National preparedness guidelines.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United States. Department of Homeland Security

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

Incident command systems--United States.

Incident command systems.

Preparedness.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 45 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Homeland Security, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction

Vision

Capabilities

Priorities (Expand regional collaboration ; Implement the National Incident Management System [NIMS] and National response plan ; Implement the National infrastructure protection plan ; Strengthen information sharing and collaboration capabilities ; Strengthen interoperable and operable communications capabilities ; Strengthen CBRNE detection, response, and decontamination capabilities ; Strengthen medical surge and mass prophylaxis capabilities ; Community preparedness: strengthening planning and citizen capabilities)

A national preparedness system supports the guidelines

Management and maintenance

Appendix A: Letter of instruction

Appendix B: Capabilities-based preparedness overview

Appendix C: Terms and definitions

Appendix D: Acronyms and abbreviations.

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (viewed on December 23, 2009).

"September 2007."

Supersedes the Interim National Preparedness Goal, issued in March 2005.

Other Format:

Print version: National preparedness guidelines

OCLC:

493361577