National Incident Management
System (NIMS)
Workshop
National Logistics Workshop
March 19, 2008
NIMS Changes
• New updated NIMS Document
• New updated National Response
Framework Document
• Rearranged the Components of NIMS
• “Intelligence/Information function”
changed to “Intelligence /Investigation
function”
• Credentialing
Revised Federal Response
Document - NRF
• On September 10, 2007, the Department of
Homeland Security's Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) completed an
extensive review of the National Response
Plan (NRP).
• As a result of this review, the NRP was
renamed the National Response Framework
(NRF), and changes were made to better
align the document with its intended purpose.
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
• Retains the same core principles
contained in the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) by which
first responders from different
jurisdictions and disciplines can work
together to respond to natural disasters
and emergencies, including acts of
terrorism.
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
• Also encourages a higher state of readiness
by drawing a sharper focus on the value of
preparedness activities that can improve
response across all jurisdictions: planning,
organizing, training, equipping, exercising,
and applying lessons learned.
• Mastery of these key tasks supports unity of
effort, and thus our ability to save lives,
protect property, and meet basic human
needs.
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
• INTRODUCTION
– Overview
– Framework unpacked
– Scope
– Response Doctrine
– Part of a Broader Strategy
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
• This National Response Framework (NRF) [or
Framework] is a guide to how the Nation
conducts all-hazards response.
• The term “response” as used in this Framework
includes immediate actions to save lives, protect
property and the environment, and meet basic
human needs.
• The Framework is written especially for
government executives, private-sector and
nongovernmental organization (NGO) leaders,
and emergency management practitioners.
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
• One of the challenges to effective response is the
relatively high turnover and short tenure among
elected and appointed officials responsible for
response at all levels.
• This document is an outgrowth of previous
iterations of Federal planning documents.
• By adopting the term “framework” within the title,
this document is now more accurately aligned
with its intended purpose.
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
• CHAPTER I – ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
– This chapter sharpens the focus on who is
involved with emergency management
activities at the local, tribal, State, and
Federal levels and with the private sector
and NGOs.
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• CHAPTER II – RESPONSE ACTIONS
• This chapter describes what we as a Nation
collectively do to respond to incidents.
• Prepare
• Respond
• Recover
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
CHAPTER II – RESPONSE ACTIONS
•Prepare
•Respond
•Recover
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
• CHAPTER III – RESPONSE
ORGANIZATION
– This chapter explains how we as a Nation
are organized to implement response
actions.
– Key Concepts
– Local Response: Structures and Staffing
– State Response: Structures and Staffing
– Federal Response: Structures and Staffing
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
• CHAPTER IV – PLANNING: A CRITICAL
ELEMENT OF EFFECTIVE RESPONSE
– This chapter emphasizes the importance of
planning and summarizes the elements of
national planning structures.
– The Framework and Planning
– The Value of Planning
– National Preparedness Architecture
– The Federal Planning Structure
– The State, Tribal, and Local Planning
Structure
– Criteria for Successful Planning
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
• CHAPTER V – ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
– This final chapter summarizes the
content and plan for the online NRF
Resource Center
– Supporting Documents
– Effective Date and Framework
Implementation
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
• The National Response Framework is
comprised of:
– Core document
– Emergency Support Function (ESF),
– Support, and Incident Annexes
– Partner Guides.
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
• Emergency Support Function
Annexes group Federal
resources and capabilities into
functional areas that are most
frequently needed in a national
response (e.g., Transportation,
Firefighting, Mass Care).
• Support Annexes describe
essential supporting aspects
that are common to all incidents
(e.g., Financial Management,
Volunteer and Donations
Management, Private-Sector
Coordination).
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• Incident Annexes address the
unique aspects of how we respond
to seven broad incident categories
(e.g., Biological,
Nuclear/Radiological, Cyber, Mass
Evacuation).
• Partner Guides provide ready
references describing key roles and
actions for local, tribal, State,
Federal, and private-sector
response partners.
Revised NIMS Document
• The NIMS document was revised in 2007 to
reflect contributions from stakeholders
around the Nation and lessons learned from
recent incidents.
