Why is it important for Emergency Managers to be competent in NIMS?

Emergency Management Leadership

As stated in Chapter 7 page 202, “ It is important to be competent, not just compliant, when it comes to National Incident Management System (NIMS)/Incident Command System (ICS) as liability occurs when we fail to use them property and people suffer consequently.  Why is it important for Emergency Managers to be competent in NIMS?

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Source:

Glarum, Jan and Adrianopoli, Carl. (2020). Decision Making in Emergency Management. Cambridge, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.