EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION ERO Emergency Response Organization The

EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION (ERO)

Emergency Response Organization The Emergency Response Organization (ERO) consists primarily of three functional groups • Field Response Organization, led by an Incident Commander (IC) in charge of mitigating or neutralizing emergencies through the use of strategic, tactical, and task level operations • Emergency Operations Center (EOC), supports the field organization in events where this group is activated and maintains normal operations • Emergency Public Information (EPI), supporting the EOC and Field Level Incident Commander to ensure proper notifications and news media releases are communicated effectively and accurately

Additional Considerations Other considerations include • Positions • Command Control Concept of Operations • Field Monitoring Teams

Major DOE/NNSA Emergency Response Assets Includes • Aerial Measuring System (AMS) • Accident Response Group (ARG) • National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (NARAC) • Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC) • Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) • Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) • Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

Major Non-DOE/NNSA National Response Assets Includes • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) • Department of Homeland Security (DHS) o Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) • Department of Defense (Do. D) • Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) o Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • American Red Cross (ARC) • Other local and State response agencies