Just as the incident response process integrates into F3EAD, the following is an example of how it can fit in with the formal intelligence process:

As information would have to be collected and analyzed at different levels, strategic PIRs for Incident Response should be developed to include measurements or thresholds that would have to be met to be considered an event or incident. These will allow the right people to be activated or informed at the correct time.

The point here is that by utilizing the F3EAD process within the known incident response process, we can enable the collection, analysis, utilization, and dissemination functions of the intelligence process for better decision making.