“NIMS guides all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and the private sector to work together to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from incidents. NIMS provides stakeholders across the whole community with the shared vocabulary, systems, and processes to successfully deliver the capabilities described in the National Preparedness System.” (National Incident Management System. (n.d.)
According to FEMA, the development of a local emergency operations plan is crucial to the national emergency management system. With the assistance of the state and local guide published by FEMA emergency managers and other emergency personnel can draw upon FEMA's concept and develop risk-based, all-hazard emergency operations plans. The guide helps to clarify planning, response, and recovery processes that were devised by FEMA for use and implementation at the state and local level.
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Although the federal government is positioned and willing to assist in the event of an emergency, the local government must address the needs of their citizens and community prior to, during, and after disaster has struck. Necessary actions of the local government include, information, warnings, and shelter. The ultimate goal of an emergency action plan should be to minimize the effects that a disaster has on a community (CPG 101,