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NIMS Links
Links
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/index.shtm
This web-link provides information about the National Incident Management System Integration Center (NIC). The NIC will most likely be the focal point for information, guidance and training consistent with the NIMS.
The links to the entry portal for all FEMA sponsored training including resident courses at the Emergency Management Institute and National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg Maryland, field delivery courses, and independent study courses, including new-age on-line training courses. FEMA is one of the principal training resources in the Department of Homeland Security.
This website provides access to National Fire Academy on-line (self-study) training programs, including several incident command and incident management training classes. Successful completion of the classes will enable students to obtain NFA certificates of completion. Certain classes can be taken on-line in lieu of attending direct-delivery classroom versions (e.g. - ICS 100 (NFAonline Q-462) and ICS 200 (NFAonline Q-463). NFA Q-464 and Q-466 provides valuable pre-course review and preparation or post-course reinforcement for ICS-300 and ICS-400 classroom deliveries respectively. Numerous other NFAonline classes provide valuable fire-service training also.
This website provides information pertaining to the development and maintenance of Incident Management Teams (IMT) at the local, regional or state level. The focus of the information is on developming and sustaining a Type 3 IMT.
The National Response Framework (NRF) reflects significant changes and improvements made in 2008 to the National Response Plan which was formulated in 2004. The NRF is intended to establish a standard framework by which Federal Government resources are mobilized to support local, state, tribal, and territorial resources in response and recovery efforts to major natural and man-caused events and emergencies. The NRF, coupled with the NIMS, are intended to provide a comprehensive and consistent nationwide system for responding to and managing incidents and events which transcend typical local emergencies.
National Response Plan
The National Response Plan establishes a comprehensive all-hazards approach to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents. The plan incorporates best practices and procedures from incident management disciplines—homeland security, emergency management, law enforcement, firefighting, public works, public health, responder and recovery worker health and safety, emergency medical services, and the private sector—and integrates them into a unified structure. It forms the basis of how the federal government coordinates with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector during incidents. It establishes protocols to help
- Save lives and protect the health and safety of the public, responders, and recovery workers;
- Ensure security of the homeland;
- Prevent an imminent incident, including acts of terrorism, from occurring;
- Protect and restore critical infrastructure and key resources;
- Conduct law enforcement investigations to resolve the incident, apprehend the perpetrators, and collect and preserve evidence for prosecution and/or attribution;
- Protect property and mitigate damages and impacts to individuals, communities, and the environment; and
- Facilitate recovery of individuals, families, businesses, governments, and the environment.
https://www.fema.gov/nimcast/index.jsp
This web-address provides a direct link the National Incident Management System Compliance Assurance Support Tool (NIMCAST). Agencies and localities seeking to assess their current status as related to NIMS compliance may use this instrument to aid in evaluating the various component requirements that comprise NIMS.
www.nwcg.gov
This website is the portal for national wildland firefighting and training information, including the national-standard Incident Command System programs. The site is hosted by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) which is comprised of the following agecies and organizations: US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Department of Agriculture, US Forest Service, National Assoication of State Foresters, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The site provides access to standard ICS forms; program guidance, training materials, and programs.
FIRESCOPE is an acronym for "FIre RESources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies." This website provides access to the plolicy, procedures and guidance developed for statewide continuity and standardization of all-hazards incident managemtn efforts throughout California. However, these procedures and systems are applicable to other disciplines and states.
This is a link to the DHS sponsored website, Lessons-Learned Information System. First time subscribers will have to submit credentialing information and obtain a password for actual access. This website is intended to provide updated information on “best-practices,” and a wide variety of other homeland security related information.
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-282.pdf
Responding to Incidents of National Consequence (FA-282—May 2004)
Recommendations for America’s Fire and Emergency Services Based on the Events of September 11, 2001 and other Similar Incidents
This 120 page report consists of recommendations for better preparedness in case of any event with major impacts. Although generally focused on “national consequence” most recommendations are applicable to lesser events. This is a valuable reference source for improved planning and preparedness initiatives.
Other useful websites and documents:
http://www.fema.gov/about/divisions/cpg.shtm
CPG-101, Comprehensive Guide for Developing and Maintaining State, Territorial, Tribal and Local Government Emergency Plans, expands on FEMA efforts to provide guidance about response and recovery planning to include concepts for prevention and protections mission areas, previously not included in general guidance for emergency planning. Factors identified over the past 8 years are now being addressed in the new guidance.
