The National Response Plan (NRP) is a guide to how our country responds to all types of disasters and emergencies. It is built on the scalable, flexible and adaptable concepts defined in the Integrated Emergency Management System (IEMS) in order to harmonize key roles and responsibilities.
The National Response Plan (NRP) is structured to help jurisdictions, citizens, non-governmental organizations and businesses to:
The National Response Plan includes:
Emergency Support Functions, which describe the central coordinating structures that group resources and capabilities into the functional areas most frequently needed in a national response.
Annexes to the NRP, which provide additional details on a particular subject or function described in the NRP.
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