Response Framework

The City of Newark is vulnerable to a wide range of potential emergencies with varying levels of advance notice, vulnerability, and related consequences. It is also important to note that depending on the scope and impact of each emergency, the City of Newark operates as one level in a vertical integrated response by local, county, regional, state, and federal agencies. To meet the stated goal and objectives requires coordinated actions from all levels of government, consistent with the National Response Framework, the National Disaster Recovery Framework, and the New Jersey Emergency Operations Plan.