# Presentation: 754266

## National Incident Management System (NIMS) Presented by Mary McLane   (EOTA)

## National Incident Management System Objectives

- NIMS Integration Center
- NIMS National Standard Curriculum
- NIMS Introductory Course

## The NIMS Integration Center

- Established to Oversee all aspects of NIMS
- Development of NIMS-related standards and guidelines for Incident Management and Responder Organizations
- The Center will validate _**compliance **_with  the NIMS and National Response Plan

**Notes:**
The NIMS Integration Center was established to oversee all aspects of NIMS, including the development of NIMS-related standards and guidelines and support to guidance for incident management and responder organizations as they implement the system.  The Center will validate compliance with the NIMS and National Response Plan responsibilities, standards and requirements.

## NIMS National Standard Curriculum

- Minimum requirements to be accomplished this year include the following:
- Completing the NIMS Awareness Course “National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction” (IS-700)
- ICS Training Courses

**Notes:**
Initially, the curriculum will be made up of NIMS awareness training and training to support the Incident Command System (ICS).  Eventually it will expand to include all NIMS training requirements including training  established to meet national credentialing standards.
Since the first steps for becoming compliant with NIMS is institutionalizing the use of ICS across the response system, ICS training must be consistent with the concepts, principals and characteristics of the NIMS ICS training offered by DHS training entities along with that of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG).

Personnel who have already had ICS training should also take the NIMS awareness course. It will help them  understand the NIMS, its principles and underlying components. IS-700 is basically an introduction to the NIMS. It's true that the course also focuses on ICS basics, however the course places ICS within the context of NIMS.

## NIMS Introductory  Course

- IS-700 National Incident Management System, An Introduction Explains
- The purpose
- Principals
- Key Components
- Benefits of NIMS

**Notes:**
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was developed to provide a system that would help emergency managers and responders from different jurisdictions and disciplines work together more effectively to handle emergencies and disasters. Most incidents are handled on a daily basis by a single, local jurisdiction at the local level, often by fire personnel, EMS and law enforcement. But even for incidents that are relatively limited in scope, coordination and cooperation among the responding organizations makes for a more effective response. 
When the NIMS is adopted and used nationwide it will form a standardized, unified framework for incident management within which government and private entities at all levels can work together effectively. The NIMS provides a set of standardized organizational structures such as the Incident Command System and standardized processes, procedures and systems. These processes and procedures are designed to improve interoperability among jurisdictions and disciplines in various areas -- command and management, resource management, training, communications.

## Who Should Take The Course?

- The NIMS Integration Center encourages all emergency response personnel with a direct role in the following:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Incident Management
- Response
- By October 1, 2005

## National Incident Management Course (NIMS)

- You can take the on-line course through FEMA @ _[http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp](http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp)_
-  _[http://eota.doeal.gov/eota/](http://eota.doeal.gov/eota/)_

**Notes:**
To alleviate some of the issues FEMA has experienced,EOTA has developed the FEMA’s NIMS Overview course ERO-132DW.  It is exactly the same content as FEMA, and you will get the credit that you need from DHS.  

## NIMS Evaluation Checklist

- The NIMS Integration Center has prepared a checklist for content which is available for download.
- http://www.fema.gov/nims/
- E-mail the _[NIMS-Integration-Center@dhs.gov](mailto:NIMS-Integration-Center@dhs.gov)_ or call 202-646-3850

**Notes:**
The NIMS National Standard Curriculum: Training Development Guidance outlines the system’s ICS concepts and principals, management characteristics, organizations and operations, organizational element titles and recommendations for a model curriculum.  It is also provides an evaluation checklist for content that may be used to make sure that ICS training meets “as taught by DHS” standard.  The guidance document is available for download from the NIMS homepage at WWW.Fema.gov/nims.

## QUESTIONS?

**Notes:**
Personnel who have already had ICS training should also take the NIMS awareness course. It will help them  understand the NIMS, its principles and underlying components. IS-700 is basically an introduction to the NIMS. It's true that the course also focuses on ICS basics, however the course places ICS within the context of NIMS.

The NIMS ICS is based on NIIMs ICS, Firescope and NWCG ICS, which are therefore NIMS compliant, for now. However, all ICS curriculums are currently being revised to more accurately reflect the NIMS, including Firescope, NWCG and ICS as taught by the National Fire Academy.  Fire Ground Command is not NIMS compliant.
My community is compliant with the NIIMS (National Interagency Incident Management System). Does this mean that we're compliant with NIMS?

Answer

Compliance with NIIMS does not constitute compliance with NIMS. NIIMS, adopted by several federal, state, and local agencies in 1982, served as the basis for today's National Incident Management System (NIMS).  Although there are many similarities between the NIIMS and the NIMS; there are some key differences. NIIMS was designed to meet the challenges of wildland fire. The NIMS was designed to address the challenges of all hazard and terrorist events. In addition, there is increased emphasis on prevention and preparedness measures in NIMS. With the exception of the way the intelligence function is handled, the principles and concepts of NIMS ICS are the same as the NIIMS ICS. Under the NIMS ICS, the incident commander has flexibility in where to assign the intelligence and information function, e.g., command staff or operations. Following is an outline of the five components of the NIIMS and the six components of NIMS.

NIIMS1) Incident Command System2) Training3) Qualification and Certification4) Publication Management5) Supporting Technologies

NIMS1) Command and Management, including ICS2) Preparedness3) Resource Management4) Communications and Information Management5) Supporting Technologies6) NIMS Management and Maintenance