During an emergency, response personnel must often deal ...

It is difficult to evaluate NIMS at this stage of implementation. With regard to its origins, “Both NRP [National Response Plan] and NIMS have been developed in a top down manner, centrally coordinated by DHS… [and] [v]iews differ on the scope and intent of stakeholder involvement in developing NRP and NIMS.” (Hess & Harrald, 2004, p. 2). ................
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