Two Emergency Support Functions does the Army fall under in DSCA?

• A. 8 (Public Health and Medical Services) & 11 (Agriculture & Natural Resources)
• B. 2 (Transportation) & 6 (Oil and Hazardous Materials)
• C. 5 (Emergency Management) & 9 (Cybersecurity)
• D. 7 (Public Safety) & 12 (Energy)

Answer: (A)

In DSCA, federal disaster response relies on Emergency Support Functions, each with a lead agency, and the military, especially the Army, provides support where its capabilities fit. The Army commonly contributes to Public Health and Medical Services by delivering medical teams, field hospitals, medical logistics, preventive medicine, and veterinary public health support. It also supports Agriculture and Natural Resources by assisting with food safety, agricultural resource management, and related logistics and protection of critical agricultural infrastructure.

That combination—Public Health and Medical Services and Agriculture and Natural Resources—best aligns with the Army’s capabilities in a domestic response, which is why those two ESFs are the ones the Army falls under in DSCA.