Connecticut State Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Region 2 REPT
Members
| Leadership Role |
Name, Municipality |
|---|---|
| Regional Emergency Planning Team Chair |
Laura Francis, First Selectman, Durham |
| Regional Emergency Planning Team - Steering Committee Chair |
William Richards, Deputy Emergency Management Director, Milford |
Emergency Support Function (ESF)
The primary mechanism at the operational level to organize and provide assistance. Emergency Support Functions align categories of resources and provide strategic objectives for their use. ESF are standardized resource management concepts such as typing, inventorying, and tracking to facilitate the dispatch, deployment, and recovery of resources, before, during, and after an incident.
| Working Group |
Committee Chair |
|---|---|
| ESF # 1 - Transportation |
Jean Davis |
| ESF # 2 - Communications |
Frank Kiernan |
| ESF # 3 - Public Works and Engineering |
Walter Adametz |
| ESF # 4 - Firefighting |
Chief Jack Casner |
| ESF # 5 - Emergency Management |
Rick Fontana |
| ESF # 5 (Sub-Committee) - Cyber Security Task Force |
Rick Fontana |
| ESF # 5 (Sub-Committee) - School Safety |
Jeffrey Nielsen |
| ESF # 6 - Mass Care, Housing and Human Services |
Susan Shaw |
| ESF # 7 - Resource Support |
James Buck |
| ESF # 8 - Public Health and Medical Services |
Deepa Joseph |
| ESF # 10 - Hazardous Materials (New Haven Area Special Hazards Team) |
Asst. Chief Michael Shove |
| ESF # 11 - Animal Protection |
Dr. Tyler Roasa |
| ESF # 12 - Energy |
Cathy Lezon |
| ESF # 13 - Public Safety and Security (Law Enforcement) |
Chief Jonathan Mulhern |
| ESF # 14 - Long-Term Recovery and Mitigation |
William Richards |
| ESF # 19 - People with Functional Needs Management |
Michelle Duprey |
| ESF # 20 - Marine (Port-Security) |
Rick Fontana |
DEMHS Region 2 Regional ESFs are different as identified in the National Response Framework, and The Connecticut State Response Framework. The Regional Planning Team determines the lines of effort and agencies that best support planning for and responding to Regional Incidents.