Family Emergency Response

Class Schedules & Contact Info 

Disaster affects hundreds of thousands of people every year. It may happen at your local Navy installation. It may happen to you. Family Emergency Response is the quick response provided to commands, personnel and families when they are faced with crisis situations such as natural or manmade disasters, loss of life, disaster evacuation or war. In the midst or aftermath of an incident, FFSC team members strive to provide the following based on the event:

  • Setting up a 24-hour Emergency Family Assistance Center, if needed
  • Manning the Assistance Center with Fleet & Family Support staff and other agency staff,  as needed
  • Consultation
  • Crisis intervention
  • Debriefings
  • Information and referrals
  • Work towards restoring mission readiness
     

 

Are You and Your Family Ready for an Emergency?

Whether you’re part of the general Navy community, the Navy’s emergency management team, or a potential partner in disaster response and recovery, you have a role in planning for emergencies -- preparedness is your duty.

Please explore Ready Navy to find information and tools to help you and your family prepare for emergency situations that could arise any time without warning.

 

Be Ready Navy!

Are you ready for an emergency? Emergency kits will help you and your family to respond to an emergency quickly and will be useful whether you have to shelter in place or evacuate.

Kits should include enough supplies for at least three days. Have kits on hand before the crisis occurs because emergencies may happen with little or no warning - you may need to evacuate quickly and may not have time to gather or shop for supplies. Revise your kit to reflect your family's needs, pets, the season and the situation.

It is recommended to have a kit at home and also portable kits in your car and/or at work. Click here for a basic emergency kit checklist.
 

 

Emergency Family Assistance Centers

Emergency Family Assistance CenterS (EFACs) deliver support programs and resources to promote short and long-term recovery following a disaster.

Types of Disasters

  • Command – incidents that affect the unit or ship
  • Natural – affects an installation, community, state or nation
  • Manmade – element of human intent, error, negligence, or failure of a manmade system

EFACs, which are typically estalished after the disaster and the installation has been deemed safe, provide full spectrum of support in response to a crisis. They serve as a central point of coordination of family assistance and are a source for continuous information related in the aftermath of a disaster.

An EFAC is open to ALL who have base access, including ctive-duty, retired, spouses and civilian employees.

Resources

  • Get information as it becomes available.
  • Receive services like food, shelter, financial assistance, and mental health checks.

 

Click here for EFAC information for Naval District Washington.

 

Navy Family Accountability & Assessment System 

Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System standardizes a method for the Navy to account, manage and monitor the recovery process for personnel and their families affected and/or scattered by a wide-spread catastrophic event. NFAAS provides valuable information to all levels of the Navy chain of command, allowing commanders to make strategic decisions which facilitate a return to stability.

NFAAS allows Navy Personnel to do the following:

  • Report Accounting Status
  • Update Contact/Location information
  • View Reference Information
  • Complete a Needs Assessment Survey