National Incident Management System: Principles and Practice,9780763730796

National Incident Management System: Principles and Practice

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ISBN13: 9780763730796
ISBN10: 0763730793
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Pub. Date: 2005-04-01
Publisher(s): JONES & BARTLETT PUBLISHER, INCORPORATED
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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

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