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NIMS

NIMS

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A standard system that helps different agencies work together during emergencies
  • noun
  • /nɪmz/
  • Specialized
: NIMS
  • After the hurricane, agencies coordinated their response using the NIMS framework to ensure efficiency.

Examples

  • After the hurricane, agencies coordinated their response using the NIMS framework.

  • The city updated its disaster plan to comply with NIMS requirements.

  • All emergency responders must be trained in NIMS procedures.

  • The NIMS framework is essential for effective disaster response.

  • Can you explain how NIMS works?

  • All emergency responders must be trained in NIMS procedures to handle situations effectively.

  • The city updated its disaster plan to comply with NIMS requirements for coordinated response efforts.

Surface Forms

NIMS singular
NIMS plural

Morphology

NIMS = N + I + M + S

This is an initialism (National Incident Management System); the letters are initials, not productive English morphemes, so knowing the letters does not let a learner derive meaning from English morphology.

Etymology

NIMS comes from the name National Incident Management System, made from the first letters of those words. So NIMS means a standard system for different agencies to work together during an emergency.