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Everyone has been talking about NIMS
or the National Incident Management
System. Some will say that NIMS is just
Incident Command with a new cover but
that's a bit of an understatement, as
NIMS is truly a system designed to deal
with command and control issues from
the most basic to the largest incidents
such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The History of NIMS
On October 4th 2005, the Department
of Homeland Security sent notification
to every Governor that in accordance
with Presidential Directive 5 (PDD-5)
"Management of Domestic Incidents"
all federal state and local agencies
are required to adopt the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) and train their
personnel accordingly.
Beginning in FY 2007, which starts
on October 1, 2006, all federal preparedness
funding will be conditioned upon full
compliance with the NIMS. By completing
the FY 2005 activities as well as the
FY 2006 activities outlined in this
matrix, states and territories will
have achieved what is considered to
be full NIMS implementation by FY 2007.
So Just Who Is Required to Take NIMS
Training?
Basically all entry level "first
responders" and disaster workers
that are
Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector
& Non-governmental personnel to
include the following "types"
of personnel:
o Emergency Medical Service personnel
o Firefighters
o Hospital staff
o Law Enforcement personnel
o Public Health personnel
o Public Works/Utility personnel
o Skilled Support Personnel
o Other emergency management response,
support, volunteer personnel at all
levels
NIMS Required Training
"Entry Level" NIMS Training
o FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction
o ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent
Entry level NIMS training is designed
for these types of personnel:
All Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private
Sector & Non-governmental personnel
to include:
o First line supervisors
o Single resource leaders
o Field supervisors
o Other emergency management/response
personnel that require a higher level
of ICS/NIMS Training
"Mid Level" NIMS Training
o FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction
o ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent
o ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent
"Mid Level" NIMS training
is designed for these types of personnel:
"Middle Management types"
All Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private
Sector & Non-governmental personnel
to include:
o Strike team leaders
o Task force leaders
o Unit leaders
o Division/group supervisors
o Branch directors
o Emergency operations center and multi-agency
coordination system staff
"Command level" NIMS Training
o FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction
o FEMA IS-800: National Response Plan,
An Introduction
o ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent
o ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent
o ICS-300: Intermediate ICS or equivalent
(FY07 Requirement)
"Command Level" NIMS training
is designed for these types of personnel:
Command and General Staff from all
Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector
& Non-governmental agencies.
"Executive Command level"
NIMS Training
o FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction
o FEMA IS-800: National Response Plan,
An Introduction
o ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent
o ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent
o ICS-300: Intermediate ICS or equivalent
(FY07 Requirement)
o ICS-400: Advanced ICS or equivalent
(FY07 Requirement)
"Executive Command Level"
NIMS training is designed for these
types of personnel:
Senior ranking Command and General
Staff from all Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private
Sector & Non-governmental agencies
with the following personnel to included:
o Select department heads with multi-agency
coordination system responsibilities
o Area commanders
o Emergency managers
o Emergency operations center and multi-agency
coordination system managers
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