National Incident Management Systems

1. National Incident Management Systems Session 17 Slide Deck Session 17

2. Session Objectives • Discuss HSPD-5 management and maintenance requirements • Discuss Management and maintenance concepts and principles • Review the activities of the National Integration Center (NIC) • Review NIMS Training and Exercise Programs Session 17

3. HSPD-5 Purpose “To enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents by establishing a single, comprehensive national incident management system.” Session 17

4. HSPD-5 Management and Maintenance Requirements • National Response Framework (NRF) • National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) • Development • Implementation • Management • Maintenance Session 17

5. NIMS Management and Maintenance Concepts and Principles • Lessons learned from actual incidents and incident management training and exercises • Recognized best practices across jurisdictions and functional disciplines Session 17

6. Emergency management/response personnel • Federal, State, territorial, tribal, sub-state regional, and local governments • Nongovernmental organizations • Private-sector organizations • Critical infrastructure owners and operators • All other organizations and individuals who assume an emergency management role Session 17

7. NIMS Document Revision and Updating • NIMS document will be reviewed on a 2-year cycle and revised • DHS Secretary responsible for publishing revisions and modifications to NIMS-related documents Session 17

8. National Integration Center (NIC) • Informational assistance resource • Strategic direction for and oversight of NIMS • Revisions to NIMS document • Compliance Session 17

9. NIC Responsibilities • Administration and Compliance • Standards and Credentialing • Training and Exercise Support • Publication Management Session 17

10. Administration and Compliance • Education and awareness • National-level standards • Documentation and database system • Assessment criteria • National research and development (R&D) agenda Session 17

11. Standards and Credentialing • Standards development organizations (SDOs) • Development and publication of national standards • Reviewing and approving discipline-specific qualification and certification requirements • Establishing a data maintenance system • Coordinating minimum professional certification standards • Facilitating he establishment of standards for the performance, compatibility, and interoperability of incident management equipment and communications systems Session 17

12. Training and Exercise Support • National-level training standards and course curricula • National standards, guidelines, and protocols for incident management training and exercises • Across all jurisdictional levels • Repository for reports and lessons learned from actual incidents Session 17

13. Publication Management • Facilitating the establishment and maintenance of a publication management system • Facilitating the development and publication of standardized templates and materials • Reviewing discipline-specific publication management requirements Session 17

14. NIC Functions • Management and maintenance of NIMS and the NRF • Training curricula guidelines, exercise conduct and evaluation guidance • Institutionalizes training • Respond to all-hazards incidents. • Internal coordination • Training and exercise technical assistance • Lessons learned • HSPD#5 and HSPD#8 Session 17

15. NIC Component Offices • Incident Management Systems Integration (IMSI) • Training and Exercise Integration (TEI) Division • National Exercise Division (NED) • Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) • Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Session 17

16. NIMS Training and Exercise Programs • FEMA’s Five-Year NIMS Training Plan • Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Session 17