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The National Fire Incident Reporting System is a model of successful Federal, State and local partnership. The database constitutes the world's largest, national, annual collection of incident information. The success of NFIRS is due in part to the unique cooperative effort between USFA and the National Fire Information Council (NFIC). NFIC ...
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is a standardized approach to incident management developed by the United States Department of Homeland Security.The program was established in March 2004, [1] in response to Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5, [1] [2] issued by President George W. Bush.
Contrary to emergency notification systems, which generally deliver emergency information in one direction, emergency communication systems are typically capable of both initiating and receiving information between multiple parties. These systems are often made up of both input devices, sensors, and output/communication devices.
The Center monitors, collects and shares information on systems belonging to NSA, FBI, DoD, and DHS. The first Director appointed to head the Center was Rod Beckstrom, an entrepreneur and co-author of The Starfish and the Spider. On March 5, 2009, Beckstrom tendered his resignation as the Director of the National Cybersecurity Center. [4]
The Information Technology Act, 2000 defines Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) as “… those computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction of which, shall have debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety". [2] NCIIPC has broadly identified the following as ‘Critical Sectors’ :- Power & Energy
(2) To ensure the correct response to an incident reported to the police. (3) To allow a risk assessment about the incident, particularly considering any threats to safety, identifying vulnerable people, and repeat victims. (4) An opportunity to find any incidents that required recording as a notifiable offence.
The GACC will dispatch a Type 2 Incident Management Team (IMT) and locate and dispatch additional firefighters and support personnel throughout the geographic area at risk. When the emergency exceeds the GACC's resources, a call is made to the National Interagency Coordination Center at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).
The Command has Incident Command Centers in Houma, Louisiana; Mobile, Alabama; and Miami, Florida (moving on June 11 from St. Petersburg, Florida). [4] [5] Among the functions is the Joint Information Center, consisting of Public information officers from the various components which coordinates the daily news. [6]