NIMS Guide, Tools and Templates

NIMS Guide

What is a NIMS Guide?

A NIMS Guide is a new document developed by the National Integration Center (NIC) Incident Management Systems Division and should be regarded as guidance or clarification; dealing specifically with the way NIMS doctrine or policy is defined or interpreted within a section of the NIMS. The NIMS Guides provide material used to augment and update specific detail elements related to the NIMS Document.

Available NIMS Guides

NIMS Tools And Templates

NIMS Implementation Activities Schedule (PDF 74KB, RTF 5MB)
NIMS Implementation Plan Template for Federal Departments and Agencies (DOC 201KB, TXT 26KB)
This template was developed for use by federal departments and agencies to help ensure that they incorporate the NIMS into their emergency response plans, procedures and policies. However, states as well as local and tribal entities may find this NIMS Implementation Plan Template useful in guiding their own NIMS implementation process.
Executive Order - NIMS, California (TXT 4KB)
This executive order directs the development of a program to integrate the National Incident Management System into the state's emergency management system and the identification of statutes or regulations for elimination or modification to facilitate NIMS implementation. The state's Office of Emergency Services is directed to report on the status of NIMS implementation of the National Incident Management System by June 1, 2005.
Proclamation Implementing the NIMS, Pennsylvania (PDF 715KB, TXT 3KB)
This proclamation mandates that the National Incident Management System be utilized for all incident management in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Sample Executive Order (TXT 3KB)
A Sample Executive Order for designating the NIMS as the basis for all incident management in a State or Commonwealth
NIMS and the FY06 Requirements, January 2006 (PPT 1.5MB, TXT 12KB)
NIMS Document (PDF 5.2MB)