Assignment: Risk Assessment

Under the Federal National Incident Management System (NIMS), the National Response Framework (NRF), and Multiagency Coordination System (MACS) guidelines, risk assessment policy and procedures should be performed on both an individual level and under a multiagency coordination agreement. Meaning, it is mandated under NIMS, NRF, and MACS.

For this assignment, you will examine the role that mitigation and risk assessment play in the overall execution of procedures. You will weigh the benefits of MACS and reference the pros and cons of federal guidelines, particularly to NIMS and NRF. As the two areas of primary confusion result from inadequate risk assessments and incomplete multiagency coordination, you must focus on the complexities of these areas and offer comprehensive and practical alternatives and solutions to events selected or specified.

Submission Details:

In a minimum of 300 words, post to the Discussion Area your response to the following:

• Risk assessment is a form of mitigation designed to identify vulnerabilities. Should interagency cooperation among the federal, state, and local levels be considered in the risk assessment process? Why or why not?

• Should the Incident Command (IC) be identified during the MACS mitigation coordination? Why or why not?

• Review and comment on at least two of your fellow students' postings.

• If the risk assessment reveals a threat that is beyond the scope and scale of the participants, what steps should be taken to ensure that the threat or vulnerability is addressed?

• Is it possible to have more than one incident commander on the scene? Why or why not?