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India has also been a country that has also seen more than its fair share of disasters. In 2005 the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of India implemented what they now call the Incident Response System (IRS). Incident Response System (IRS) provides guidance for disaster response in Section 6 of the Disaster Management Act. From the release of the document in 2005, local, state, and federal resources have been required to utilize this IMS method when responding to emergencies (NDMA, n.d.).

In taking a closer look at the IMS method used by India, it can be said that it closely mirrors the ICS component of the US system. The main purpose of the Disaster Management Guidelines is to identify the roles and responsibilities of different representatives and stakeholders at all levels of government. Much like NIMS, the Indian government has an overarching national management system that helps to facilitate coordination in multitiered responses which may include the national, state, and district levels of government. The Incident Response System (IRS) method also emphasizes the need for standardized and appropriate documentation of various activities so that improvements can be seen in planning, accountability, and incident analysis (NDMA, n.d.).

India also utilizes an IMS method for disasters or emergencies in hospitals. It appears that in 2002, in collaboration and cooperation with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Government of India implemented the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS). The plan was to have all Indian hospitals in compliance with the disaster planning framework by 2008 (Government of India, 2002). While no concrete evidence was found, it can be assumed that hospitals in India updated the Hospital Incident Management System (HIMS) as new iterations of this method was released. This assumption is supported by Backer (n.d.) who stated that India planned to implement the 2014 iteration of the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS).