ABSTRACT
The Incident Command Post ...................................................................... 475 The National Incident Management System/Incident Command System Unified Command .............................................. 475 Emergency Operations Center ........................................................... 475 National Operations Center ............................................................... 476 Secretary of Homeland Security ........................................................ 476
Biological Weapons....................................................................................... 478 Nuclear Weapons .......................................................................................... 479 References ...................................................................................................... 482
Our nation’s focus on the prevention of any terrorist attack that utilizes weapons based on chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosives has been expanded to include any hazard that could cause damage or threaten lives, which may be caused by other forces of nature. The creation of our nation’s National Response Plan is a direct result of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 which establishes a single comprehensive approach to domestic incident management to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. The National Response Plan is an all-hazards plan built on the template of the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
