Purposes of emergency planning
Purpose
Expose students to ICS, NIMS, emergency management, and efforts being made to encourage public/private partnerships.
Objective(s)
Start to develop an understanding of the Incident Command System (ICS), the emergency management system in the USA, the need for a public/private partnership for community preparedness, as well as the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
2. Canton: chapter 1.
3. Michigan State University: CIP http://www1.cj.msu.edu/~outreach/CIP/CIP.pdf Review this information.
Discission Question
What are the major components parts of preparedness and which areas do find to be the most challenging from a planning perspective and why?
Required Reading:
National Incident Management System (NIMS) chapters 1 & 3 (Please see attachment)
Emergency Management: Concepts and Strategies for Effective Programs 2007
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TheNIMSIntegrationCenter.docx
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NIMS_Dec08.pdf