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Emergency Services
National Incident
Management System (NIMS)
NIMS OVERVIEW
On February 28, 2003, President Bush issued Homeland
Security Presidential Directive–5. Homeland Security
Presidential Directive–5 directed the Secretary of
Homeland Security to develop and administer a
National Incident Management System. National
Incident Management System provides a consistent
nationwide template to enable all government,
private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to
work together to prepare for, respond to, recover
from, and mitigate domestic incidents, regardless of
cause, size, or complexity. Based upon emergency
management and incident response practices, the
National Incident Management System represents a
core set of doctrine, concepts, principles,
terminology, and organizational processes that
enables effective, efficient, and collaborative
incident management.
The National Incident Management System is a
comprehensive, national approach to incident
management that is applicable at all jurisdictional
levels and across functional disciplines. The intent
of the National Incident Management System is to be
applicable across a full spectrum of potential
incidents and hazard scenarios, regardless of size
or complexity and to improve coordination and
cooperation between public and private entities in a
variety of domestic incident management activities.
Until now, there have been no standards for domestic
incident response that reach across all levels of
government and all emergency response agencies. The
events of September 11 have underscored the need for
and importance of national standards for incident
operations, incident communications, personnel
qualifications, resource management, and information
management and supporting technology.
National Incident Management System benefits include
a unified approach to incident management; standard
command and management structures; and emphasis on
preparedness, mutual aid and resource management. It
also provides a common foundation for training and
other preparedness efforts, communicating and
sharing information with other responders and with
the public, ordering resources to assist with a
response effort, and for integrating new
technologies and standards to support incident
management. For the first time, all of the nation's
emergency responders will use a common language, and
a common set of procedures when working individually
and together to keep America safe. The National
Incident Management System ensures that emergency
responders will have the same preparation, the same
goals and expectations, and most importantly, they
will be speaking the same language.
Implementation of and compliance with the National
Incident Management System is critical to ensuring
full and robust preparedness across our nation.
HSPD-5 established ambitious deadlines for National
Incident Management System adoption.
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPLIANCY
REQUIREMENTS
To ensure that stakeholders implement National
Incident Management System, the National Integration
Center evaluates implementation using the National
Incident Management System Compliance Requirements.
These compliance requirements are regulated at the
organizational or jurisdictional level, and Federal
policy requires jurisdictions and organizations to
meet National Incident Management System compliance
requirements as a condition for receiving Federal
preparedness assistance (through grants, contracts,
and other activities). National Incident Management
System compliance requirements for training
typically require that stakeholders are providing
their personnel with appropriate National Incident
Management System training.
Adopting NIMS
Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 requires
Federal departments and agencies to make the
adoption of National Incident Management System by
State and local organizations a condition for
Federal preparedness assistance (grants, contracts,
and other activities).
Local governments must establish legislation,
executive orders, resolutions, or ordinances to
adopt formally the National Incident Management
System. The adoption of National Incident Management
System should be recorded in an official document
and a copy provided to the Emergency Management
Division. A sample local resolution is attached and
an electronic copy in MSWord available from the
Emergency Management Division. The wording can also
be incorporated into the jurisdictions general
emergency management resolution.
Adoption and implementation of the National Incident
Management System by State, tribal, and local
organizations is one of the conditions for receiving
Federal preparedness assistance (through grants,
contracts, and other activities).
National Incident
Management System Training
The desired state of the National Training Program for National
Incident Management System is to create a sustained program of
training and personnel qualification that is well coordinated
and continually maintained and meets the operational needs of
the emergency management and incident response community under
the National Incident Management System. It is envisioned that
at the end of Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12), the Training Program will
be fully developed and National Incident Management System
training will be consistently delivered throughout the community
of emergency management/response personnel at the levels
identified by the core competencies—at which point, the National
Training Program for National Incident Management System will
include:
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Core competencies and associated behaviors to describe
capabilities required of emergency management/response
personnel within the National Incident Management System
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A national core curriculum for the National Incident
Management System, with each course having learning
objectives that meet training needs set by the core
competencies
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Complete training guidance for all courses in the core
curriculum for the National Incident Management System
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Qualifications guidelines for individual emergency
management/response positions or functions within the
National Incident Management System
Region 6 Homeland Security Governing Board is working on a Regional
Standard for National Incident Management System compliancy and
required training for each position. At this time, Newaygo
County Emergency Services recommends those persons responsible
for the implementation and supervision of emergency response
within the emergency services disciplines and government
administration (state and local EOC command staff and their
alternates) must complete IS 700, IS 100 and IS 200 training.
Emergency Services has one four hour class which covers IS-700,
IS-100, and IS-200 and meets all the requirements for the
National Incident Management System mandates.
As defined by the National Incident Management System training
plan, all personnel with a direct role in emergency
management/response must complete NIMS IS-700, IS-100, and
IS-200 including:
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Executive level—political
and government leaders (both elected and appointed
officials); agency and organization administrators and
department heads; personnel that fill ICS roles as unified
commanders, incident commanders, Command Staff, or General
Staff in either area command or single incidents; and
emergency operations center Command or General Staff.
