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| NIMS is based on | best practices collected from all levels of responders. |
| NIMS integrates | best practices into a comprehensive, standardized framework. |
| NIMS is applicable | across the full spectrum of potential incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity. |
| NIMS does not specifies | how resources will be allocated among jurisdictions |
| One benefit of NIMS | Establishment of standardized organizational structures that improve integration among jurisdictions and disciplines |
| Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) requires all Federal departments and agencies to: | Make adoption of NIMS by State, tribal, and local organizations a condition for Federal preparedness assistance (through grants, contracts, and other activities). |
| The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the guiding principles that: | Provide the structure and mechanisms to ensure effective Federal support of State, tribal, and local related activities. |
| A basic premise of the NIMS and National Response Framework (NRF) is that: | Incidents should be managed at the lowest jurisdictional level possible. |
| To better serve their constituents, elected and appointed officials should do | Help to establish relationships (including mutual aid agreements and assistance agreements) with other jurisdictions and, as appropriate, with nongovernmental organizations and the private sector |
| To better serve their constituents, elected and appointed officials should do | . Understand laws and regulations in their jurisdictions that pertain to emergency management and incident response |
| To better serve their constituents, elected and appointed officials should do | Provide guidance to their jurisdictions, departments, and/or agencies, with clearly stated policies for NIMS implementation |
| To better serve their constituents, elected and appointed officials should not do | Assume the role of incident commander for all incidents and direct the on-scene technical operations from the Emergency Operations Center. |
| Mutual aid agreements and assistance agreements provide: | Mechanisms to quickly obtain emergency assistance in the form of personnel, equipment, materials, and other associated services |
| Exercises should Include multidisciplinary, multijurisdictional incidents. | Contain a mechanism for incorporating corrective actions. |
