Nation Response Framework (NRF)
Functions: Describes the authorities and the best
practices for managing incidents from
local to national events
Directs the nation on responding to all
types of disasters and emergencies
Elements: Prevention
Protection
Response
Mitigation
Recovery
Components: Support annexes
Emergency support function annexes
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Functions: To prevent, prepare for, respond to and
recover from incidents, large or small
Promotes and fosters interagency
cooperation
Guides all levels of government in the
private sector and in nongovernmental
organizations to work together
Elements: Preparedness
Communications and information
management
Resource management
Support Response
Components: Incident Command System
Incident Command System (ICS)
Functions: Stresses preparedness in every context
of homeland protection
Provides mechanisms for personnel,
institutions, and equipment to be
certified or endorsed
Manages the resources relating to any
given incident
Elements: Planning
Training
Exercises
Personnel qualifications and
certification standards
Equipment acquisition and certification
standards
Publication management processes and
activities
Components: Operation section
Planning section
Logistics section
Finance/Administrative Section
When it comes to the National Response Framework. I think that the most accomplishing
part of NRF is the functions. I think ever since hurricane Katrina, emergency management has
learned how to instruct agencies when it comes to the nations response to these disasters. Having
a guide for responders is important because it can help lessen damage and possible causalities as
well. The most difficult part of NRF is the prevention part. For example, I have lived in a
hurricane zone all of my life, and I can truly say that I do not ever think my state has tried to
properly prepare and educating us on how to prevent certain things until the last minute which at
that point is ineffective.
When it comes to the National Incident Management System (NIMS), I think the most
useful is the function where it guides all levels of government in the private sector and in
nongovernmental organizations to work together. NIMS implementation analysts have focused
on first response organizations, which are police, firefighter, and emergency medical services
which are the organizations and professions typically in the forefront of emergency response
(Hambridge et al., 2017). With all of these different profession having to work together, this
aspect is very important. When disasters strike, it is going to take the effort of everyone working
from the differ sector/departments, together to truly help communities recover from these
disasters. The most difficult element of NIMS is also the strongest part of NIMS as well. All of
the agencies working together is very important because again, I helps us be able to reach the
common goal of helping our communities in times of trouble. However, it can be hard to get
different agencies to work together when each agency has their own way of doing things and
responding to situations. If the agencies are not on the same page, it can cause discord and can
prevent them from reaching the goal of restoring these communities.
When it comes to the Incident Command System (ICS), the most important part of this
function is the management of the resources. If resources are not managed properly this could
cause a shortage meaning that the number of people benefitting from the resource is lessened.
The difficult part of this system is the exercises. I think anytime that there has been a change in
training (how they respond to incident or implementation changes) I think that there should be
frequent exercises to make sure that what they have been trained on is being implemented and
executed properly. Finding time to do these exercises may be difficult as well but it is important
that there is times allotted for this because if all that is given is the training but it is never
practiced to make sure that it is executed, then it may not be successful. Luke 21:36 states, “But
stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are
going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” We must make sure that we are always
preparing and improving the systems that we so that when disaster strikes, we will be ready to
respond to it effectively.
Nemeth, C. (2018). Homeland Security: An introduction to Principles and Practice. Boca
Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
Hambridge, N., Howitt, N., Giles, D. (2017). Coordination in Crises: Implementation of the
National Incident Management System by Surface Transportation Agencies. Homeland Security
Affairs, 13(2)
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