TITLE

DHS/FEMA: Interoperability NIMS' primary objective

PUB. DATE

November 2005

SOURCE

Fire Engineering;Nov2005, Vol. 158 Issue 11, p56

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article presents information on the objectives of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) in the U.S. The NIMS Integration Center of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency recommends that plain language should be used in emergency response situations to ensure the safety of the public, responders, and victims. The center states that the use of plain language enables area commanders, state, and local emergency operations center personnel, federal operational coordinators, and responders to communicate clearly with each other and to effectively coordinate response activities regardless of the incident's size, scope, or complexity.

ACCESSION #

19163077

Tags: EMERGENCY management;  NATIONAL security -- United States;  EMERGENCY medical services;  CRISIS management;  DISASTERS;  COUNTERTERRORISM

 

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