National Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command System (ICS), and National Response Framework (NRF) could or could not work together.

Essay on Incident Management Systems

Thesis Statement

National Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command System (ICS), and National Response Framework (NRF) work together in coordinative manner.

Introduction

Incidents like terrorist attacks or natural disasters, all demand the best response. Resources limit the options for management, however, when we are dealing with multi levels of government, it is difficult to determine as to what resources are available to deal with the situation at hand. Today, the response of management is not limited to quick reaction but also requires preparation of such events. National Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command System (ICS), and National Response Framework (NRF) are the management systems in U.S.A. which interrelate with each other to effectively deal with incidents of a different nature.

Discussion

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) provides guidelines for effective coordination of different stakeholders. It is actually an emergency management doctrine, utilized on a national basis, aiming at emergency preparedness in a coordinative manner at different levels of government (Local, state, tribal and federal).

National Incident Management System provides a comprehensive and national approach to management of incidents, across all functional and jurisdictional levels. National Incident Management System Enables the coordination among different levels of diverse stakeholders, to respond, mitigate, protect, and also prevent the effects of incidents, in order to reduce the loss of property, environment, and most importantly to life.

National Incident Management System provides a general template for the incident management. It works hand in hand with the National Response Framework (NRF), which provides the structure and mechanism for the incident management national level policy.

National Incident Management System offer several benefits. First, it provides a Scalable, Flexible, and standardized approach to Incident management. Second, responder's cooperation and interoperability gets enhanced. Third, it also provides a comprehensive preparation of all hazards. Fourth, the efficiency of coordination among jurisdictions and organizations for resources is enhanced. Fifth, it brings continuous improvements by learning lessons and implementing best practices.

The Incident Command System (ICS) is a systematic tool utilized for control, command and coordination of response to emergency (ops.fhwa.dot.gov). It can be further defined as the set of policies personnel, procedures, facilities, and equipment, integrated into a common organizational structure, aiming at improving the response on emergency of all types and complexities.

Incident Command System is basically a subcomponent ...