The Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Puducherry has formulated the “Crisis Management Framework and Standard Operating Procedures” for the U.T. of Puducherry. Different types of crisis, various element and phases of crises management, Incident Response System(IRS) Emergency Support Functions and SOPs for ESF teams and their Quick Response Teams (QRT) are explained in the frame work.
Emergency Supporting Functions are the common functions that needed to be carried out in response to any crisis or disaster. The cause of emergencies varies but the potential effects of these emergencies are similar. Irrespective of the disaster or crisis situation the types of support functions are fairly similar and such support functions are called as Emergency Support Functions.
