Domestic WMD Incident Management Legal Deskbook
Washington, DC: United States, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 2003. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Spiralbound. With disc in pocket inside back cover. Various paginations (approximately 500 pages). Footnotes. Acronyms. On May 31, 2001, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency sponsored a one-day seminar for all federal attorneys who respond to weapons of mass destruction events resulting from accidents or terrorist incidents. One of the outcomes was a decision to produce this Legal Deskbook The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is a system mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) that provides a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, local and tribal governments, as well as the private-sector and nongovernmental organizations to work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size or complexity. NIMS include a core set of concepts, principles, and terminology. HSPD-5 identifies these as the Incident Command System (ICS); multi-agency coordination systems; training; identification and management of resources (including systems for classifying types of resources); qualification and certification; and the collection, tracking, and reporting of incident information and incident resources. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. Clear plastic cover at front. Item has some wear and soiling.
Keywords: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Incident Management, Legal Deskbook, Stafford Act, Emergency Response, Emergency Management, Liability, Major Disaster Declaration
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Price: $125.00