Assignment task:
Select an emergency that might occur in your area to use as an example incident scenario. Choose an incident that would likely require involvement from law enforcement and multiple agencies to respond to the emergency. Review the NIMS and ICS protocols that would apply to this situation. Examples of emergency incidents include: Drug or fentanyl issues
1. Identify the components of government agencies that facilitate communication, such as people, technology, and organizational structures. Explain what they do. Describe at least one way that agencies facilitate effective communication among their components.
2. Identify the components of the NIMS protocols and ICS protocols, specifically the ones that affect interagency communication and collaboration. Explain their importance to an organization's emergency management structure. Explain how they make collaboration more effective within agencies during emergency situations.
3. Describe the impact of a presidential declaration of a disaster in the U.S. regarding an organization's ability to initiate NIMS and ICS protocols. Explain how such declarations can affect interagency communication and collaboration during an emergency.