Provide an overview of NIMS Compliance
Assistance Support Tool (NIMSCAST)
features and capability.
Review current participation by States
and Territories, Locals, and Tribal Nations
Audit guidance
Enables State, Local, and Tribal
jurisdictions to self-assess
Timeline:
1/2005: Initial NIMSCAST software released
4/2007: FY2007 - 29 Implementation Objectives
6/2008: FY2008 - 27 Implementation Objectives
4/2009: FY2009 - 28 Implementation Objectives
NIMSCAST is currently available on the
FEMA website at www.fema.gov/nimscast.
Accounts are Jurisdiction Based
Assessment Data is tied to Account, not
the user
Users can be removed and reassigned
Data remains in system
Hierarchical Account Organization
FEMA Region
State
COG
County
City
Department or Organization
Permission defines relationship to
account
Administrator
Adds, Edits, Deletes user
permissions; controls access
Rolls-up assessments
Creates Sub accounts
Saves/edits response to questions
Permission defines relationship to
account
Standard- Saves/Edits response
questions
Read Only - view assessments
response via reports
Read Only with Inheritance - on
hierarchy starting at account granted
Sample Implementation Activity
User e-mail address acts as unique ID
Demo
www.fema.gov/nimscast
Assessments
Summary/Comprehensive
Corrective Action Plans
Implementation Objective Progress
Surviving an Audit
First DON’T PANIC we are here for you!
Next review the NIMSCAST audit Toolkit.
This Toolkit contains everything you will need
to survive your audit.
This toolkit provides planning guidance that can be
incorporated into existing NIMS implementation
plans to meet NIMS and NIMSCAST regulations.
This toolkit is designed to provide emergency
management professionals basic information about
NIMS implementation and compliance.
The Checklist
Adoption
Planning
Training
Exercise
Communications Information Management
Resource Management
Incident Command System
Multi-Agency Coordination
Public Information System
The Checklist
Adoption
Adopt the National Incident Management
System (NIMS)
Designate and maintain a single point of
contact
Ensure that Federal Preparedness Awards to
State/Local Departments/Agencies support all
required NIMS compliance objectives
Audit agencies and review organizations
should routinely include NIMS compliance
requirements in all audits
The Checklist
Planning
Revise and update plans
Participate in and promote interagency
mutual-aid and assistance agreements
Include preparedness organizations and
elected and appointed officials in the
development of emergency operations plans
Make sure functional needs and whole
community information is covered in all plans
The Checklist
Training
Complete Awareness Training courses IS-700:
NIMS: An Introduction, ICS-100 Introduction to ICS,
ICS-200
Complete Intermediate ICS 300 course or
equivalent, for all appropriate mid-management
personnel
Complete the Advanced ICS 400 course or
equivalent, for all appropriate senior level
personnel
Complete the Awareness IS-800.B: National
Response Framework
Training records are on file of all training
NIMS Training
The Checklist
Exercise
Incorporate NIMS/ICS into internal and external
local, regional, and state emergency management
training and exercises
Plan for and/or participate in an all-hazards
exercise program Plan for and/or participate in an
all-hazards exercise program
Incorporate corrective actions
Records are on file of all exercises with
corrective action plans
The Checklist
Communications Information
Management
Apply common and consistent
terminology
Utilize systems, tools, and processes to
present consistent and accurate
information
The Checklist
Resource Management
Inventory response assets to conform to NIMS
National Resource Typing Definitions
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/
Ensure interoperability
Utilize response asset inventory for
intrastate/interstate mutual aid
requests
Credentialing
The Checklist
Resource Management
Resource Management
Resource Typing
Resource typing is categorizing, by capability, the resources requested, deployed, and used in
incidents. Measurable standards identifying resource capabilities and performance levels serve
as the basis for categories. Resource users at all levels use these standards to identify and
inventory resources. Resource kinds may be divided into subcategories to define more precisely
the capabilities needed to meet specific requirements.
Tier 1 Resource Typing Definitions:
Animal Health Emergency [5/05] (PDF 1.8MB, TXT 20KB)
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) [3/09] (PDF 2.0MB, TXT 43KB)
Fire and Hazardous Materials [7/05] (PDF 192KB, TXT 37KB)
Incident Management (IM) [7/05] (PDF 2MB, TXT 56KB)
Law Enforcement [7/07] (PDF 291KB, TXT 37KB)
Mass Care (Coming Soon)
Medical and Public Health [3/08] (PDF 462KB, TXT 29KB)
Pathfinder Task Forces [5/07] (PDF 31KB, TXT 6KB)
Public Works (PW) [5/05] (PDF 2.8MB, TXT 101KB)
Search and Rescue (SAR) [11/05] (PDF 235KB, TXT 66KB)
Resource Management
The Checklist
ICS
Manage all incidents/ planned events in
accordance with ICS organizational structures,
doctrine and procedures.
The Checklist
Multi-Agency Coordination
Coordinate and support emergency management
and incident response objectives through the
development and use of integrated MACS
The Checklist
Public Information Systems
Institutionalize, within the
framework of ICS, Public
Information and Joint
Information
Ensure that Public
Information procedures and
processes can gather, verify,
coordinate, and disseminate
information during an
incident/planned event.
NIMSCAST Point of Contact
Melanie Moss – Planner II
512-424-7054
Melanie.Moss@DPS.Texas.Gov
Gabriela Stermolle– Planner II
512-424-5989
Gabriela.Stermolle@DPS.Texas.Gov