National Incident Management System (NIMS) 08
National Incident Management System (NIMS) 08 :
"Provides a systematic, proactive approach guiding government agencies at all levels, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work seamlessly to prepare for, prevent, 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 or property and harm to the environment". (FEMA, NIMS (FEMA 501/Draft), 2007, p. 155). See: by way of comparison, the Public Law definition of NIMS noted below, as well as the NGA definition of Comprehensive Emergency Management, and FEMA's definitions of EM
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