National Incident Management System Overview Briefing Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Implementation NIMS Requirements for States and Local Jurisdictions Carole Cameron November 2005

Homeland Security Presidential Directive – 5  National Incident Management System (NIMS)  A consistent nationwide approach for all levels of government to work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for and respond to domestic incidents  Core set of concepts, principles and terminology for incident command and multi-agency coordination

Homeland Security Presidential Directive – 5 (Continued)  National Response Plan (NRP)  Provides the structure and mechanisms for a comprehensive nationwide approach to domestic incident management  Applicable to all federal departments and agencies that may be involved in responding to an Incident of National Significance.

Homeland Security Presidential Directive – 5 (Continued)  Requires all Federal Departments and Agencies to adopt the NIMS and the NRP  Requires state and local NIMS compliance as a condition for Federal preparedness assistance

What does NIMS look like?  Common incident management doctrine, practices, and principles to plan, protect, respond, and recover  Use of ICS to organize and manage incidents

What does NIMS look like? (Continued)  Response operations capable of expanding to integrate additional, outside resources  Ability to order and track resources using common terminology  Staging and allocation plans for equipment, supplies, and aid  Effective communications among responders, EOCs, and the public

Phased Implementation  FY 2005:  All States self-certified compliance with minimum FY 05 requirements  There were no Local requirements in 2005  FY 2006: October 1, Sept. 30, 2006  States must self-certify by Sept  FY 2007 and out-years:  Update, improve, maintain system  States should leverage federal preparedness funding/resources to support capability building at the State and local levels

FY 2006: State Requirements  Incorporates and builds upon FY 2005 requirements  New Requirements: State Adoption and Infrastructure  Monitor formal adoption of NIMS by tribal and local jurisdictions  Establish a planning process to ensure communication and implementation of NIMS statewide (including local and tribal jurisdictions)  Designate a single POC to coordinate NIMS implementation  Ensure federal preparedness funding is linked to NIMS implementation  Include NIMS implementation in audit reviews of federal preparedness funds  New Requirements: Command and Management  Manage all incidents with ICS  Support incidents through integrated multi-agency coordination systems  Institutionalize (through planning and training) NIMS Public Information System

FY 2006: State Requirements (Continued)  New Requirements: Preparedness Planning  Establish NIMS baseline against FY 05 and FY 06 requirements  Revise and update plans and SOPs to include NIMS and NRP  New Requirements: Preparedness Training  Leverage training facilities to coordinate and deliver NIMS training  IS-800 NRP: An Introduction training  ICS 100 and ICS 200 Training  New Requirements: Preparedness Exercises  Incorporate NIMS into State/regional exercises  Participate in all-hazards exercise program based on NIMS  Incorporate corrective actions into plans and procedures

FY 2006: State Requirements (Continued)  New Requirements: Resource Management  Inventory State response assets using resource typing  Develop state plans for resources in NRP Catastrophic Incident Annex/Supplement  Ensure relevant standards are incorporated into acquisition programs  New Requirements: Communication and Information Management  Apply standardized and consistent terminology (Plain English commands)

FY 2006: Local Requirements  Small and/or rural jurisdictions may benefit from a regional approach to implementation  Requirements: Community Adoption  Formally adopt NIMS  Requirements: Command and Management  Manage all incidents with ICS  Support incidents through integrated multi-agency coordination systems  Communicate public information during an incident through a Joint Information System and Joint Information Center

FY 2006: Local Requirements (Continued)  Requirements: Preparedness Planning  Establish NIMS baseline against FY 05 and FY 06 requirements  Coordinate all federal preparedness funding to implement NIMS  Revise and update plans and SOPs to incorporate NIMS  Participate in and promote intrastate and interagency mutual aid  Requirements: Preparedness Training  IS-700 NIMS: An Introduction training  IS-800 NRP: An Introduction training  ICS 100 and ICS 200 Training

