Slide show depicting the U.S. National Incident Management System (NIMs) Command and Management System

1. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (NIMS) COMMAND AND
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Week 6 Assignment

2. CONTENT
• Overview of NIMS Command and Management System
• Incident Command System
• Multiagency Coordination System
• Public Information
• Incident Command
• Staff Functions
• Mutual Support
• The Importance Of Using These Systems
• References
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3. OVERVIEW OF COMMAND AND
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Command and Management System
Preparedness Resource Management Communications and Information
Management
Incident Command System
Multiagency Coordination Systems
Public Information
(FEMA, 2014)
• Preparedness, Communications and Information Management, and Resource Management are key components of
NIMS and together they provide a framework for effective management during incident response.
• The three elements of incident management are Incident Command System, Multiagency Coordination Systems
and Public Information.

4. INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEM
• Incident Command System
• Standardized, all hazards incident management approach.
• Common Organizational Structure allows for:
• Integration of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications.
• Provides for:
• A coordinated response among various jurisdictions, functional agencies and private organizations.
• The safety of responders and others.
• The achievement of tactical objectives.
• The efficient use of resources.
• It is based on fourteen proven management characteristics.
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5. MULTIAGENCY
COORDINATION SYSTEMS
• Multiagency Coordination Systems
• Provides a process that:
• Provides an efficient and effective mechanism
for multiple levels of government and private
organizations to work together.
• Defines business practices and provides
standard operating procedures, processes, and
protocols for agencies to coordinate their
actions.
• Provides support, coordination, and assistance
with policy-level decisions directly to the ICS
command structure managing a
disaster/incident.
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6. PUBLIC INFORMATION I
• Public Information
• Consists of the processes, procedures, and systems required in order to:
• Communicate timely, accurate, and accessible information on the incident’s cause, size, and current
situation
• Directly to the public, responders, and additional stakeholders.
• Must be coordinated and integrated across jurisdictions, agencies, and organizations
• This includes Federal, State, tribal, and local governments
• Nongovernmental organizations and the private sector.
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7. PUBLIC INFORMATION II
• Public Information Officer
• Supports the incident command structure as a member of the Command Staff.
• Able to create coordinated and consistent messages by:
• Identifying key information that needs to be communicated to the public.
• Crafting clear and easily understood messages.
• Prioritizing messages to ensure timely delivery of information.
• Verifying the accuracy of information prior to dissemination.
• Disseminating messages using multiple means.
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8. PUBLIC INFORMATION III
• Joint Information System (JIS)
• Provides the mechanism to organize, integrate, and coordinate information.
• Ensure timely, accurate, accessible, and consistent messaging across multiple jurisdictions with nongovernmental
organizations and the private sector.
• Includes the plans, protocols, procedures, and structures used to provide public information.
• Joint Information Center (JIC)
• A central location that facilitates operation of the Joint Information System.
• Personnel with public information responsibilities execute information, crisis management and public affairs
functions.
• JICs may be established at various levels of government or at incident sites
• Can be components of Multiagency Coordination Systems.
• A single JIC location is preferable, but virtual or multiple JIC locations can be established.
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9. INCIDENT COMMAND I
• An Incident Command organization typically includes the
following personnel:
• Public Information Officer
• Responsible for interfacing with the public and media and/or with
other agencies with incident-related information requirements.
• Safety Officer
• Monitors incident operations and advises the Incident
Commander/Unified Command on all matters relating to
operational safety.
• Liaison Officer
• Point of contact for representatives of other governmental
agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.
• Additional Command Staff positions may be added
depending upon incident scope and requirements.
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10. INCIDENT COMMAND II
• The General Staff includes a group of incident management personnel organized according
to function that report directly to the Incident Commander.
• The General Staff has a chain of command that consists of the Operations Section Chief,
Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section Chief.
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11. STAFF FUNCTIONS
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12. MUTUAL SUPPORT
• According to DHS, the overwhelming majority of emergency incidents can be handled by a single
jurisdiction at the local level.
• The occasional challenges our Nation faces are far greater than the capabilities of any one community or
State can handle on its own.
• Disaster / incident responses will be managed via NIMS.
• NIMS is the most efficient and effective method to respond to a disaster / incident.
• Domestic incident management operations may rely on emergency responders from multiple jurisdictions.
• Personnel and equipment from other states and the federal government.
• This will require effective and efficient coordination across a broad spectrum of organizations.
• The success of the operations will depend on the ability to mobilize and effectively utilize resources.
• These resources must come together in an organizational framework that is understood by everyone.
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(DHS, 2008)

13. IMPORTANCE OF NIMS
• NIMS was developed by the Department of Homeland Security in 2004
• It enables first responders at all jurisdictional levels and disciplines to work together more effectively and efficiently.
• In FY 2006, federal funding for state, local and tribal preparedness grants were dependent upon compliance with NIMS.
• NIMS provides:
• A consistent, flexible and adjustable national framework.
• Government and private entities at all levels can work together to manage domestic incidents.
• A set of standardized organizational structures and requirements for processes, procedures and systems to effectively optimize
interoperability among jurisdictions.
• The Command and Management System is essential to ensuring a successful response to a natural disaster
or manmade incident.
• “When we fail to work as a team, we fail our citizens and what NIMS is is a system to provide a
framework for all of the team to work together towards common goals.” – Craig Fugate
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(FEMA, 2008; Gerber, 2007)

14. REFERENCES
• Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2016). National Disaster Recovery
Framework. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/national-disaster-recovery-
framework-0
• Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2014). FEMA Training: NIMS Command
and Management. Retrieved from https://training.fema.gov/nims
• Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2008).National Incident Management
System. Retrieved from https://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMS_core.pdf
• Gerber, B. (2007). Disaster Management in the United States: Examining Key Political
and Policy Challenges. doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0072.2007.00217.x
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2015). National Preparedness Goal. Retrieved
from https://www.fema.gov/national-preparedness-goal
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