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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
NIMSDESIGNATION OF THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) AS THE BASIS FOR ALL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AT UW-Milwaukee Homeland Security Directive (HSPD)-5, directed the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS), which would provide a consistent nationwide approach for Federal, State, local, and tribal governments to work together more effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size or complexity; The NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel, communications, facilities and resources will improve the State's ability to utilize federal funding to enhance local and state agency readiness, maintain first responder safety, and streamline incident management processes. The University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee has established the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the standard for incident management.
UWMPD Police ChiefPamela Hodermann
Updated March 10, 2008 bySJB
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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