The second edition of the NRF, updated in May 2013, provides context for how the whole community works together and how response efforts relate to other parts of national preparedness. The NRF reinforces a comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incidents. It guides local, State, and Federal entities, enabling partners to prepare for and respond under a unified command structure.

Select this link to view a copy of the NRF: https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/NRF_FINALApproved_2011028.pdf

The NRF established Emergency Support Functions (ESFs).

The ESFs provide the structure for coordinating Federal interagency support for a Federal response to an incident. They are mechanisms for grouping functions most frequently used to provide Federal support to States and Federal-to-Federal support, both for declared disasters and emergencies under the Stafford Act and for non-Stafford Act incidents.

The ESF #6 Annex is entitled "Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Temporary Housing, and Human Services."