US publishes National Response Plan

WASHINGTON, DC -- At the beginning of January, the US Department of Homeland Security published the country’s first National Response Plan . The plan mirrors the UK’s Civil Contingencies law , which was passed by the UK Parliament at the end of last year and is now being translated into regulatory text.

The National Response Plan establishes a unified and standardised approach within the country for protecting citizens and managing homeland security incidents. All federal departments and agencies involved in assisting or supporting during a national incident -- threats or acts of terrorism, major natural disasters or man-made emergencies -- will use this document. "The National Response Plan standardises federal incident response actions by integrating existing and formerly disparate processes