▁Management ▁System ▁Support ing ▁Technology ▁E valu ation ▁Program ▁( NI MS ▁S TE P ). ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁F EMA ▁P - TAC ▁Center ▁( form ally ▁the ▁N IM SS C ) ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁taking ▁applications ▁for ▁S TE P . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁P rep ared ness ▁Director ate ▁Inc ident ▁Management ▁Systems ▁Integr ation ▁Division ▁( N PD - I MS I ) ▁ident ifies ▁criteria ▁for ▁this ▁program ▁to ▁evaluate ▁against . ▁ ▁These ▁criteria ▁are ▁derived ▁primarily ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Inc ident ▁Management ▁System . ▁ ▁For ▁example : ▁ ▁Emer gency ▁Support ▁Function s ▁( ES F s ) ▁as ▁per ▁National ▁Response ▁Framework ▁( NR F ) ▁definition ▁Inc ident ▁Command ▁Function s ▁as ▁per ▁National ▁Inc ident ▁Management ▁System ▁Resource ▁Management ▁( prep ared ness , ▁incident ▁response , ▁post - inc ident ▁recovery , ▁re imb urs ement ) ▁All - h az ards ▁philosophy ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁National ▁Inc ident ▁Management ▁System ▁Specific ▁ha z ards ▁identified ▁as ▁per ▁National ▁Fire ▁Prote ction ▁Association ▁( NF PA ) ▁ 1 6 0 0 : ▁Standard ▁on ▁Dis aster ▁/ ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁and ▁Business ▁Cont inu ity ▁Program s ▁Standard ized ▁framework ▁/ ▁Common ▁Oper ating ▁Picture ▁as ▁per ▁National ▁Inc ident ▁Management ▁System ▁S cal ability ▁as ▁per ▁National ▁Inc ident ▁Management ▁System ▁Command ▁and ▁Management   – ▁Inc ident ▁Command ▁System ▁( IC S ) ▁as ▁per ▁National ▁Inc