### Question
How is the term National Incident Management System defined?


### Answer
The term **National Incident Management System** is defined in *6 U.S.C. § 311* as the following:

> a system to enable effective, efficient, and collaborative incident management

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 311*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER V-NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT**

