National Incident Management System: Principles and Practice

by Walsh, Donald W.; Christen, Hank T.; Miller, Geoffrey T.; Callsen, Christian E., Jr.; Cilluffo, Frank J.; Maniscalco, Paul M.

• ISBN13: 9780763730796
• ISBN10: 0763730793
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: JONES & BARTLETT PUBLISHER, INCORPORATED

Summary

In March 2004, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security implemented the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the country's first-ever standardized approach to incident management and response. While thousands of local, state, and federal agencies have created individual plans to prepare for and respond to emergencies in the past, response agencies nationwide will need to become NIMS compliant in 2005. National Incident Management System: Principles and Practice translates the goals of the original NIMS document from concepts into capabilities, and provides responders with a step-by-step process to understanding and implementing NIMS. Through the use of case studies, readers will gain valuable insight on how to effectively incorporate NIMS into their departments or jurisdictions. As responders are faced with the tasks of reforming training curricula and incorporating NIMS into Standard Operating Procedures, it is essential that they have a practical resource to guide them through the nation's homeland security strategies, as well as to assist them with NIMS implementation in their own locality. The NIMS Compliance Package is now available! Click here for information on this essential package which includes the Instructor's ToolKit CD-ROM and 20 copies of the NIMS student book at a substantial savings! The following sample chapters are available for preview: Chapter 11: Preparedness Chapter 16: Putting the NIMS All Together Are you NIMS compliant? Find out now. -Has every non-emergency department in your jurisdiction conducted ICS introduction courses?-Have your senior executives and elected officials completed the ICS executive level course?-Do your response agencies have formal unified command procedures and utilize unified command during inter-jurisdiction incidents or during incidents with multi-operational functions?-Has your elected body officially adopted the NIMS as a formal emergency management requirement?-Are equipment specifications for all agencies based on NIMS interoperability standards?-Has your jurisdiction planned and implemented a system for a common operational picture (COP) for all-hazard emergencies?-Has your jurisdiction implemented a comprehensive resource management program including resource typing, allocation, tracking, and recovery?-Has your jurisdiction developed a comprehensive all-agency NIMS preparedness program including training, exercises, and personnel qualification and certification?-Has your jurisdiction implemented a standardized framework for interoperable communication and information management?-Does your community and region have a multi-jurisdictional preparedness organization that meets regularly to ensure effective planning, training, and equipping for emergency operations?If you answered "no" to any of these questions, you are NOT compliant with NIMS standards.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	xi
Foreword	xv
Preface	xviii
Section 1: Understanding the National Incident Management System	1	(138)
Introduction to the National Incident Management System	3	(10)
Introduction	3	(1)
Foundations of the NIMS	4	(1)
Concepts and Principles of the NIMS	5	(1)
The Structure of the NIMS	6	(7)
Integration of the Incident Command System	13	(10)
Introduction	14	(1)
Management Characteristics of the ICS	14	(9)
Command	23	(10)
Introduction	23	(1)
Command and General Staff Overview	24	(9)
Operations	33	(14)
Introduction	34	(1)
The Operations Section	34	(8)
Managing the Operations Section	42	(5)
Planning	47	(8)
Introduction	47	(1)
The Planning Section	47	(3)
The Planning Process and the IAP	50	(5)
Logistics	55	(12)
Introduction	56	(1)
Logistics Section	57	(1)
Unified Logistics	57	(1)
