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COLUMN OP/ED the Forestry Service (actually Cal Fire) invented the Inci- with other stakeholders, work in tandem to voice concerns, dent Command System. However, it could be argued that address issues facing response activities, and institute best the spill response community perfected it. Contingency practices for safety and recovery operations.

Planning and Incident Management was largely perfected The professionals that make up the SCAA membership as a result of OPA ’90. Now, DHS brings us the National are at the forefront of the continuous development of new

Interagency Incident Management System (or the double tactics and technology to effectively respond to, contain ‘i’ NIMS). Even Homeland Security Presidential Directive and recover product from both maritime and terrestrial number 5 was an of