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A systematic, proactive approach to guide departments and agencies at all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work together seamlessly and manage incidents involving all threats and hazards—regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity—in order to reduce loss of life, property and harm to the environment. The NIMS is the essential foundation to the [http://www.fema.gov/national-preparedness-system National Preparedness System (NPS)] and provides the template for the management of incidents and operations in support of all five National Planning Frameworks. Use the images below for direct links to all pages within the NIMS website. http://www.fema.gov/national-incident-management-system
'''''NIMS (National Incident Management System)''''' guides all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and the private sector to work together to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from incidents. NIMS provides stakeholders across the whole community with the shared vocabulary, systems, and processes to successfully deliver the capabilities described in the National Preparedness System.


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{{RelevantNENADocs}}[https://www.nena.org/page/PSAPDisasterPlans PSAP Disaster & Contingency Plans Model Recommendation]

[https://www.nena.org/page/PSAPDisasterContingencyPlans NENA-INF-017, NENA Communications Center/PSAP Disaster and Contingency Plans ModelRecommendation]

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[https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/nims NIMS website]
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Revision as of 23:59, 4 September 2021

NIMS (National Incident Management System) guides all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and the private sector to work together to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from incidents. NIMS provides stakeholders across the whole community with the shared vocabulary, systems, and processes to successfully deliver the capabilities described in the National Preparedness System.

Relevant NENA Documents
Note: To find and download the document, copy the document number (like NENA-STA-010) from below and search the NENA Standards and Documents page.


NENA-INF-017, NENA Communications Center/PSAP Disaster and Contingency Plans ModelRecommendation

External References



NIMS website