Overview: The NRF is the Nation’s blueprint for responding to all-hazards events. It explains how responders, at all levels, effectively manage and conduct all-hazards response consistent with the Department of Homeland Security’s national security objectives. NIMS, the companion document to the NRF, takes a comprehensive, consistent national approach to incident management. It gives first responders at all levels the common structure, concepts, principles, and language to effectively prepare for, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of any incident, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity. Analyze and apply the assigned weekly reading and conduct additional research for to complete this discussion
Assignment: Discuss the following: (1) Purpose and scope of NIMS; (2) NIMS three major components and explain which you feel is most important to interagency emergency management; (3) NIMS three guiding principles and explain which you feel is most important to interagency emergency management; (4) Purpose and scope of NRF; (5) NRF guiding principles and explain which you feel is most important to interagency emergency management; (6) List three Federal Government roles you feel is most important to interagency EM; (7) Discuss obstacles that might inhibit interagency cooperation at the Federal level, and what are the consequences of the lack of interagency cooperation on emergency management. Remember if you use sources, you must cite them.