Emergency Management and Response

(2 points)

Intent

To create sufficient capacity and capability to respond to emergency incidents and reduce its impact on human life/health.

Requirements

CITIES, COMMUNITIES

Design the emergency management systems such that the emergency response time meets the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1710 and 1720 requirement of response time to be within 9 minutes of the dispatch notification or local, state or national equivalent for each of the following emergencies:

• Fire
• Medical
• Police
• Special circumstances or operations as relevant for the city

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