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"incident of national significance"
- Thread starter wayneinFL
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Double Naught Spy
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http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=4270
The National Response Plan further recognizes the potential magnitude of threats from weapons of mass destruction and severe natural disasters by adoption of a new term, the Incident of National Significance. An incident of national significance is described as an incident with high impact requiring an extensive and well-coordinated response by federal, state, local, tribal, and nongovernmental authorities to save lives, minimize damage, and provide the basis for long-term community and economic recovery.
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Basically, it is just another descriptor, that denotes the need for a large scale effort to take care of the crisis. It is not come with any legal authority such as declaring a disaster area.
The National Response Plan further recognizes the potential magnitude of threats from weapons of mass destruction and severe natural disasters by adoption of a new term, the Incident of National Significance. An incident of national significance is described as an incident with high impact requiring an extensive and well-coordinated response by federal, state, local, tribal, and nongovernmental authorities to save lives, minimize damage, and provide the basis for long-term community and economic recovery.
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Basically, it is just another descriptor, that denotes the need for a large scale effort to take care of the crisis. It is not come with any legal authority such as declaring a disaster area.
progunner1957
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Does it come with legal authority for the police to act like martial law has been declared, confiscate arms from their lawful owners, force people out of their homes at gunpoint and body-slam 70 year old women?? :barf:It is not come with any legal authority such as declaring a disaster area.
Just curious...
Double Naught Spy
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Of course not, but you already knew that since you quoted me. So you apparently just saw this as an opportunity to hijack the thread so that you could express your complaints about some of the things that went wrong?