[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR323.4]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 323_GUIDANCE ON PRIORITY USE OF RESOURCES IN IMMEDIATE POST ATTACK 
PERIOD (DMO-4)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 323.4  Priority activities in immediate postattack period.

    The following activities are to be accorded priority over all other 
claims for resources. There is no significance in the order of the 
listing--all are important. The order in which and the extent to which 
they are supported locally may vary with local conditions and 
circumstances. If local conditions necessitate the establishment of an 
order of priority among these activities, that order shall be based on 
determinations of relative urgency among

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the activities listed, the availability of resources for achieving the 
actions required, and the feasibility and timeliness of the activities 
in making the most rapid and effective contribution to national 
survival.
    (a) The immediate defense and retaliatory combat operations of the 
Armed Forces of the United States and its Allies: This includes support 
of military personnel and the production and distribution of military 
and atomic weapons, materials and equipment required to carry out these 
immediate defense and retaliatory combat operations.
    (b) Maintenance or reestablishment of Government authority and 
control to restore and preserve order and to assure direction of 
emergency operations essential for the safety and protection of the 
people. This includes:
    (1) Police protection and movement direction;
    (2) Fire defense, rescue and debris clearance;
    (3) Warnings;
    (4) Emergency information and instructions;
    (5) Radiological detection, monitoring and decontamination.
    (c) Production and distribution of survival items and provision of 
services essential to continued survival and rapid recovery. (For list 
of survival items, see appendix 1 to this part.) These include:
    (1) Expedient shelter;
    (2) Food, including necessary processing and storage;
    (3) Feeding, clothing, lodging, and other welfare services;
    (4) Emergency housing and community services;
    (5) Emergency health services, including medical care, public health 
and sanitation;
    (6) Water, fuel, and power supply;
    (7) Emergency repair and restoration of damaged vital facilities.
    (d) Essential communications and transportation services needed to 
carry out the above activities.
    (e) Provision of supplies, equipment, and repair parts to produce 
and distribute goods needed for the above activities.