Incidents of National Significance
Incidents of National Significance : "Incidents which require DHS operational coordination and/or resource coordination. Includes: (1) Credible threats, indications of or acts of terrorism within the United States (2) Major disasters or emergencies (as defined by the Stafford Act) (3) Catastrophic incidents (4) Unique situations that may require DSHS to aid in coordination of incident management Unique Situations may include: (5) Federal department/agency acting under its own authority has requested the assistance of the Secretary (6) President directs the Secretary to assume responsibility for managing the incident (7) Events that exceed the purview of other established Federal plans (8) Events of regional or national importance involving one or more Federal agencies (at the discretion of the Secretary of DHS) (7) National Special Security Events (NSSE)" (DHS, Office of Operations Coordination Interagency Planning Workshop, November 29, 2007, slide 23)
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