1. NIMS provides a systematic framework for departments and organizations at all levels to work together to prevent, respond to, and recover from incidents, regardless of their cause, size, or complexity.
2. It establishes a standardized incident command system (ICS) to coordinate response while allowing for flexibility based on the incident's scale.
3. Using NIMS helps ensure a coordinated, seamless response from local, state, federal, private, and nonprofit actors when larger incidents require unified support beyond any one group's capabilities.