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MUST Do’s!!!!  Mandatory training requirements from HHS /NDMS in order to be deployable

Before you can deploy you must have IS 100, 200, 700, 800.B COMPLETED or you will be denied participation!

Here are the links for NIMS / ICS web based training. Please complete these ASAP.

• IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System, I-100
• IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
• IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
• IS-800.B National Response Framework, An Introduction
• IS-1900 NDMS Federal Coordinating Center Operations Course

NIMS / ICS – Many people are new to NDMS/DMAT and the many acronyms used in our system. Below you will find some information to help you understand what is being talked about here.

• NIMS - stands for National Incident Management System.
• ICS is Incident Command System.

What is NIMS?

NIMS is the first-ever standardized approach to incident management and response. Developed by the Department of Homeland Security and released in March 2004, it establishes a uniform set of processes and procedures that emergency responders at all levels of government will use to conduct response operations.

Developed by the Secretary of Homeland Security at the request of the President, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) integrates effective practices in emergency response into a comprehensive national framework for incident management.

The NIMS will enable responders at all levels to work together more effectively and efficiently to manage domestic incidents no matter what the cause, size or complexity, including catastrophic acts of terrorism and disasters.

Federal agencies also are required to use the NIMS framework in domestic incident management and in support of state and local incident response and recovery activities.
The benefits of the NIMS system is significant:

What is the Incident Command System (ICS)?

ICS is a standardized on-scene incident management concept designed specifically to allow responders to adopt an integrated organizational structure equal to the complexity and demands of any single incident or multiple incidents without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries.

In the early 1970s, ICS was developed to manage rapidly moving wildfires and to address the following problems:

In 1980, federal officials transitioned ICS into a national program called the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS), which became the basis of a response management system for all federal agencies with wildfire management responsibilities. Since then, many federal agencies have endorsed the use of ICS, and several have mandated its use.

An ICS enables integrated communication and planning by establishing a manageable span of control. An ICS divides an emergency response into five manageable functions essential for emergency response operations: Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance and Administration. Figure 1 shows a typical ICS structure 

Use the links to complete the required training for the Team.  You have the option of completing it on line (See next page for EMI in the web based training area) or we hope to begin classes in February to have monthly classes in 4 – 6 hour blocks to complete the training for those with limited access to computers or the internet.