U.S. citizens experiencing an emergency that requires immediate medical or law enforcement response should contact appropriate local responders.

Also portable cellphone towers can be erected to allow local responders to access telephone systems.

The guidance aims to provide a single point of reference to local responders dealing with the recovery phase of an emergency.

Co-operation at the regional level involves the representatives of local responders and central government bodies working together to address larger-scale civil protection issues.

Protecting our nation requires the determination and commitment of people throughout all levels of government, from local first responders to elite intelligence units.

The Act divides local responders into two categories, imposing a different set of duties on each.

A doctor, and a handful of local responders were dropped off by helicopter the same day and spent the night providing aid to crash survivors.

Central government will not duplicate the role of local responders who remain the basic building block of the response to an emergency.

Initially, the local first responders such as the fire department would become the incident commander.

Sometimes, the local first responders use it to practice rescue missions with boats and helicopters.