NIMS is a uniform set of processes and procedures that emergency responders at all levels of government will use to conduct response operations. NIMS helps improve cooperation and interoperability among organizations. The framework is adaptable and accessible. It encourages all hazards preparedness. NIMS enables a variety of organizations to contribute successfully in emergency management and incident response. NIMS creates uniform professional emergency management and incident response practices.
NIMS applies to all events and all levels of stakeholders comprising government, private sector, significant infrastructure owners and workers, nongovernment agencies and everyone else involved in emergency management. Local officials and responsible policy makers need to have a clear understanding of NIMS.
NIMS is an all-inclusive approach to disaster management across the United States. It covers all jurisdictions and disciplines. NIMS applies to events, hazards and impact regardless of size, location or complexity. NIMS improve organization and teamwork with public and private groups in a variety of disaster management activities. NIM standardizes event management.
NIMS provides a uniform nationwide basis and way for federal, state, tribal, and local governments, along with the public to work on preparedness, recovery, response and mitigation no matter what causes an event. With all organizations using the same application, effective and efficient responses are possible. Organizations will be able to arrive on the scene and be ready to assist and understand exactly what each group is doing and why. Protocols are set and it is known what equipment and personnel are available. With NIMS all groups are able to integrate und...
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...nd incident response are the broad spectrum of activities organizations engage in to provide effective operations, coordination and support. Incident management includes directing acquiring, coordinating and delivering resources to incident sites and sharing information with the public.
The Ongoing Management and Maintenance component establishes an activity to provide strategic direction for and oversight of NIMS, supporting both routine review and the continuous refinement of the system and its components over the long term.
Works Cited
What is NIMS? (n.d.) Retrieved from: www.nimsonline.com
FEMA (n.d.). Preparedness Overview. Retrieved from: http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/Preparedness.shtm
FEMA (n.d.). NIMS FAQs. Retrieved from: http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/FAQ.shtm
McEntire, David A. (2007). Disaster Response and Recovery. Hoboken: Wiley
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 directly relates to the National Incident Management System and the National Response Framework. In fact, it directly correlates with their missions. HSPD-5 was the directive that needed to start things in motion; NIMS and the NRF are the aftermath of the directive. With the formation of NIMS and soon after the NRF, America can operate successfully under one national manage...
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Sometimes one phase of the emergency management tends to overlap of adjacent phase. The concept of “phases” has been used since the 1930’s to help describe, examine, and understand disasters and to help organize the practice of emergency management. In an article titled Reconsidering the Phases of Disaster, David Neal cites different examples of different researchers using five, six, seven, and up to eight phases long before the four phases became the standard. (Neal 1997) This acknowledges that critical activities frequently cover more than one phase, and the boundaries between phases are seldom precise. Most sources also emphasize that important interrelationships exist among all the ph...
Monitoring, Review and Revision of Plan - ensures that it remains current. In addition, the monitoring process is backed up by full managerial accountability for the success of the plan.
Importance of National Incident Management System The formation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) was mandated by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Nicholas, Howitt & Giles, 2017). Its creation came as a consequence of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The NIMS is a standard method and strategy set to be used in the management of any emergency response operation across all the government levels regardless of the kind of incident, its complexity or magnitude. The Incident Command System: the critical component of the NIMS, provides a consistent system of managing incidents (Nicholas, Howitt & Giles, 2017).
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