The National Response PlanThe National Response Framework is a guide designed to assist local, state, and federal governments in developing functional capacity and identifying resources based on identification of hazards and risk assessment. Outlines the operational structure and identifies key roles and responsibilities. It established a framework for identifying capabilities based on resources and the current situation, regardless of size or scale. It integrates organizational structures and standardizes how the Nation at all levels plans to respond to incidents. The suspected terrorist attack will have long-term health, economic, social, environmental and political effects for my community. This is why it is essential that the local government response is coordinated with all stakeholders. Response doctrine includes five key principles: (1) committed partnership, (2) multi-tiered response, (3) scalable, flexible, and adaptable operational capabilities, (4) unity of effort through unified command, and (5) readiness to act. An introductory word about each of them follows. (Homeland Security, 2008) The National Response Plan outlines four key actions that the disaster coordinator should take. They are acquiring and maintaining situational awareness, activating and deploying key resources and capabilities, coordinating response actions, and demobilizing. Throughout the response it is essential that operators have access to critical information. During the initial response effort the situation will change rapidly. Situational awareness begins at the accident site. For this reason it is essential that decision makers have access to the right information at the right time. By establishing an Emergency Operations Center (EOC), all key operators are brought… full blown… the safe return of operators and assets to their home station. The recovery process begins as initial response effort slows. Recovery actions are undertaken to help citizens and the city return to normal daily life. The recovery process requires everyone's contribution. In the short term, recovery is an extension of the response phase in which basic services and functions are restored. In the long term, recovery is a restoration of both individuals' personal lives and community livelihoods. (Homeland Security, 2008) Works Cited Homeland Security. (2008, 12). National incident management system. Retrieved 10 22, 2011, from FEMA: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMS_core.pdfHomeland Security. (2008, 01). national response framework. Retrieved 10 21, 2011, from FEMA: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdf