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1.14 NIMS Updates (2017)
ОглавлениеSeven years after the 2008 changes, the research and development arm of NIMS made additional suggestions to help improve the system. These proposed changes maintained the key concepts and principles found in 2004 and 2008 versions, while incorporating lessons that were learned from the previous seven years. These lessons learned came from a multitude of sources including, but not limited to, drills, exercises, and real‐life incidents. These suggested changes were derived from best practices that were learned, which eventually led to changes in national policy.
While writing this book, FEMA held a 30‐day National Engagement Period in April and May 2016. During this period, stakeholders submitted nearly 3000 comments and provided feedback on the new draft of NIMS updates. This was done to ensure that those proposed changes reflected the collective expertise and experience of the whole community. Unlike the process of some federal entities, those managing NIMS wanted to ensure that those in the field, the individuals who actually use NIMS, had valuable input. This was done in part because the input from the users of NIMS to the proposed changes as was seen as “value added.” After receiving feedback from those who utilize NIMS, final adjustments were made to ensure that the changes were improving the system instead of changing it for the sake of change.
In October 2017, FEMA released the refreshed NIMS doctrine. As was common in the previous iterations of NIMS, the changes that were made applied to all incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity. While changes were made to the living NIMS document, the key concepts and principles from 2004 and 2008 versions of NIMS remained the same.
Because this book was mostly written by the time that the 2017 iteration of NIMS was written, a few of those changes may have been missed in finishing the book. While every effort was made to incorporate these changes, there may have been some missed. There is no doubt that future changes will be made to the NIMS Doctrine. Both the student and the practitioner alike must remember that NIMS is a living document that changes as our professions and our methods of planning, mitigation, response, and recovery change. While there is little chance that the core functions presented in the NIMS document will change, it is very possible that multiple minor portions will change or be better clarified over the coming years.