National Incident Management System

watersheds. The federal government then established the US Forest Service in 1905. The Forest Service was given control over the national forests. The current management at the time focused on fire protection. Five years after 1905, there were several large fires in Montana, Idaho, and Washington. These fires would combine and was known as the “Big Blowup.” Because of this incident, the forest supervisors convinced congress that the only…

The 2009 H1NI influenza strain had a large impact on the health of American people as well as the citizens of 74 other countries around the world (flu.gov). The first case of H1N1 was diagnosed on April 15, 2009 and was a 10 year old boy who lived in California and was participating in a clinical study. The boy’s case could not be identified as the standard seasonal flu and his sample was sent to the CDC for further testing. The CDC determined that virus was new to humans and first began as a…

2003). An example of this would be the DoD’s role in incepting a terrorist-hijacked aircraft over American soil (Verga, 2007). Further the National Guard can be employed by the state of which the agency falls under at any given time per the discretion of the Governor of the state. This includes activations during emergencies and disasters. The National Guard is often recalled to assist with the protection of personnel and resources when local and state agencies are overwhelmed with the…

Bank security breach, which cost the national bank more than $80 million (Singh, 2016). On the other hand, such security-breaching…

One is the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS). As stated by the National Police Commission (NPC), IBIS is a system wherein all evidences gathered such as bullets, in the actual scenes of firearm-related cases are encoded and recorded in a database. This system is intended for cross-matching of guns; and, for easier future references especially during investigation and court trials as it has a capability to store, compare, and recall even millions of data entries in the database.…

review the effectiveness of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM or CISD) system as described by authors such as Everly and Mitchell (1999). The review specifically looks at Police Officers who have been involved in Officer Involved Shooting (OIS). When examining CISD is simply psychological first-aid done in a peer-to peer group typically within the first 24 to 72 hours of an incident. This time frame is the most intense time in a post-shooting incident. To understand what CISD is you…

learned from the Murrah bombing was the use of the Incident Command Structure (ICS). The ICS foundation was formed so for when multiple groups and agencies respond to the same event. It creates a uniform and standardized order so that everyone can complete his or her tasks efficiently and correctly. The way that the agencies and groups worked together in a union really set the standard for how disasters and scenes should be run ("Lessons Learned Incident Command," n.d.). Another lesson learned…

Question#1 The major differences between a Conditionally Exempt Small-Quantity Generator (CESQG) and a Small-Quantity Generator (SQG) mostly deals with the amount of hazardous waste that is generated. “SQGs are required to notify the EPA of their activities, CESQGs are not required to notify the EPA of their activities and do not have to obtain an EPA ID number” (Haight, 2012, p. 11). “When it comes to accumulating waste on site if the facility is classified as a CESQG, they have no…

approximately 1,500 students as a senior officer for the city of Cumberland schools within Allegany County MD. I have been an active member of NASRO since joining in 2007 and I have attended the NASRO Basic Course, NASRO ADVANCED Course, NASRO Management Course and I am a NASRO Practitioner. I have also been an active member of MASRO, Maryland Association of School Resource Officers, and have served as the Western Maryland Region…

that voluntarily provide data on reported crimes (Wallace, Roberson, 2015, p.51). The primary objective of the UCR is to develop a set or reliable criminal statistics to be used by law enforcement administration, operation, and management. Common problems with UCR system is that it only lists crimes that are reported to law enforcement and some police agencies do not report crimes to the FBI or Department of Justice. UCR solely rely on voluntary reports from law enforcement, so there is the…