FY 2006: Local Requirements (Continued)  Requirements: Preparedness Exercises  Incorporate NIMS/ICS into all tribal, local, and regional training and exercises  Participate in all-hazards exercise program based on NIMS  Incorporate corrective actions into plans and procedures  Requirements: Resource Management  Inventory community assets using resource typing  Ensure relevant standards are incorporated into acquisition programs  Requirements: Communication and Information Management  Apply standardized and consistent terminology (Plain English commands)

Training: Who needs to take what?  IS-700 NIMS: An Introduction  All personnel with a direct role in emergency preparedness, incident management, or response  IS-800 NRP: An Introduction  All Federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local emergency managers or personnel whose primary responsibility is emergency management  ICS-100: Introduction to ICS  All Federal, State, territorial, tribal, local, private sector and non-governmental personnel at the entry level, first line supervisor level, middle management level, and command and general staff level of emergency management operations  ICS-200: Basic ICS  All Federal, State, territorial, tribal, local, private sector and non-governmental personnel at the first line supervisor level, middle management level, and command and general staff level of emergency management operations

ICS Training The NIMS Integration Center recognizes that many Emergency management/response personnel who have already been trained in ICS do not need retraining if their previous training is consistent with DHS standards (to include ICS courses managed, administered, or delivered by the Emergency Management Institute, the National Fire Academy, FIRESCOPE, the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environment Protection Agency, and the U.S. Coast Guard.)

Training: National Standard Curriculum  Clarifies training requirements  Streamlines the training approval process for recognized courses  Evaluation checklist for NIMS training content to ensure that training courses offered by other agencies or vendors meets the standard “as taught by DHS.”  Required training will be established for all emergency personnel based on roles, responsibilities and assignments during an event.  Specific training will be designated for emergency responders/disaster workers, supervisors, managers, and command and general staff or executives.  Curriculum Guidance is available on the NIMS Web site:

Plain English and ’10’ Codes  The ability to communicate clearly with each other and effectively coordinate response activities, no matter what the size, scope or complexity of the incident.  The ability to work together depends greatly on communication.  10 codes may continue to be used for daily department communications  Incident response communications (during exercises and large-event response) should feature plain English commands  Supports multi-jurisdictional, multi-disciplinary response  Key to interoperability

Credentialing  Documentation to authenticate and verify the certification and identity of designated incident managers and emergency responders.  A National Emergency Responder Credentialing System is currently under development.  The system will be a component of the National Mutual Aid and Resource Management System. The NIMS Integration Center is working closely with existing federal, state, local partners to reach a national consensus on what constitutes acceptable criteria for participation in a multi-jurisdictional response.

Credentialing (Continued)  Certification differs from credentialing: Personnel certification entails authoritatively attesting that individuals meet professional standards. Credentials may be issued as a result of certification through testing or evaluation.  DHS/FEMA will not be issuing credentials: Current credentialing systems are rooted in state licensure statutes and other well established requirements and processes.  The NIMS Integration Center is developing credentialing guidance. Throughout the development process, drafts will be posted on the NIMS Web page for review and comment by interested stakeholders.

The NIMS Integration Center (NIC)  Strategic direction for and oversight of the NIMS and the NRP  Services all federal departments and agencies, as well as State, territorial, local, and tribal jurisdictions  Supports NIMS implementation through:  Mutual Aid, Resource Management, Credentialing  NIMS National Standard Training Curriculum  Standards identification  Guidance and publications  Compliance and evaluation tools (NIMCAST)  NRP: Strategic Direction and Coordination Local Federal State Volunteer Private Sector

The NIMS Integration Center  Projects: NIMS Advisory Committee NACO/ IAEM: Guide for Elected Officials IAFC: Template for Fire Service Intrastate Mutual Aid Coordination with Health and Medical Community NIMS EOP Guidance for States, Locals NIMS Tools and Templates (Executive Order, Federal Plan)  NIMS Communications  NIMS Alerts  NIMS Frequently Asked Questions  NIMS Web Site:

The NIMS Integration Center  Copies of the NIMS document  Call FEMA at , press Option 4, and ask for FEMA 501, National Incident Management System.  Download from NIMS Web site:  Contact the NIC  Ask the NIMS Integration Center:  Call the NIMS Integration Center:  Contact Carole Cameron: