Under the National Response Framework, a local police department providing security during an emergency is an example of which concept?

• A. Engaged partnership
• B. Unity of effort through unified command
• C. Scalability and flexibility
• D. Tiered response

Answer: (D)

Tiered response is about structuring incident management so actions scale with the incident and can be expanded from local to state and federal levels as needed. When a local police department provides security during an emergency, it operates at the local tier and demonstrates how the response begins at the community level and can be escalated through the appropriate channels as the situation evolves. This exemplifies how NRF organizes responses in layers to match severity and resource needs, ensuring coordination as more help is required. While partnerships and unified command can play roles in others, the scenario specifically illustrates the tiered, scalable structure of response.