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21st Century Emergencies and Disasters Department of Homeland Security National Response Plan Base Plan with Glossary Acronyms Nuclear Biological Hazardous Material - NRP - Ring-bound Author:U.S. Government This is a full reproduction of the basic version (without annexes) of the Department of Homeland Security?s National Response Plan (NRP). The NRP establishes a comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident management across a spectrum of activities. It is predicated on the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The N... more »IMS is a nationwide template enabling government and nongovernmental responders to respond to all domestic incidents. The plan incorporates best practices and procedures from incident management disciplines - homeland security, emergency management, law enforcement, firefighting, public works, public health, responder and recovery worker health and safety, emergency medical services, and the private sector - and integrates them into a unified structure. It forms the basis of how the federal government coordinates with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector during incidents. It establishes protocols to help: Save lives and protect the health and safety of the public, responders, and recovery workers; Ensure security of the homeland; Prevent an imminent incident, including acts of terrorism, from occurring; Protect and restore critical infrastructure and key resources; Conduct law enforcement investigations to resolve the incident, apprehend the perpetrators, and collect and preserve evidence for prosecution and/or attribution; Protect property and mitigate damages and impacts to individuals, communities, and the environment; and facilitate recovery of individuals, families, businesses, governments, and the environment. The NRP assumes that incidents are typically managed at the lowest possible geographic, organizational, and jurisdictional level. Incidents of National Significance - The NRP distinguishes between incidents that require Department of Homeland Security (DHS) coordination, termed "Incidents of National Significance," and the majority of incidents occurring each year that are handled by responsible jurisdictions or agencies through other established authorities and existing plans. Incidents of National Significance are those high-impact events that require a coordinated and effective response by an appropriate combination of Federal, State, local, tribal, private-sector, and nongovernmental entities in order to save lives, minimize damage, and provide the basis for long-term community recovery and mitigation activities. NRP Coordinating Structures - The NRP coordinating structures used to manage Incidents of National Significance are: Incident Command Post (ICP). The field location at which the primary tactical-level, on-scene incident command functions are performed. The ICP may be collocated with the incident base or other incident facilities and is normally identified by a green rotating or flashing light. Area Command (Unified Area Command). An organization established (1) to oversee the management of multiple incidents that are each being handled by an ICS organization or (2) to oversee the management of large or multiple incidents to which several Incident Management Teams have been assigned. Area Command has the responsibility to set overall strategy and priorities, allocate critical resources according to priorities, ensure that incidents are properly managed, and ensure that objectives are met and strategies followed. Area Command becomes Unified Area Command when incidents are multijurisdictional. Area Command may be established at an EOC facility or at some location other than an ICP. Local Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to support local incident management activities normally takes place. State Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to support State incident management activities normally takes place. Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC). The HSOC is the primary na« less
