There are 14 NIMS management characteristics.

Here’s a quick breakdown in plain language:

  1. Common terminology
  1. Modular organization
  1. Management by objectives
  1. Incident action planning
  1. Manageable span of control
  1. Incident facilities and locations
  1. Comprehensive resource management
  1. Integrated communications
  1. Establishment and transfer of command
  1. Unified command
  1. Chain of command and unity of command
  1. Accountability
  1. Dispatch/deployment
  1. Information and intelligence management

These 14 characteristics form the core of how NIMS and the Incident Command System organize and manage incidents in the U.S. emergency management framework.

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