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Managerial level—agency
and organization management between the executive level and
first-level supervision; personnel who fill ICS roles as
Branch Directors, Division/Group Supervisors, Unit Leaders,
technical specialists, strike team and task force leaders,
single resource leaders, and field supervisors; EOC Section
Chiefs, and other emergency management/response personnel
who require a higher level of ICS/NIMS training.
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Responder level—emergency
response providers and disaster workers, entry level to
managerial level, including emergency medical service
personnel; firefighters; medical personnel; police officers;
public health personnel; public work/utility personnel; and
other emergency management response personnel.
"National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction" –
IS 700
Overview:
This course explains the purpose, principles, key components and
benefits of NIMS. IS-700 is not an Incident Command System
course.
“Introduction to the
Incident Command System,” IS-100 and “ICS for Single Resources
and Initial Action Incidents,” ICS 200
Overview:
IS 100 introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides
the foundation for higher-level ICS training. This course
describes the history, features and principles, and
organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also
explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident
Management System (NIMS). IS 200 is designed to enable personnel
to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the
Incident Command System (ICS). ICS-200 provides training on and
resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory
position within the ICS.
“Intermediate ICS for
Expanding Incidents,” G-300 and “Advanced ICS Command and
General Staff – Complex Incidents,” G-400
Overview:
G 300 and G 400 provides training on and resources for personnel
who require advanced application of the Incident Command System.
G 300 describes how the NIMS Command and management component
supports the management of expanding incidents (Type III
Incidents). It also describes the incident/event management
process for supervisors and expanding incidents as prescribed by
the Incident Command System. G-300 is designed to enable
personnel to implement the incident management process on a
simulated type III incident and develop an Incident Action Plan
for a simulated Event. G 400 explains how major incidents
engender special management challenges. It also describes the
circumstances in which an area command is established and when
Multiagency coordination systems are established.
Audience:
All Federal, State, tribal, and local emergency management/response
personnel who may assume a supervisory role in expanding
incidents or Type III Incidents and all supervisory personnel
who are expected to perform in a management capacity in an Area
Command or Multi-agency Coordination Entity.
“National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction” IS-800
Overview:
The purpose of the course is to
introduce the National Response Plan, describe the purpose and
the roles and responsibilities of entities as specified in the
National Response Plan, identify the organizational structure
used for coordination, describe the field-level organizations
and teams activated under the National Response Plan, and
identify the incident management activities addressed by the
National Response Plan.
Audience:
All Federal, State, tribal, and local emergency management/response
personnel whose primary responsibility is emergency management
must complete this training. Specifically, officials who must
take the course include:
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Personnel in Federal
departments and agencies with emergency management and
incident response responsibilities under the NRP
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Officials in State and
Territorial governments with emergency management and
incident response responsibilities, personnel from emergency
management agencies, and personnel from agencies who support
and interact with the NRP's 15 Emergency Support Functions
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Officials in tribal
entities and local jurisdictions with overall emergency
management responsibilities as dictated by law or ordinance,
officials with overall emergency management responsibilities
through delegation, and officials primarily involved in
emergency planning
FUNDING RESTRICTIONS FOR
NON-COMPLIANCY
In order for any County, municipality, or agency to receive FY 2007
Homeland Security funding (including equipment), other federal
grant funding sources (including but not limited to Firefighter
assistance grants, USDA Grants and Loans, EPA grants, etc.), and
potentially even state or federal operational support and
funding after a disaster or emergency, the County, agency, or
municipality must be NIMS compliant. Copies of training
certificates are needed for all department personnel as well as
a copy of the local NIMS resolution and are being tracked by
Newaygo County Emergency Services Department.
Please forward a copy of
all NIMS resolutions and training certificates via fax, email,
or mail to: Abby Marek, Newaygo County Emergency Management,
1018 Newell Street, PO Box 885, White Cloud MI 49349, Fax: (231)
689-7348, email: abbym@co.newaygo.mi.us.
WHY DO I NEED TO TAKE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
TRAINING
The
National Incident Management System is the foundation of
Federal, State, and Local Incident Management. Responders from
your community or agency may be involved in providing or
receiving mutual aid during response to large-scale emergencies
and utilize Incident Command System to organize the response to
emergencies. The National Incident Management System training is
important to understand because this is the method that the
responders in your community use to respond to emergencies and
disasters and you need to understand how your agency fits into
the overall incident management system. As defined by the
National Response Plan, incidents are managed at the lowest
jurisdictional level possible. It does not matter what State or
Federal resources come into assist, it is ultimately our
responsibility to be prepared for and respond to incidents which
may impact our citizens in which we serve.
RESOURCES
National Integration Center. The NIC posts up-to-date
information on the progress and current activities on the NIC
web page. The NIC web page can be found at
http://www.fema.gov/nims.
If you have any questions regarding National Incident Management
System, please contact Abby Marek, P.E.M., Director of Emergency
Management and Homeland Security.
Department of Homeland Security Fact Sheet: National Incident
Management System:
http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/press_release_0363.shtm
FEMA
Frequently Asked Questions on NIMS:
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMSFAQs.pdf
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White Cloud, MI 49349
Telephone: (231) 689-7354
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