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Phase I—Transitional Period (0 to 60 days):
This 60-day timeframe is intended to
provide a transitional period for departments and agencies and other organizations to
modify training, designate staffing of NRP organizational elements, and become familiar
with NRP structures, processes, and protocols.
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Phase II—Plan Modification (60 to 120 days):
This second 60-day timeframe is
intended to provide departments and agencies the opportunity to modify existing federal
interagency plans to align with the NRP and conduct necessary training.
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Phase III—Initial Implementation and Testing (120 days to 1 year):
Four months after
its issuance, the NRP is to be fully implemented, and the INRP, FRP, CONPLAN, and
the FRERP are superseded. Other existing plans remain in effect, modified to align with
the NRP. During this timeframe, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will con-
duct systematic assessments of NRP coordinating structures, processes, and protocols
implemented for actual incidents of national significance (defined on page 4 of the NRP),
national-level homeland security excercises, and national special security events (NSSEs).
These assessments gauge the plan's effectiveness in meeting specific objectives outlined
in Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 (HSPD-5). At the end of this period, DHS
will conduct a one-year review to assess the implementation on process and make recom-
mendations to the secretary on necessary NRP revisions. Following this initial review,
the NRP will begin a deliberate four-year review and reissuance cycle.
Figure 1.3
The three phases of the National Response Plan.
The plan addressed the full spectrum of activities related to domestic incident
management, including prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery actions.
The NRP focused on those activities that are directly related to an evolving incident
or potential incident rather than steady-state preparedness or readiness activities
conducted in the absence of a specific threat or hazard.
Additionally, since incidents of national significance typically resulted in
impacts far beyond the immediate or initial incident area, the NRP provided a
framework to enable the management of cascading impacts and multiple incidents
as well as the prevention of and preparation for subsequent events. Examples of
incident management actions from a national perspective include
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Increasing nationwide public awareness
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Assessing trends that point to potential terrorist activity
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Elevating the national Homeland Security Advisory System alert condition
and coordinating protective measures across jurisdictions
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Increasing countermeasures such as inspections, surveillance, security, coun-
terintelligence, and infrastructure protection
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Conducting public health surveillance and assessment processes and, where
appropriate, conducting a wide range of prevention measures to include, but
not be limited to, immunizations
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Providing immediate and long-term public health and medical response assets
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Coordinating federal support to state, local, and tribal authorities in the
aftermath of an incident
