ESF 7 provides a comprehensive disaster logistics planning, management and sustainment capability that organizes the resources of local logistics partners, key public and private stakeholders and non-governmental organizations (NGO) to meet he needs of disaster victims and responders. This includes:

• Setting forth the framework to jointly manage a supply chain that provides a collaborative response for incidents requiring an integrated response capability.
• Establishing a link between Logistics Management and Resource Support capabilities.
• Establishing a framework for the integration of internal and external logistics partners through increased collaboration in the planning, sourcing, acquisition and utilization of resources.
• Accelerating communication among all service support elements in order to minimize recovery efforts in the impacted area and re-establish local self-sufficiency as rapidly as possible.
• Logistics Management and Resource Support consists of:
  • Emergency relief supplies,
  • Facility space,
  • Office equipment,
  • Office supplies,
  • Telecommunications,
  • Contracting services,
  • Transportation services,
  • Personnel required to support immediate response activities,
  • Support for requirements not specifically identified in other ESFs.