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NIMS
National
Incident
Management
System
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National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Overview
On February 28, 2003 President Bush issued the Homeland Security Presidential
Directive (HSPD) – 5 to have the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and
administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS)
What is NIMS?
NIMS is a nationwide template to enable Federal, State, local and tribal
governments, private sector and non-governmental organizations to work
together to effectively and efficiently 1) prepare for, 2) prevent, 3) respond to and
4) recover from domestic incidents or any all-hazard situation, regardless of
cause, size, or complexity.
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NIMS is a comprehensive national approach to incident management that
provides the following:
 Uses a core set of doctrines, concepts, principles, terminology and
organizational processes to enable effective, efficient and collaborative
incident management at all levels
 Uses best practices in a comprehensive framework to address any allhazards situations.
 It is applicable to all jurisdictional levels
 Improves the effectiveness of emergency responders and incident
management systems reference any potential incident or hazardous
scenario
 Improves coordination and cooperation between public and private entities
in a variety of incidents
 It uses a systems approach to integrate the best of existing processes and
methods into a unified national framework
 It provides for interoperability and compatibility between Federal, State,
local and private entities
 It is flexible; it allows entities at all levels to work together regardless of
cause, size, location or complexity.
It provides a set of standardized organizational structures, which will be
discussed in the NIMS Components
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Why do I have to take the NIMS training?
HSPD-5 requires all Federal departments and agencies to adopt NIMS. It also
requires all State and local organizations to adopt NIMS as a condition of
receiving a federal grant. The Laurel County School System received a
Readiness & Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) grant, which is a
federal grant; therefore, the training is required.
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NIMS Components
A. Command & Management
1. Incident Command System (ICS) (Chain of command)
2. Multi-agency Coordination (Mutual aid agreements)
3. Public Information Systems (Collection and release of timely and accurate
information)
B. Preparedness-The host of preparedness activities completed well in advance
of any potential incident.
1. Planning for potential incidents
2. Training (completion of standard courses on NIMS)
3. Exercises (practicing in realistic situations)
4. Personnel Qualification and Certification (national level standards to
develop qualified personnel)
5. Equipment Acquisition and Certification (setting standards for types of
equipment needed and its performance levels)
6. Mutual Aid (Legal agreements with neighboring entities to receive and
provide assistance when necessary)
7. Publication Management (Creation of forms and forms standardization;
publication of materials and documents; control of sensitive documents)
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C. Resource Management-The process of describing, inventorying, mobilizing,
tracking and returning resources
D. Communications and Information Management-A standardized framework
for communications, information management (collection, analysis and
dissemination), and information sharing at all levels of incident management
E. Supporting Technologies-Voice and data communications systems,
information management systems (record keeping and resource tracking) and
data display systems
F. Ongoing Management and Maintenance-The routing review and continuous
refinement of NIMS and its components over the long term
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Incident Command System
1. Concepts and Principles.
 Most incidents are managed locally.
 The NIMS requires that Field Command and Management Functions be
performed in accordance with a standard set of ICS organizations,
doctrine, and procedures
 ICS is modular and scalable
 ICS has interactive management components
 ICS establishes common terminology, standards, and procedures that
enable diverse organizations to work together effectively
 ICS incorporates measurable objectives
 The implementation of ICS should have the least possible disruption on
existing systems and processes
 ICS should be user friendly and be applicable across a wide spectrum of
emergency response and incident management situations
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2. Management Characteristics
 The use of common terminology to describe organizational functions,
resource descriptions and incident facilities to avoid confusion among
different agencies involved
 Modular organization (Commander, Command Staff, General Staff)
 Management by objectives (Knowing what to accomplish)
 Development of an Incident Action Plan (Describes how to accomplish the
objectives)
 Manageable Span of Control (Supervising 3-7 persons; optimum is a 5:1
ratio; if less than 3, then consolidate; if more than 7, then create another
group)
 Pre-designated incident locations and facilities (Command Post, Base,
Camps, and Mobilization and Staging areas)
 Comprehensive resource management (using your resources correctly)
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 Integrated communications (The ability to communicate with different
agencies)
 Establishment and Transfer of Command (Who is in charge and when this
command changes)
 Chain of Command (The establishment of authority; formal
communications travel vertically and horizontally, for accountability,
documentation and requests purposes; informal communications travels in
any direction)
 Unity of Command (A person answers to only one supervisor)
 Unified Command (When various agencies come together for a common
cause)
 Accountability (Knowing where everyone and every piece of equipment is
at any given moment)
 Deployment (Sending out manpower and equipment only as needed)
 Information and intelligence management (The gathering, validating and
dissemination of information in a timely manner)
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3. Incident Command Staff
1. Incident Commander (The person in charge during any incident; always
activated regardless of the size of the incident)
2. Command Staff
 Safety Officer (Monitors safety conditions during an incident)
 Public Information Officer (Collects and disseminates necessary
information; all communications goes through the PIO)
 Liaison Officer (Contact person with outside agencies)
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General Staff
 Operations Section (makes things happen by “doing” the job)
 Logistics Section (makes it possible by “getting” what is needed)
 Planning Section (makes is happen by “thinking” of how to get the
job done; develops the objectives and Incident Activity Plan (IAP);
responsible for overall incident documentation)
 Finance/Administrative Section (keeps track of all expenses)
 Branches and Divisions/Groups (smaller units beneath each
section; assigned to accomplish a specific task)
3. Area Command ([1] established to oversee the management of multiple
Incidents in one area or [2] similar incidents in different areas; area
commands report to a Central Command)
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Staff Titles (Used to avoid confusion between ICS structure and agency position
titles/organizational structures)
Organizational Element
Leadership Position
Incident Command
Incident Commander (IC)
Command Staff
Officer
Section
Section Chief
Branch
Branch Director
Divisions and Groups*
Supervisors
Unit**
Unit Leader
(*The hierarchical term supervisor is only used in the Operations Section.)
