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Next-Generation Incident Command System, or NICS - IT Version

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Sept. 1, 2017 | 0:44

Experts from the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with the United States Department of Homeland Security joined scientists and civil emergency responders from NATO and partner nations at a multinational emergency response exercise in Bosnia and Herzegovina to field-test various technological and scientific innovations in the area of search and rescue.
This is the 17th international field exercise organised by NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) and the first one hosted by Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over 1,200 participants were tested on international cooperation and interoperability in disaster response, including water rescue and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) detection, protection and decontamination.
The NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, or SPS, supports scientific research in various fields of technology and innovation. It was widely involved in the exercise, field-testing both a cutting-edge incident command system and two telemedicine projects.
In this video, expert from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Greg Hogan presents the Next-Generation Incident Command System, or NICS – a map-based system which synthesises information from both field and command headquarters to provide real-time assistance in managing the response.
Teaser: Is there a way to avoid confusion in the field? While exercises are happening, the Next-Generation Incident Command System, or NICS, manages the information circulation between the field and command headquarters.