National Incident Management System

Abstract

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) provides a systematic, proactive approach to guide departments and agencies at all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work seamlessly to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life and property and harm to the environment. NIMS works hand in hand with the National Response Framework (NRF)[ADA475884]. NIMS provides the template for the management of incidents, while the NRF provides the structure and mechanisms for national-level policy for incident management. Originally issued on March 1, 2004, by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the NIMS document has been revised to incorporate best practices and lessons learned from recent incidents. The NIMS revision also clarifies concepts and principles, and refines processes and terminology throughout the document. A wide range of feedback was incorporated while maintaining the core concepts of NIMS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA506786

Entities

Organizations

  • Federal Emergency Management Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • Flood Control
  • Health Services
  • Hygiene
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Quarantine
  • Waste Management

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