The National Integration Center (NIC) Incident Management Systems Division recommends1 12 activities for the private sector that support NIMS implementation.В В  These activities closely parallel the implementation activities that have been required of State, territorial, tribal, and local governments since 2004.В В  Effective and consistent integration of the NIMS across Federal, State, territorial, tribal, and local governments and the private sector will result in a strengthened national capability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from any type of incident.В 

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