Developed by the Secretary of Homeland Security at the request
of the President, the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
integrates effective practices in emergency preparedness and
response into a comprehensive national framework for incident
management. The NIMS will enable responders at all levels to
work together more effectively to manage domestic incidents no
matter what the cause, size or complexity. The benefits of the
NIMS system will be significant: Standardized organizational
structures, processes and procedures; Standards for planning,
training and exercising, and personnel qualification standards;
Equipment acquisition and certification standards; Interoperable
communications processes, procedures and systems; Information
management systems; and Supporting technologies – voice and data
communications systems, information systems, data display
systems and specialized technologies. Specifically the
requirements for this program said that state, territorial,
tribal and local level jurisdictio