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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released guidance to the public and private sector encouraging them to adopt the NIMS Incident Command System (NIMS-ICS). While the private sector has always been encouraged to participate, this announcement is indicative of the government's strategy to formalize the private sector's role as a buffer to local resources during an incident.
Effective and consistent integration of the NIMS across federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local governments; and the private sector will result in a strengthened national capability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from any type of incident.