DSCA Roles Practice Questions with Correct Answers

DSCA Roles Practice

Attorney General role in incident management - answerThe Attorney General:
- is the chief law enforcement officer of the US
- approves requests submitted by state governors pursuant to the Emergency Federal
Law Enforcement Assistance Act (EFLEA) for Federal law enforcement support
- appoints the Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official (SFLEO) during DSCA incidents
- conducts criminal investigations of terrorist acts or threats by individuals or groups
- coordinates the law enforcement community to detect, prevent, and disrupt terrorist
attacks
- enforces federal civil rights laws

Secretary of Homeland Security (SECHS) role in incident management - answerThe
SECHS:
- is the principal federal official for domestic incident management
- coordinates preparedness activities within the United States to respond to and recover
from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies
- coordinates with Federal entities, including DOD, to provide for Federal unity of effort
for domestic incident management

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Director of Operations Coordination role in
incident management - answerThe DHS Director of Operations Coordination:
- advises the Secretary of Homeland Security's (SECHS) for overall incident
management operations
- oversees the National Operations Center (NOC) at headquarters to provide a one-stop
information source for incident information among the White House and other federal
departments and agencies

FEMA Administrator's role in incident management - answerThe FEMA Administrator:
- is the principal advisor to the President of the United Status (POTUS), the Secretary of
Homeland Security (SECHS), and the Homeland Security Council (HSC) regarding
emergency management
- operates the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) in the National
Operations Center (NOC) to provide the effective support of all emergency support
functions (ESFs)
- reports to the SECHS
- manages the core DHS grant programs supporting homeland security
- advises the POTUS, the SECHS, and the HSC on all matters regarding emergency
management as described in the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 (HSPD 5)
of 2003

, President of the United States (POTUS) role in incident management - answerThe
POTUS:
- leads the Federal Government response effort to ensure that the necessary
coordinating structures, leadership, and resources are applied quickly and efficiently to
large-scale and catastrophic incidents
- coordinates with Cabinet officers and department heads through the Homeland
Security Council (HSC) and National Security Council (NSC) to provide national
strategic and policy advice during large-scale incidents that affect the nation
- issues a Presidential Disaster Declaration, or PDD, and then federal resources can
move into the State, including the Defense Coordinating Officer, or DCO

Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) role in incident management - answerThe SECDEF:
- receives all state requests for assistance during incidents to save lives, protect
property and the environment, mitigate human suffering
- deputizes the Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) to handle all these requests
depending on cost, appropriateness, risk, impact on readiness, legality, and lethality
(CARRLL)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) role in incident management - answerThe ASD
for Homeland Defense (HD) and (Global Security) GS:
- serves as the Defense Domestic Crisis Manager
- approves requests for assistance from civil authorities or qualifying entities sent to the
SECDEF

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) role in incident management - answerThe
CJCS:
- coordinates with and assists USNORTHCOM, USPACOM, NORAD, and all other
CCMDs with the strategic direction and planning for, as well as the execution of,
Homeland Defense (HD) and defense support for civil authorities (DSCA) missions

US Pacific Command (USPACOM) role in incident management -
answerHeadquartered in Honolulu, HI, this command:
- has Homeland Defense (HD) and defense support for civil authorities (DSCA)
responsibilities for Hawaii and US territories, possessions, and freely associated states
in the Pacific

US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) role in incident management -
answerHeadquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, this command:
- conducts civil support (CS) operations (including consequence management (CM)
operations) in accordance with (IAW) US laws within the established area of operations
(AOR)
- is responsible for planning, organizing, and executing Homeland Defense (HD) and
defense support for civil authorities (DSCA) within the continental US, Alaska, and
territorial waters
- also coordinates security cooperation with Canada and Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico,
Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.