Enclosure (3) to COMDTINST 16000.27
Prototype JFO Staffing Planning Factors
1. JOINT FIELD OFFICE (JFO) STAFFING ISSUES.
a. Scope and Purpose. The prototype JFO staffing planning factors provided by this enclosure are
considered preliminary guidance. Use of this prototype model by field commanders is
discretionary when developing appropriate internal arrangements and procedures to represent
Coast Guard issues and capabilities when a JFO is activated in which Coast Guard participation
is indicated. The assumptions and planning factors included in paragraphs 2 and 3 below provide
a frame of reference for assessing resource requirements for Coast Guard core staffing of a JFO
and for making interim JFO staffing assignments while experience is gained with the JFO
component of the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
b. Staffing Variability. JFO staffing to meet the needs of each Incident of National Significance
and National Special Security Events (NSSE) will vary as will the timeframe for initiating JFO
functions. Therefore, JFO staffing arrangements must be flexible to meet the needs that develop.
When the Coast Guard is involved in a National Response Plan (NRP) response and a JFO is
stood up, it is anticipated that a core Coast Guard staff will be needed, supplemented, as
appropriate, by additional staff scaled to the character and extent of the incident or event.
c. Coast Guard JFO Advance Team. In order to initiate a core response, an advance Coast Guard
team, drawn from a pre-designated qualified staff, needs to be available within a reasonable
mobilization and deployment window. The advance team will need to assess and arrange for
supplemental Coast Guard staffing as circumstances warrant. Core team functional
responsibilities include but are not limited to:
(1) Representation and coordination of Coast Guard support issues for concurrent execution of
agency emergency, regulatory, and law enforcement authorities and Coast Guard
contingencies under the NRP Base Plan.
(2) Coordination of support for security, response (whether conventional or counterterrorism),
and transportation infrastructure recovery, correlated with expectations for Emergency
Support Functions (ESFs) 13, 10 and 1 respectively, and representation of Coast Guard
capabilities that could be utilized in support of ESF9 (Urban Search and Rescue), as well as
tasks outside of normal Coast Guard missions.
(3) Reaching back to Coast Guard operational and support commanders for subject-matter
expertise, as required.
2. ASSUMPTIONS FOR JFO STAFFING.
a. JFO Standard Operating Procedures. The Coast Guard will be required to deploy JFO staff
consistent with the Interagency Integrated Standard Operating Procedures for Joint Field Office
(JFO) Activation and Operations upon its effective date.
b. Advance Team. A Coast Guard JFO advance team consisting of 4 persons with pertinent
qualifications will be sufficient to initiate coverage for any JFO type.
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