This course introduces Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2 – Communications. Which coordinates government and industry efforts for the reestablishment and provision of critical communications infrastructure and services, facilitates the stabilization of systems and applications from malicious activity, and coordinates communications support to response efforts.

Primary Audience

This course provides a high-level overview of ESF #2 to anyone in the emergency management community. Ideally, participants have a base-line knowledge of incident management and have taken related courses through the EMI.

Prerequisites

Recommended Prerequisites: E0210: Recovery from Disaster: The Local Community Role E0300- ICS 300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents E0348: Orientation to Mission Assignments for FEMA Staff and Interagency Partners E8515: Cybersecurity Symposium G0125: WEM Amateur Radio Resources G0300- ICS 300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents G0400- ICS 400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff- Complex Incidents IS0100.c: An Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100 IS0102.c: Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA Response Partners IS0230.e: Fundamentals of Emergency Management IS0315.a: CERT and the Incident Command System (ICS) IS0660: Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships IS0700.b: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System IS0800.d: National Response Framework, An Introduction IS0815: ABCs of Temporary Emergency Power IS0822: Fundamentals of Management and Support Coordination of Federal Disaster Operations IS2200: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions IS2901: Introduction to Community Lifelines

Syllabus

Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #2.
Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #2 provides to state, local, tribal, and territorial(SLTT) governments.
Describe the roles and responsibilities of the ESF #2 coordinator, primary agencies, and support agencies during an incident.
Identify typical activities accomplished by ESF #2 resources.
Describe the types of partnerships formed between ESF #2 and other response agencies and organizations.