New York City Citywide Incident Management System (CIMS) may become standard for nation.
Excerpt from Press Release:
CIMS is compliant with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Incident Management System (NIMS), as well as with the State of New York's Incident Management System, ensuring that state and federal agencies can be seamlessly integrated into New York City's incident management structure. Further, CIMS addresses the integration of on-site incident management with support functions, such as planning, public information, logistics and resource management, finance and administration, mutual aid and emergency operations center activations. "While comporting to Federal requirements, New York City's new model also provides a common sense approach to the realities of managing emergencies in the nation's largest city," said Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly.