Assignment Papers-National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF)
Your plan will be developed in accordance with the most recent guidance documents issued by DHS to the states, which are the 2005 State and Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy: Guidance on Aligning Strategies with the National Preparedness Goal; the 2007 National Preparedness Guidelines; the Homeland Security Institute’s Homeland Security Strategic Planning: Mission Area Analysis; and other federal guidelines, as well as any widely accepted best practices.
Using the steps above, the results of your literature and Internet search, and course textbooks, prepare a draft plan of 4-5 pages entitled State A Homeland Security Strategic Plan in accordance with the following criteria:
Apply best practices wherever possible in the plan development process.
Align the strategic objectives that support state goals to the 7 identified national priorities:
Regional Collaboration
National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF)
National Infrastructure Protection Plan
Information Sharing and Collaboration
Interoperable Communications
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) capabilities
Medical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis Capabilities
