Draft Revised NIMS Document - August 2007
The NIMS document was revised in 2007 to reflect contributions from stakeholders around the Nation (with participation from Federal, State, Tribal, local, private sector and nongovernmental organizations) and lessons learned from recent incidents. The revision focused on clarifying concepts, issues, and topics within the document without any major policy changes. The document was reorganized to reflect the linear progression of emergency management and incident response, and diagrams and textboxes were added to increase clarity and highlight key concepts. The draft revised NIMS document can be accessed by clicking the link below:
Draft Revised NIMS - August 2007
On September 10, 2007, the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) completed an extensive review of the National Response Plan (NRP). Since September 2006, more than 700 individuals representing Federal, Tribal, State, and local governments; non-governmental agencies; and the private sector participated in the initial review process. As a result of this review, the NRP was renamed the National Response Framework (NRF), and changes were made to better align the document with its intended purpose.
The draft NRF retains the same core principles contained in the National Incident Management System (NIMS) by which first responders from different jurisdictions and disciplines can work together to respond to natural disasters and emergencies, including acts of terrorism. The draft NRF also encourages a higher state of readiness by drawing a sharper focus on the value of preparedness activities that can improve response across all jurisdictions: planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, and applying lessons learned. Mastery of these key tasks supports unity of effort, and thus our ability to save lives, protect property, and meet basic human needs.
The draft NRF can be accessed and reviewed at the following site: www.fema.gov/nrf/
Last Modified: Tuesday, 11-Sep-2007 11:50:41 EDT