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Background
• In February of 2003, President Bush
signed Homeland Security Presidential
Directive-5 (HSPD-5). This action directed
the development of the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) and a rewrite
of the National Response Plan (NRP).
NIMS establishes standards for all levels
of government and non-government
agencies as well as some private sector
companies to use when responding to
domestic incidents.
I100/ IS-700
• NWCG and DHS designs for Incident
Command organizations are identical.
• DHS approach to ICS looks beyond
wildfire applications to wide ranging all-risk
initiatives, that engage local and state
government in preparedness and
response.
• IS-700 addresses both “Command and
Control”, and “Coordination” processes
NWCG IS-700 Compliance
• In this lesson, we will provide orientation to
those basic ICS concepts in the DHS-5
directive not addressed in I100
Six Components to NIMS
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Command and Management
Preparedness
Resource Management
Communications and Information
Management
Supporting Technologies
Ongoing Management and
Maintenance
Command and Management
• Incident Command System (ICS)- standard,
on-scene, all hazard management system.
• Multi-agency Coordination Systems preplanned processes designed to support onscene operations during incident response.
• Public Information Systems –preplanned
processes to ensure the public receives
accurate, timely information.
Incident Command System
• Establishes a common management
structure.
• Is interdisciplinary and flexible
• Over 30 years experience in applied use
• Enables communication for safe, efficient
and cost effective response.
• Basic design enables Single agency, or
Unified or Area Command applications
Multi-agency Coordination Systems
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Established on large or wide scale
emergencies.
Facilitate logistics support and resource
tracking
Establish priorities for resource tracking
Coordinate incident related information
Coordinate interagency and
intergovernmental policy issues
Public Information Systems
• Incident PIO member of Command Staff
directed by IC
• Establishes and operates within
parameters for Joint Info System (JIC)
• Key elements of JIC include interagency
coordination and integration,
development/delivery of coordinated
messages
Preparedness
• Process for planning, training and
exercising
• Personnel Qualification and
Certification
• Equipment Certification
• Mutual Aid and Emergency
Management Assistance Compacts
• Publication Management
Planning, Training, Exercising
• Establish and coordinate emergency plans
and protocols
• Promote interoperability between
jurisdictions and agencies
• Establish protocols/priorities for resource
sharing
• Define key hazards to establish
training/exercise needs.
Personnel Qualification and
Certification
• Identify workforce needs for assigned
planning level.
• Define training requirements and approved
courses for all NIMS users, including
instructor qualifications
• Based on national standards for
qualification and certification of emergency
response personnel.
Equipment Certification
The NIMS Integration Center (NIC) will;
• Facilitate development and or publication
of national equipment standards,
guidelines and protocols.
• Review and approve lists of emergency
responder equipment that meets these
standards.
Mutual Aid and EMACs
• Mutual Aid and Emergency Management
Assistance Compacts establish formal
mechanism for jurisdictions (including
states) to support one another during and
incident.
• These jurisdictions are encouraged to
enter agreements with; one another,
Private sector and NGO’s
• Private organizations, such as ARC.
Publication Management
NIC will manage publications including;
• development of numbering/naming
conventions.
• Review and certification of publications
• Methods of publication control
• Identify sources and suppliers
• Management of distribution
Resource Management
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Advanced Planning
Resource Identification and Ordering
Resource Categorization (Typing)
Use of Agreements
Effective Management
Advanced Planning
• Emergency response agencies need to
work together to plan “integrated
response” to the hazards within shared
jurisdictions.
• Identification of data sets that guide
readiness levels, trigger points, prepositioning will improve response
efficiency and remove duplication.
Resource Identification and
Ordering
• Sharing of resource lists within interagency
partnerships improves info currency and helps
reduce costs
• As incident evolves requirements and availability
change, and require interagency coordination.
• Resources IC cannot obtain locally must be
submitted through EOC or Multi-agency
Coordination Entity using established
procedures.