Support Branch	58	(1)
Service Branch	59	(1)
Communications Failure Protocol	60	(1)
Push and Pull Logistics	61	(1)
Volunteers and Donations	62	(5)
Finance/Administration	67	(8)
Introduction	67	(1)
The Finance/Administration Section	68	(7)
Information and Intelligence Function	75	(6)
Introduction	76	(1)
Implementation of the Information and Intelligence Function	76	(5)
Multiagency Coordination Systems	81	(12)
Introduction	82	(1)
Multiagency Coordination Entities	82	(1)
What Is an EOC?	83	(4)
Area Command	87	(6)
Public Information	93	(8)
Introduction	94	(1)
Public Information Principles	94	(2)
Joint Information Procedures	96	(1)
Operational Security and Force Protection	97	(1)
Key Points in Implementing a JIS	97	(4)
Preparedness	101	(12)
Introduction	102	(1)
Essential Principles and Concepts of Preparedness	102	(1)
Achieving Preparedness	103	(3)
Training and Exercises	106	(1)
Personnel Qualification and Certification	107	(1)
Equipment Certification	108	(1)
Mutual-Aid Agreements	108	(1)
Mutual-Aid Agreements	108	(1)
Publication Management	108	(1)
Process Overview	109	(4)
Resource Management	113	(10)
Introduction	114	(1)
Concepts and Principles of Resource Management	114	(9)
Communications and Information Management	123	(8)
Introduction	123	(1)
Communications and Information Management	123	(1)
Concepts and Principles of Interoperable Communications and Information Management	124	(2)
Managing Communications and Information	126	(5)
Supporting Technologies	131	(8)
Introduction	131	(1)
Supporting Technologies	132	(1)
Concepts and Principles Related to Supporting Technologies	132	(1)
Supporting Incident Management with Science and Technology	133	(1)
The Department of Homeland Security	134	(5)
Section 2: Utilizing the National Incident Management System	139	(28)
The National Response Plan	141	(12)
Introduction	141	(1)
The NRP and the NIMS	141	(1)
The Organizational Structure of the NRP	142	(1)
The NRP Document	143	(10)
Putting the NIMS All Together	153	(4)
Introduction	153	(1)
Ongoing Management and Maintenance of the NIMS	153	(1)
Responsibilities of the NIMS Integration Center	154	(3)
Implementation of the NIMS	157	(10)
Introduction	157	(1)
The First Steps	157	(1)
NIMS Training	158	(1)
Preparedness Organizations	158	(1)
The NIMS in Daily Activities	159	(1)
NIMS Exercises	159	(3)
Budget Considerations for the NIMS	162	(1)
SWOT Analysis	162	(1)
NIMS Management and Maintenance	162	(1)
Implementation Concepts and Principles	163	(1)
The NIMS Integration Center---An Implementation Tool	163	(4)
Appendix A Homeland Security Presidential Directives	167	(16)
HSPD-5	167	(5)
HSPD-7	172	(6)
HSPD-8	178	(5)
Appendix B Letter from the Department of Homeland Security	183	(6)
Appendix C Homeland Security Terror Alert Chart	189	(1)
Appendix D Incident Command System (ICS) Forms	190	(27)
Incident Briefing	191	(4)
Incident Objectives	195	(1)
Organization Assignment List	196	(1)
Assignment List	197	(1)
Incident Radio Communications Plan	198	(1)
Medical Plan	199	(1)
Incident Operations Plan	200	(1)
Incident Status Summary	201	(4)
Status Change Card	205	(1)
Check-In List	206	(1)
General Message Form	207	(1)
Unit Log	208	(2)
Operational Planning Worksheet	210	(1)
Radio Requirements Worksheet	211	(1)
Radio Frequency Assignment Worksheet	212	(1)
Support Vehicle Inventory	213	(1)
Air Operations Summary	214	(2)
Demobilization Checkout	216	(1)
Appendix E Participating in the National Incident Management System: A Checklist for NIMS Implementation	217	(5)
Establishing the NIMS	217	(1)
Command and Management	218	(1)
Information and Intelligence Functions	218	(1)
Public Information	219	(1)
Preparedness	219	(1)
Resource Management	219	(1)
Communications and Information Management	220	(1)
Supporting Technologies	220	(1)
Ongoing Management and Maintenance	221	(1)
Appendix F Planning Responsibilities Checklist	222	(4)
Appendix G Answers to Wrap-up Case Studies	226	(2)
Appendix H Acronym Glossary	228	(2)
Appendix I U.S. Department of Homeland Security NIMS Information, Training, Courses and NIMS Certification	230	(1)
Glossary	231	(8)
Index	239