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In situations like Hurricane Katrina and 9-11 it became apparent that the U.S. was in need of a predetermined protocol for multi-jurisdictional catastrophes and that interoperability was a must for first responders. The Department of Homeland Security intends to do just that through the development of the National Incident Management System. The National Incident Management System provides preset procedures and language for handling emergency response and is included in the presidential directive HSPD-5. The basis for NIMS was derived from the need for interoperability during the expans...

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