Resource Categorization
(Typing)
• Categorizing resources by capability
based on measurable standards.
• Designed to be as simple as possible to
facilitate frequent use and accuracy.
• Certification and credentialing of personnel
assures training, experience and fitness
levels
Use of Agreements
MOUs and other formal documents detail;
• Call-up procedures
• Costs/ cost recovery
• Demobilization notification
And enable organizational efficiency within
the IMT logistics and financial functions
Effective Management
• Established procedures enable continuous
tracking from mobilization through
demobilization.
• Effective resource tracking enables
response to shifting resource priorities
over the life of an incident.
Communications and
Information Management
• Common Operating Picture for all
Jurisdictions and Agencies
• Common Communications and Data
Standards
Common Operating Picture across
all Jurisdictions and Agencies
• Helps ensure consistency at all levels,
among all who respond to or manage
incident response.
• Closely tied to effective communication
management within the IMT and
coordinating agencies.
Common Communications and
Data Standards
• Effective Communications, both within and
outside of the incident response structure,
are enhanced by adherence to common
standards.
• Data sets such as ROSS, IQCS, and IQS
are designed for interoperability
Principles of Supporting
Technologies
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Interoperability and Compatibility
Technology Support
Technology Standards
Broad-based Requirements
Strategic Planning and R&D
Interoperability and Compatibility
• Systems must be able to work together
• Identification of compatible systems can
establish baseline for cooperation
• Identification of incompatibilities can
initiate work processes to address needed
change
Technology Support
• All organizations using NIMS will be able
to enhance all aspects of incident
management and emergency response.
• Technology support facilitates incident
operations and sustains R&D programs.
Technology Standards
NIC will coordinate the establishment of tech
standards for NIMS users, within following
principles.
• Performance measures as basis for
standards.
• Consensus based Performance Standards
• Test/Evaluation by Objective Experts
• Tech guides for training Emergency
Responders on Equipment Use
Broad-based Requirements
• Needs for new technologies, procedures,
protocols likely to be identified at field and
national levels
• Since needs likely to exceed available
resources, NIMS provides approach to
aggregating and prioritizing.
• Such needs will be met across incident life
cycle by coordination of research and
evaluation.
Strategic Planning for R&D
• Needed to identify future technologies that
can improve response or lower costs.
• NIC, in coordination with DHS will
integrate into the National R&D agenda
the incident management science and
technology needs of responders at all
levels.
Ongoing Management and
Maintenance- Concepts and
Principles
• NIMS design ensures that all users and
stakeholders have opportunity to
participate in all phases of NIMS
Integration Center activities.
• NIMS maintenance and management
relies heavily on lessons learned and
recognized best practices
Ongoing Management and
Maintenance – Structure and
Process
• Secretary of DHS will establish and
administer NIC
• Proposed changes to NIMS will be
submitted to NIC for consideration and
approval.
• Secretary of DHS has ultimate approval
authority.
NIMS Integration Center
Responsibilities
Responsible for;
• National program for education and
awareness
• Promotion of compatibility between NIMS
national level and other public, private and
professional groups
• Development of materials and
standardized templates to support
implementation and refinement.
NIC Responsibilities, continued
• Developing assessment criteria for various
system components.
• Facilitating the definition of general
training requirements.
• Facilitating the development of standards
and protocols for training and exercises
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The NIMS Integration Center
• Strategic direction for and oversight of
NIMS and the NRP
• Support NIMS implementation through ...
• Mutual aid, resource management,
credentialing
• NIMS National Standard Training
Curriculum
• Guidance and evaluation tools
The NIMS Integration Center
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NIMS Advisory Committee
Guides for Elected Officials
EOP Guidance for States/Locals
NIMS Communications
Coordination of Activities
The NIMS Integration Center
General Information
• Web Page: www.fema.gov/nims
• E-Mail: [email protected]
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NIMS Training:
www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/is700.a
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NRP Training:
www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/is800.a
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ICS Training:
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