• The revision focused on clarifying concepts,
issues, and topics within the document
without any major policy changes.
• The document was reorganized to reflect the
linear progression of emergency
management and incident response, and
diagrams and textboxes were added to
increase clarity and highlight key concepts.
What is the National Incident
Management System?
• NIMS provides a systematic, proactive
approach guiding departments and
agencies at all levels of government , the
private sector, nongovernmental
organizations to work seamlessly to
prepare for, prepare for, prevent, respond
to, recover from, and mitigate the effects
of incidents, regardless of cause, size,
location, or complexity, in order to reduce
the loss of life, property, and harm to the
environment
NIMS Document
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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Introduction
Concepts and Principles
Flexibility
Standardization
Overview of NIMS Components
NIMS Components
NIMS Components
• COMMAND AND
MANAGEMENT
• PREPAREDNESS
• RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
• COMMUNICATIONS
AND INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
• SUPPORTING
TECHNOLOGIES
• ONGOING
MANAGEMENT AND
MAINTENANCE
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PREPAREDNESS
COMMUNICATIONS
AND INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
COMMAND AND
MANAGEMENT
ONGOING
MANAGEMENT AND
MAINTENANCE
PREPAREDNESS
• Concepts and Principles
– Unified Approach
– Levels of Capaability
• Achieving Preparedness
– Relationship between NIMS and Other
Preparedness Efforts
– NIMS and its Relationship to the National
Response Framework
– Preparedness Roles
– Preparedness Elements
– Mitigation
COMMUNICATIONS AND
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
• Concepts and Principles
– Common Operating Picture
– Interoperatbility
– Reliability, Suitability, and Portability
– Resiliency and Redundancy
• Management Characteristics
– Standardized Communication Types
– Policy and Planning
– Agreements
– Equipment Standards and Training
COMMUNICATIONS AND
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
• Organization and Operations
– Incident Information
– Communications Standards and Formats
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• Concepts and Principles
– Concepts
– Principles
• Managing Resources
– Identify Requirements
– Order and Acquire
– Mobilize
– Track and Report
– Recover and Demobilize
– Reimburse
– Inventory
COMMAND AND MANAGEMENT
• Incident Command Systems
– Management Characteristics
– Incident Command and Command Staff
– General Staff
– Incident Management Teams
– Incident Complex – Multiple Incident
Management with a Single ICS
Organization
– Area Command
COMMAND AND MANAGEMENT
• Multiagency Coordination Systems
– Definition
– System Elements
– Examples of System Elements
– Primary Functions of Multiagency
Coordination Systems
– Difference Between a Multiagency
Coordination Group and area Command
COMMAND AND MANAGEMENT
• Public Information
– Introduction
– System Description and Components
– Public Information Communications
Planning
• Relationships Among Command and
Management Elements
ONGOING MANAGEMENT AND
MAINTENANCE
• National Integration Center
– Concepts and Principles
– NIMS Revision Process
– NIC Responsibilities
• Supporting Technologies
– Concepts and Principles
– Supporting Incident Management with
Science and Technology
Intelligence/Investigation Function
• Can be a unit within Plans Section
• Can be a Separate General Staff section
• Can be a Group or Branch within
Operations Section
• Can be a member of the Command Staff
• Why do you care? You have to take care
of their needs.
CREDENTIALING
• Major focus for FY 2008
• With NIMS/NRF, there will be Needed
Functional Capabilities
• With each position, there are Core
Competencies & Associated Behaviors
• If you are not qualified already, must meet
those Competencies and Behaviors.
• For training, there will training guidance with
NIMS Core Curriculum.
• Receive CREDENTIALS
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO
LOGISTICANS
• We are considered to be the experts in
ICS
• We don’t own ICS anymore
• ICS is a part of the National Incident
Management System
• Important that you understand NIMS
changes and are capable of talking the
talk
QUESTIONS???
Paul Hannemann
Texas Forest Service
phannemann@tfs.tamu.edu
Ph. 979-458-7344