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Th Nw Zlnd C-rdntd ncdnt Mngmnt Systm (CMS) s Nw Zlnd's systm fr mngng th rspns t n ncdnt nvlvng mltpl rspndng gncs. ts dvlprs bsd th systm n th ntd Stts' ncdnt Cmmnd Systm (CS) - dvlpd n th 1970s - nd n thr cntrs' dpttns f CS, sch s strl's strlsn ntr-Srvc ncdnt Mngmnt Systm (MS). Th CMS s ntndd s gnrc frmwrk, t b dptd fr ch sttn by ths nvlvd n th rspns. Fr xmpl, whl thr r fr mngmnt fnctns, th ncdnt tslf dtrmns th sz f th ncdnt mngmnt tm. n n sltd ncdnt, sngl ffcr my prfrm ll f fnctns; n vry cmplx ncdnt ch fnctn cld b sb-dvdd. nstd, CMS mphsss cnsstnt trmnlgy, sngl mlt-gncy ncdnt Cntrl Pnt fr ch st r, whr pssbl, wdr ncdnt, nd plnnng tls crss ll gncs. Fr xmpl, th trm "ssmbly r" mns th sm thng n vry ncdnt - lthgh thr my wll b svrl ssmbly rs n mr cmplx ncdnts. Lkws, ll trnd rspndrs knw th rls nd rspnsblts f th Lgstcs Mngr. CMS ws ntlly dsgnd n th lt 1990s t b ppld t ll lvls f mrgncy rspns mngmnt, smlr t th S Ntnl ncdnt Mngmnt Systm (NMS) nd t th K's Gld Slvr Brnz cmmnd systm, hwvr th rgnl CMS mnl clrly rtcltd nly th ncdnt/st lvl f rspns c-rdntn. CMS ws flly rvwd n 2014 sbsqnt t th 2010-2011 Cntrbry rthqks, th 2010 Pk Rvr Mn dsstr, nd th 2011 MV Rn grndng. Th rvsd 2014 mnl ncrprts hghr lvls f ncdnt nd mrgncy-rspns c-rdntn, cnsstnt wth th rrngmnts nd rspnsblts tlnd n th Ntnl Cvl Dfnc mrgncy Mngmnt Pln (th Ntnl CDM Pln). n sm snss, th Ntnl CDM Pln rsmbls th ntd Stts Dprtmnt f Hmlnd Scrty's Ntnl Rspns Frmwrk. s f 2016 th rvsd pprch t CMS pts mr mphss n mngmnt nd c-rdntn prcsss, sch s th ntrntnlly stndrd ntllgnc cycl nd mr mtr plnnng prcss, thn t ds n c-rdntn strctrs, s sch. dstngshng fctr frm thr nglsh-spkng systms s th s f th trm cntrl rthr thn cmmnd, s n th ttl "ncdnt Cntrllr" fr "ncdnt Cmmndr". By mplctn, ths ws dsgnd t mphss tht th ncdnt mngmnt tm s prmrly fcsd n c-rdntng th rspns by ndpndnt gncs, rthr thn rdrng rspndrs n mltrstc mnnr. Ths s cmplctd t dgr, s th prsn n chrg f th prtns fnctn, slly n prtns Mngr, ds hv th thrty t cmmnd gncs t ct.