National Incident Management Systems

1. National Incident Management Systems Session 21 Slide Deck Session 21

2. Session Objectives • Discuss NIMS Implementation by State and Local Government • Discuss NIMS Implementation by Federal Agencies • Discuss NIMS Implementation by Non-Governmental Organizations Session 21

3. Compliance requirements for State Governments • State Adoption and Infrastructure • Command and Management • Preparedness Planning • Preparedness Training • Preparedness Exercises • Resource Management • Communication and Information Management Session 21

4. Compliance requirements for Local and Tribal Governments • State Adoption and Infrastructure • Command and Management • Preparedness Planning • Preparedness Training • Preparedness Exercises • Resource Management • Communication and Information Management Session 21

5. State and Local Government Actions to Implement NIMS: The Colorado DEM • Compliance • Four Phase Implementation Plan • Phase I – Initial Staff Training • Phase II – Identification of Relevant Plans, Procedures and Policies • Phase III – Modifications of existing Plans, Procedures and Policies • Phase IV – Supporting NIMS Integration Standards Session 21

6. State and Local Government Actions to Implement NIMS: NJOEM • NIMS Overview and Executive Order • Fact Sheet • NIMS training courses and compliance requirements • Links Session 21

7. State and Local Government Actions to Implement NIMS: SCEMD • Introduction and Guidance • What is NIMS? • NIMS Components • NIMSCAST • NIMS Training Requirements • Training • FEMA NIMS Site • ICS Forms • Contact Information • SCEMD Home Session 21

8. Community Services Division of the National Association of Counties • Explanation of NIMS • NIMS Compliance • Sample language for a county ordinance • NIMS training courses and programs • NIMSCAST • Implementing NIMS • Glossary and Links Session 21

9. Federal Agencies • Adopt NIMS • Identify existing or anticipated FY 2005 Federal preparedness assistance programs • Plan for adopting and implementing NIMS • Incorporate the NIMS into Emergency Operations Plans • Point of Contact Session 21

10. Federal Agencies: EPA • NIMS Integration Team (NIT) • Elements for ICS Implementation • Training program • Incident Management Teams (IMT) Session 21

11. Federal Agencies: USDA • Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum • NIMS implemented across all USDA agencies • Transition from their current use of contingency-specific organizational approaches • Management structures be established to implement NIIMS • Homeland Security Staff Session 21

12. Nongovernmental Organizations • Promote Mutual Aid • Maintain NIMS Training • Exercise NIMS • Develop NIMS-based Exercise Program • Identify Corrective Actions • Inventory Response Assets • Use Plain Language Actions to be taken: • Adopt NIMS • Identify a Point of Contact • Use the Incident Command System (ICS) • Support Integrated Multi-Agency Coordination Systems (MACs) • Establish a Public Information System • Revise existing Response Plans Session 21

13. Voluntary agencies, universities, CERT programs and numerous other entities involved in emergency response that have adopted NIMS • American Red Cross • Dutchess County (NY) Chapter • Greater Toledo Area Chapter • Universities • University of Minnesota • University of Georgia’s Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness • Citizen Corps • Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Session 21