NIMS

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NIMS

• National Incident Management System
• (NIMS)

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NIMS

• HSPD 5
• Management of Domestic Incidents requires that
  Federal preparedness assistance funding for
  states, local jurisdictions and tribal entities
  be dependent on NIMS compliance

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NIMS

• FFY 2005 Compliance Activities
• State and Local Required Action for FFY 2005
  Compliance

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NIMS

• FFY 2005 NIMS Requirements
• In order to achieve NIMS implementation by
  September 30, 2006, state and local agencies must
  continue to meet and implement the FFY 2005
  compliance requirements

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NIMS

• FFY 2005 NIMS Requirements are
• Incorporate NIMS into existing training programs
  (IS700)
• Ensure that federal preparedness funding support
  NIMS implementation. Establish a timeframe and
  develop a strategy for full NIMS implementation

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NIMS

• Incorporate NIMS into Emergency Operation Plans.
  Establish a baseline
• Promote intrastate Mutual Aid Agreements
• Provide technical assistance to state and local
• entities utilizing the NIMCAST
• Institutionalize the use of the Incident Command
• System

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NIMS

• State Local Jurisdictions Action
• State Local Jurisdictions will be required to
  meet the FFY 2006 NIMS implementation
  requirements as a condition of receiving federal
  preparedness funding in FFY 2007

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NIMS

• Other Organizations and Facilities
• State and local jurisdictions should consider
  and include in their NIMS implementation efforts,
  private sector emergency medical and hospital
  providers, schools, transportation systems,
  utilities, industrial plants, nuclear power
  plants, factories, military facilities, stadiums
  and arenas

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NIMS

• FFY 2006 Compliance Activities
• Required Action for FFY 2006 Local Jurisdiction
  Compliance

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Local Requirements

• Community Adoption
• Adopt NIMS at the community level for all
  government departments and public and private
  agencies

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Local Requirements

• Command and Management
• Manage all emergency incidents and preplanned
  events using the Incident Command structure
  (ICS)
• ICS implementation must include consistent
  application of Incident Action Planning and
  Common Communication Plans

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Local Requirements

• Coordinate and support emergency incident and
  event management through the use of integrated
  multi-agency coordination system
• Example maintain connectivity capability between
  the IC post, local 911 centers, state, local EOCs

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Local Requirements

• Implement a Public Information System
• Develop and implement processes, procedures and/
  or plans to communicate timely, accurate
  information to the public during an incident
  through a Joint Information System and Joint
  Information Center

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Local Requirements

• Preparedness Planning
• Establish a new NIMCAST report for FFY2006
• NIMCAST to begin on July 1st 2006 completed by
  midnight August 1st 2006

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Local Requirements

• Federal Preparedness Funding
• Develop and implement a system to coordinate all
  federal preparedness funding to implement NIMS
  across the community

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Local Requirements

• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Revise / update plans, SOPs to incorporate NIMS
• 1. Train 2. Exercise
• Participate in and promote intrastate and
• interagency mutual aid agreements

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Local Requirements

• Preparedness Training
• Complete and implement the IS-700 into ongoing
  training programs by September 30, 2006
• http//training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/crslist.asp

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Local Requirements

• Complete the IS-800
• Emergency managers or personnel whose primary
  responsibility is emergency management must
  complete the IS-800
• Ensure the IS-800 is part of your training
  program for new employees, recruits and first
  responders
• Incident Command System (ICS)
• Complete the ICS 100 and 200
• Complete the above by September 30, 2006
• http//training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/crslist.asp

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Local Requirements

• Preparedness Exercises
• Incorporate NIMS/ICS into all local and regional
  training and exercises
• Participate in an all-hazard exercise program
  involving multiple jurisdictions
• Incorporate corrective actions into preparedness
  plans and SOPs

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Local Requirements

• Resource Management
• Inventory your community assets to conform to
  the resource typing standards
• Ensure that national standards and guidance to
  achieve equipment, communication and data
  interoperability are incorporated into local
  acquisition programs

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Local Requirements

• Communication and Information Management
• Apply the use of plain English communication
  standards across the public safety sector

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Local Requirements

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NIMS

• FFY 2006 Compliance Activities
• State Required Action for FFY 2006 Compliance

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State Requirements

• State Adoption and Infrastructure
• Adopt NIMS at the state level for all government
  departments and agencies as well as promote and
  encourage NIMS adoption by associations,
  utilities non- governmental organizations and
  private sector incident management and response
  organizations

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State Requirements

• Establish a planning process to ensure the
  communication and implementation of NIMS
  requirements across the state
• Designate a single POC within the state to serve
  as the principle coordinator
• Ensure that federal preparedness funding to
  state and local jurisdictions is linked to the
  progress in meeting the requirements related to
  FFY 06 NIMS implementation

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State Requirements

• To the extent permissible by state law and
  regulations, audit agencies and review
  organizations should routinely include NIMS
  implementation requirements in all audits
  associated with federal preparedness grant funds

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State Requirements

• Command and Management
• Manage all emergency incidents and preplanned
  events using the Incident Command structure
  (ICS)
• ICS implementation must include consistent
  application of Incident Action Planning and
  Common Communication Plans

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State Requirements

• Coordinate and support emergency incident and
  event management through the use of integrated
  multi-agency coordination system
• Example maintain connectivity capability between
  the IC post, local 911 centers, state, local and
  Federal EOCs

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State Requirements

• Institutionalize (within the ICS) the Public
  Information System and a Joint Information Center
• The Public Information System will ensure a
  timely, accurate and consistent approach to
  deliver critical emergency information, crisis
  communications and public affair functions
• Training shall include participants from the
  Governors office and key state agencies

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State Requirements

• Preparedness Planning
• Establish a new NIMCAST report for FFY2006
• Coordinate and leverage all federal preparedness
  funding to implement the NIMS

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State Requirements

• Revise and update plans and SOPs to incorporate
  NIMS and National Response Plan components
• Include planning, training, response, exercises,
  equipment, evaluation and corrective actions
• Promote intrastate and interagency mutual aid
  agreements, to include agreements with the
  private sector and non-governmental organizations

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State Requirements

• Preparedness Training
• Leverage training facilities to coordinate and
  deliver NIMS training requirements.

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State Requirements

• Complete the following training by September 30,
  2006
• IS-700 ( Intro to the NIMS )
• IS-800 ( Intro to the National Response Plan
  NRP )
• ICS 100 / ICS 200 ( ICS )
• http//training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/crslist.asp

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State Requirements

• Preparedness Exercises
• Incorporate NIMS/ICS into all state, local and
  regional training and exercises

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State Requirements

• Participate in an all-hazard exercise program
  based on NIMS that involves responders from
  multiple disciplines and jurisdictions
• Incorporate corrective actions from the exercise
  into preparedness and response plans and
  procedures

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State Requirements

• Resource Management
• Inventory state response assets to conform to
  the resource typing standards
• ( www.fema.gov/nims/mutual_aid.shtm )
• Develop state plans for the receipt and
  distribution of resources as outlined in the NRP

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State Requirements

• To the extent permissible by state and local
  law, ensure that relevant national standards and
  guidance to achieve equipment, communication and
  data interoperability are incorporated into state
  and local acquisition programs

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State Requirements

• Communication and Information Management
• Apply standardized and consistent terminology,
  including the establishment of plain English
  communication standards across the public safety
  sector

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State Requirements

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