NIMS Course and Critical Incident Scenario

Emergencies cause disruptions in case they occur during an event, and in such cases, the organized teams are called upon to assist. The management of such incidents requires that that should be prior preparation so that all such kinds of scenarios can be managed. This means that an incident management system should be considered, and in this case, National Incident Management System should be utilized. It consists of a combination of personnel, equipment, facilities, and operations of communication that helps in resource management when incidents like fire occur during an event. National Incident Management System is comprised of an Incident Command System, which is applicable during both emergency and planned emergencies during events. In case of an emergency, the stabilization activities like firefighting in case of a fire outbreak begin with support from incident management.

The music concert venue in Boston, which is my area, is the House of Blues, where many people had gathered for a music concert. The emergency incident was a fire outbreak as the event was in progress, which resulted in the management of the incident in phases. It caused a lot of chaos, and hence the situation needed to be managed with an immediate effect to avoid significant damages. The main phases of the emergency management included Mitigation which included all the activities that were done to reduce the impact of the fire outbreak. This phase was the cornerstone of the fire management since the response strategy depended on the medical assets and helped maintain the operations; hence, issues were prioritized following preparedness, which is the next phase.

Secondly, preparedness entailed actions that helped respond and recover from the fire's impacts. The task in this phase was helping in the guidance...…administrative levels. Communication within these structures helped develop clear communication channels; hence the teams worked cohesively.

During the fire incident, management, collaboration, and communication were in line with the guidelines outlined in the National Response Framework. NRF being part of the National Preparedness System was able to set a strategy on delivering the core capabilities of response as identified by the National Preparedness, which is the second phase of fire management. It also foresaw the implementation of the National Preparedness System and a reflection of the lessons and insights learned from such an incident. This entirely means that the incident management followed the National Response Framework.

In conclusion, the incident is a fire disaster discussed the National Incident Management process in this case. This played a significant role in the management of the outbreak, and various collaboration and communication between government agencies have helped manage the fire, as seen above. Therefore, through this coordination,…