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Record Nr.

UNINA9910699026003321

Titolo

National preparedness guidelines [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 45 pages) : illustrations

Soggetti

Emergency management - United States

Incident command systems - United States

Preparedness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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

"September 2007."

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

Nota di contenuto

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.