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WPS Eligibility
Criteria
The following WPS qualifying criteria apply equally
to all users and will be used as a basis for all WPS approvals/assignments.
There are five WPS NS/EP criteria. Categories are:
Priority 1. Executive
Leadership and Policy Makers
Priority 2. Disaster Response/Military
Command and Control
Priority 3. Public Health, Safety
and Law Enforcement Command
Priority 4. Public Services/Utilities
and Public Welfare
Priority 5. Disaster Recovery
These criteria were selected to meet the needs of
the emergency response community and provide access for the command
and control functions critical to management of and response to
national security and emergency situations, particularly during
the first 24 to 72 hours following an event. WPS should only be
requested for key leadership personnel and their direct supporting
staff who are in NS/EP leadership positions. WPS is not intended
for use by all emergency service personnel.
Priority 1. Executive Leadership and Policy Makers.
Users who qualify for the executive leadership and policy makers
priority will be assigned priority one. A limited number of wireless
service technicians who are essential to restoring the wireless
service networks shall also receive this highest priority treatment.
Examples of those eligible include:
- The President of the United States, the Secretary
of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, selected military
leaders, and the minimum number of senior staff necessary to support
these officials
- State governors, lieutenant governors, cabinet-level
officials responsible for public safety and health, and the minimum
number of senior staff necessary to support these officials
- Mayors, county commissioners, and the minimum
number of senior staff to support these officials
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Priority 2. Disaster Response/Military Command
and Control.
Users who qualify for the disaster response/military command and
control priority will be assigned priority two. Individuals eligible
for this priority include personnel key to managing the initial
response to an emergency at the local, state, regional and federal
levels. Personnel selected for this priority should be responsible
for ensuring the viability or reconstruction of the basic infrastructure
in an emergency area. In addition, personnel essential to continuity
of government and national security functions (such as the conduct
of international affairs and intelligence activities) are also included
in this priority. Examples of those eligible include:
- Federal emergency operations center coordinators,
e.g., Manager, National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications,
National Interagency Fire Center, Federal Coordinating Officer,
Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator, Director of Military
Support
- State emergency services director, National Guard
Leadership, State and Federal Damage Assessment Team Leaders
- Federal, state and local personnel with continuity
of government responsibilities
- Incident Command Center Managers, local emergency
managers, other state and local elected public safety officials
- Federal personnel with intelligence and diplomatic
responsibilities
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Priority 3. Public Health, Safety, and Law Enforcement
Command.
Users who qualify for the public health, safety, and law enforcement
command priority will be assigned priority three. Eligible for this
priority are individuals who direct operations critical to life,
property, and maintenance of law and order immediately following
an event. Examples of those eligible include:
- Federal law enforcement command
- State police leadership
- Local fire and law enforcement command
- Emergency medical service leaders
- Search and rescue team leaders
- Emergency communications coordinators
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Priority 4. Public Services/Utilities and Public
Welfare.
Users who qualify for the public services/utilities and public welfare
priority will be assigned priority four. Eligible for this priority
are those users whose responsibilities include managing public works
and utility infrastructure damage assessment and restoration efforts
and transportation to accomplish emergency response activities.
Examples of those eligible include:
- Army Corps of Engineers leadership
- Power, water and sewage and telecommunications
utilities
- Transportation leadership
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Priority 5. Disaster Recovery.
Users who qualify for the disaster recovery priority will be assigned
priority five. Eligible for this priority are those individuals
responsible for managing a variety of recovery operations after
the initial response has been accomplished. These functions may
include managing medical resources such as supplies, personnel,
or patients in medical facilities. Other activities such as coordination
to establish and stock shelters, to obtain detailed damage assessments,
or to support key disaster field office personnel may be included.
Examples of those eligible include:
- Medical recovery operations leadership
- Detailed damage assessment leadership
- Disaster shelter coordination and management
- Critical Disaster Field Office support personnel
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