCY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO FEMA RESPONSE

Total U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service personnel assigned 210
Total Department of the Interior (DOI) personnel assigned
16 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2 Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 47
26 National Park Service (NPS) 3 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
Total state or local government personnel assigned 94
Total contract personnel assigned 140
Total federal, state, local, and contract personnel assigned 491

Current Missions
• National Response Coordination Center is supporting FEMA and states and is staffed virtually by 4 ESF #4
liaisons, 1 emergency medical service specialist, and 2 public information officers.
• Regional Response Coordination Centers across multiple FEMA regions are supported by 12 ESF #4 liaisons.
Missions at the state/county level and vaccination centers are supported by 14 ESF #4 liaisons.
• Rhode Island (FEMA Region 1): In Middleton on 3/9, observers spent their first day training and preparing for the
vaccination center to open on 3/10. One virtual command and control resource is supporting on-site resources at the
Middletown and Providence vaccination sites.
• New York (FEMA Region 2): Command and control resources are supporting six fully operational vaccination
sites, one site in each of the following communities: Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Queens, Rochester, and Yonkers.
At the Buffalo site, 32 EMTs are serving as vaccinators, and at the Rochester site, 27.
• Maryland (FEMA Region 3): At the vaccination center in Waldorf, 24 EMTs are administering vaccines and a
command and control module is on-site to support the operation.
• West Virginia (FEMA Region 3): Command and control resources are supporting a vaccination center in
Charleston.
• Tennessee (FEMA Region 4): At the Music City Center vaccination site in Nashville, 30 EMTs are administering
vaccines. Virtual command and control resources are supporting the vaccination operation and on-site resources.
• Illinois (FEMA Region 5): A Type 2 IMT is supporting the state’s Emergency Operations Center by developing a
statewide vaccine strategic and operating planning document and by producing site-specific incident action plans
for 23 vaccination sites, 13 of which have been completed and 10 in process.
• Michigan (FEMA Region 5): A Type 3 IMT is developing an incident action plan for one vaccination center
scheduled to open on 3/23 and four mobile vaccination units (all locations to be determined).
• New Mexico (FEMA Region 6): One command and control resource is supporting the state’s COVID-19 response
at the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management on-site in Santa Fe.
• Texas (FEMA Region 6): In the Dallas/Fort Worth area, 14 EMTs are administering vaccines, rotating among four
vaccination sites: Esports Stadium and Expo Center, Texas Motor Speedway, Fair Park fairgrounds, and Hurst
Conference Center. EMTs are supported by virtual and on-site command and control resources.
• Arizona (FEMA Region 9): At 13 federally supported and operational vaccination sites statewide, 102 EMTs are
administering vaccines. The EMTs and FEMA’s vaccination operations are being supported by on-site and virtual
command and control resources.
• California (FEMA Region 9): On-site resources are supporting vaccination operations in Oakland and Los Angeles.
In Oakland, 95 EMTs along with command and control resources are supporting the Oakland Coliseum vaccination
center and two mobile vaccination units. In Los Angeles, command and control resources are supporting the Cal
State LA vaccination center and one mobile vaccination unit.

All media inquiries regarding ESF #4 support to FEMA should be directed to the U.S. Forest Service Press Office at
SM.FS.pressoffice@usda.gov
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• Nevada (FEMA Region 9): Of the 9 EMTs ordered to support a fully operational vaccination center in Las Vegas, 5
are on-site administering vaccines and 3 will arrive mid-week. Of the 15 EMTs ordered to support a fully
operational vaccination center in Reno, 12 arrived on 3/9 along with 1 command and control resource. Also see
Nevada under pending missions (below).
• Idaho (FEMA Region 10): The Type 1 IMT in Boise is assisting the state’s Office of Emergency Management and
Department of Health and Welfare by assessing and modifying existing vaccine distribution plans.
• Washington (FEMA Region 10): In Vancouver, one command and control resource is assisting state and local
resources with implementing a vaccine distribution plan in a three-county area.

Pending/In-Process Missions
• Rhode Island (FEMA Region 1): Orders continue to be filled for 19 non-EMS resources to serve as observers at the
Providence vaccination site. Orders for 13 EMTs to serve as vaccinators in Providence have been filled. The
anticipated start date for all resources is 3/15.
• New York (FEMA Region 2): Orders have been placed for 16 EMTs to replace demobilizing resources: 5 at the
Buffalo vaccination site and 11 at the Rochester site. As of 3/9, 3 orders have been filled; anticipated start date is
3/13.
• Tennessee (FEMA Region 4): Orders for two safety officers have been filled; anticipated start date is 3/11.
• Wisconsin (FEMA Region 5): Of the 15 orders placed for EMTs to serve as vaccinators at a Milwaukee vaccination
site, 4 have been filled; anticipated start date is 3/15.
• Texas (FEMA Region 6): Orders have been placed for 14 EMTs to replace existing resources as they demobilize.
The anticipated start date is 3/11 for the first tranche of 7 (1 filled order) and 3/14 for the second (1 filled order).
• Wyoming (FEMA Region 8): Orders have been placed for 3 local employees from the Bridger-Teton National
Forest Service to serve logistical support personnel at a vaccination site in Sublette County; start date is 3/11.
• Nevada (FEMA Region 9): Of the 9 EMT orders for the Las Vegas vaccination site, 1 order needs to be filled; the
order for a command and control resource for Las Vegas has been filled. Of the 15 EMT orders for the Reno
vaccination site, 3 need to be filled.

Anticipated Missions/Preliminary Discussion

• Maryland (FEMA Region 3): A request is pending for 30 EMTs to support mobile vaccination operations;
anticipated start date is 4/1.
• Michigan (FEMA Region 5): A request for an IMT to replace the existing team when it demobilizes is anticipated.
• Washington (FEMA Region 10): The Washington Department of Health IMT might request additional command
and control resources to support planning and implementing a vaccine distribution in a three-county area.
• FEMA is expected to continue requesting new EMS and overhead resources nationwide.

All media inquiries regarding ESF #4 support to FEMA should be directed to the U.S. Forest Service Press Office at
SM.FS.pressoffice@usda.gov