(**Unit leader designations apply to the subunits of the Planning, Logistics, and
Finance/Administration Sections)
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Sample School Based ICS
Incident Commander and Incident Command Team
Public Information Officer
Liaison Officer
Safety Officer
Operations
Health Services/First Aid
Search and Rescue
Planning
Logistics
Finance
&Administration
Administration
Finance &
& Administration
Documentation/Recorder
Transportation
Insurance Claims
Facility and Materials
Food Services
Personnel
Student Supervision
Student/Parent Reunification
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Summary
The Incident Command System (ICS) is the combination of facilities, equipment,
personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common
organizational structure, designed to aid in domestic incident management
activities. It is used for a broad spectrum of emergencies, from small to complex
incidents, both natural and manmade, including acts of catastrophic terrorism.
ICS is used by all levels of government—Federal, State, local, and tribal, as well
as by many private-sector and nongovernmental organizations. ICS is usually
organized around five major functional areas: command, operations, planning,
logistics, and finance and administration. A sixth functional area, Intelligence,
may be established if deemed necessary by the Incident Commander, depending
on the requirements of the situation at hand.
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Some of the more important “transitional steps” which are necessary to apply ICS
in a field incident environment include the following:
 recognizing and anticipating the requirement that organizational elements
will be activated and taking the necessary steps to delegate authority as
appropriate;
 establishing incident facilities as needed, strategically located, to support
field operations;
 establishing the use of common terminology for organizational functional
elements, position titles, facilities, and resources; and
 rapidly evolving from providing oral direction to the development of a
written Incident Action Plan.
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NIMS/ICS – What You Need to Know!
You are already doing NIMS/ICS, you just don’t realize it!
NIMS is the National Incident Management System; it is the national
framework/outline for any emergency/incident
The four levels of crisis management are:
1. Mitigation/prevention – What can be done to reduce or eliminate risk of life
and property
2. Preparedness – Planning for a crisis
3. Response – The steps taken while a crisis is occurring
4. Recovery – Restoring the situation back to normal
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Levels of emergency management (reference the Laurel County School District)
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3.
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Individual school emergency management plan
Central Office/District level emergency management plan
Local (London-Laurel County) Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
KY state EOP
Other States Assistance through EOC’s
Federal EOP/NIMS
 NIMS is flexible; can be used for small to large operations, (not just
emergency operations)
 In 95% of all incidents, you will only use the Incident Commander and
single resources.
 If needed, you can activate other components of NIMS/ICS.
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Incident Command System (ICS) is the command structure and is comprised of
the following personnel:
Leader
 Incident Commander (all incidents/operations will have one)
Command Staff
 Safety Officer
 Liaison Officer
 Public Information Officer
General Staff
 Operations Section Chief
 Planning Section Chief
 Logistics Section Chief
 Financial/Administrative Section Chief
(Sections may be further divided by Branches, Divisions/Groups, Units and Strike
Team/Task Forces)
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Communications
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Chain of Command - formal line of communication; downward/upward communications
Unity of Command - report only to one person.
(Span of Control - the number of persons that one person can supervise; ratio is 3-7:1; preferred is 5:1)
Unified Command – when several entities come together to address on problem
When communicating, use common terminology, it reduces confusion.
Questions?
Review
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