The NIMS provides
a consistent framework for entities at all jurisdictional
levels to work together to manage domestic incidents,
regardless of cause, size, or complexity. To promote
interoperability and compatibility, NIMS includes
a core set of guidelines, standards, and protocols
for command and management, preparedness, resource
management, communications and information management,
supporting technologies, and management and maintenance
of NIMS.
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The NRP, using
the template established by the NIMS, is an all-discipline,
all-hazards plan that provides the structure and
mechanisms to coordinate operations for evolving
or potential Incidents of National Significance.
Incidents of National Significance are major events
that require a coordinated and effective response
by an appropriate combination of Federal, State,
local, tribal, private sector, and nongovernmental
entities.
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The Interim NIPP
provides the mechanism for establishing a dynamic,
integrated, National Critical Infrastructure Protection
Program that reduces vulnerability of critical infrastructure/key
resources (CI/KR) to terrorist attacks through identification
of CI/KR threats and assets, assessment and prioritization
of CI/KR vulnerabilities, and the development and
implementation of protection programs. The Interim
NIPP is based upon a risk management framework that
takes into account threats, vulnerabilities, and
consequences when prioritizing CI/KR protection
activities. It provides an integrated, comprehensive
approach to addressing physical, cyber, and human
threats and vulnerabilities to address the full
range of risks to the Nation.
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The National Preparedness
Goal establishes readiness priorities,
targets, and metrics. It enables the Nation to answer
two key questions: “How prepared do we need
to be?” and “How prepared are we?”
The National Preparedness Goal also includes seven
national priorities. The national priorities are:
Implement the National Incident Management System
(NIMS) and the National Response Plan (NRP), Expanded
Regional Collaboration, Implement the Interim National
Infrastructure Protection Plan, Strengthen Information
Sharing and Collaboration Capabilities, Strengthen
Interoperable Communications Capabilities, Strengthen
CBRNE Detection, Response and Decontamination Capabilities,
and Strengthen Medical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis
Capabilities.
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Fifteen National Planning Scenarios
highlight a plausible range of major events such
as terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other
emergencies, that pose the greatest risk to the
Nation. The scenarios are not intended to be exhaustive
or predictive. Nor do they do address every possible
situation, but in combination, they illustrate the
tasks and capabilities required to respond to a
wide range of major events. The National Planning
Scenarios should be used by entities at all levels
of government as a reference to help identify the
critical tasks and capabilities that would be required
from all sources in a coordinated national effort
to manage major events.
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The Universal Task List (UTL) is
a useful planning reference: a comprehensive menu
of tasks that may be performed in major events illustrated
by the National Planning Scenarios. The UTL describes
“what” tasks need to be performed. Federal,
State, local, and tribal entities reserve the flexibility
to determine “who” needs to perform
them and “how” to perform them. While
no single jurisdiction or agency is expected to
be able to perform all of the tasks, it is expected
that tasks will be chosen based on specific roles,
missions, and functions. The UTL should be used
by entities at all levels of government as a reference
to help them plan, organize, equip, train, exercise,
and evaluate personnel for the critical tasks that
they may need to perform in major events that could
occur across town or across the Nation. Both the
UTL and TCL are considered “living”
documents that will continue to be refined over
time.
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The Target Capabilities List (TCL)
provides guidance on the specific capabilities and
levels of capability that Federal, State, local,
and tribal entities will be expected to develop
and maintain. A capability may be delivered with
any combination of properly planned, organized,
equipped, trained, and exercised personnel that
achieves the outcome. The TCL is designed to assist
jurisdictions and agencies in understanding and
defining their respective roles in a major event,
the capabilities required to perform a specified
set of tasks, and where to obtain additional resources
if needed.
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