Site Index

Questions regarding NIMS should be directed to FEMA-NIMS@dhs.gov or 202-646-3850.

• National Incident Management System Document
• National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation
• NIMS Rollout Materials
• NIMS Components
• NIMS Key Concepts
• Supporting Guides and Documents
• Tools and Training
• Web Links

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation

• About NIMS
• National Integration Center (NIC) Incident Management Systems Integration (IMSI) Division
• Briefings
• NIMS Implementation and Compliance Guidance by Fiscal Year
• NIMS Implementation and Compliance Guidance for Stakeholders
• Frequently Asked Questions
• NIMS Alerts
• NIMS Coordinators
• NIMS Standards
• NIMS Supporting Technology Evaluation Program (NIMS STEP)

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NIMS Rollout Materials

• NIMS Fact Sheet
• NIMS What's New
• NIMS Release FAQs
• NIMS Release Alert
• NIMS Press Release

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NIMS Components

• Preparedness 
• Communication and Information Management
• Resource Management  
• Command and Management  
  • Incident Command System 
  • Multiagency Coordination Systems  
  • Public Information 
• Ongoing Management & Maintenance 

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NIMS Key Concepts

• Credentialing
• Incident Command System Management Characteristics  
• Incident Command System Core Competencies 
• Incident Management Teams
• Interoperability
• Mutual Aid Agreements and Assistance Agreements
• Resource Typing
• Training and Exercises

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Supporting Guides and Documents

• Emergency Responder Field Operating Guide (ERFOG) [08] (PDF ?MB, TXT ?KB) [coming soon]
• FEMA Comprehensive Preparedness Guide, CPG 101 [8/08]
• ICS Core Competencies - Final [9/07] (PDF 2618K, TXT 153K)
• National Emergency Communications Plan
• National Incident Management System (NIMS) Basic Guidance for Public Information Officers (PIOs) [11/07] (PDF 385KB, TXT 40KB)
• National Preparedness Guidelines [9/07] (PDF 560KB)
• National Strategy for Homeland Security [10/07]
• NIMS Appendix A: Resource Typing Examples [12/08] (PDF 513KB)
• NIMS Appendix B: Incident Command System [12/08] (PDF 2419KB)
• NIMS Five-Year Training Plan [2/08] (PDF 529KB, TXT 147KB)
• NIMS Implementation Plan Template for Federal Departments and Agencies (DOC 201KB, TXT 26KB)
• NIMS Recommended Standards List [1/08] (PDF 41KB, TXT 10KB)
• NG 0001: National NIMS Resource Typing Criteria [3/07] (PDF 88KB, TXT 11KB)
• NG 0002: National Credentialing Definition and Criteria [3/07] (PDF 359KB, TXT 9KB)
• NG 0004: National Incident Management System (NIMS) Communications and Information Management Standards [1/08] (PDF 50KB, TXT 14KB)
• NG 0005: National Incident Management System (NIMS) Preparedness and Incident Management Standards [1/08] (PDF 270KB, TXT 5KB)
• NG 0006: General Standards Overview [7/08] (PDF 67KB, TXT 13KB)
• Proclamation Implementing the NIMS, Pennsylvania [12/04] (PDF 715KB, TXT 3KB)
• Sample NIMS Executive Order - California (TXT 4KB)
• STEP Program Guide [7/08] (PDF 577KB)
• STEP Fact Sheet [10/08] (PDF 918KB)

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Tools and Training

• Forms/Job Aids, Tools & Templates
• NRF Integrated Emergency Management Course
• NIMS Five-Year Training Plan
• NIMS Courses
• NIMS-Related Online Courses
  • IS-100.a - Introduction to the Incident Command System
  • IS-100.HC - Introduction to the Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals
  • IS-100.LEa - Introduction to the Incident Command System for Law Enforcement
  • IS-100.PWa - Introduction to the Incident Command System for Public Works Personnel
  • IS-100.SCa - Introduction to the Incident Command System for Schools
  • IS-200.a - ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
  • IS-200.HC - Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations
  • IS-700.A - National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
  • IS-701 - NIMS Multiagency Coordination System
  • IS-702 - NIMS Public Information Systems
  • IS-703 - NIMS Resource Management
  • IS-706 - NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid, An Introduction
  • IS-800.B - National Response Framework, An Introduction
• Smart Practices and Lessons Learned
  • Emergency Dispatch in Alameda County, CA [8/08] (PDF 482KB, TXT 12KB)
  • Responder Authentication [8/08] (PDF 464KB, TXT 16KB)
  • Houston Regional Information Sharing [8/08] (PDF 480KB, TXT 13KB)
  • Los Angeles Regional Interoperability [7/08] (PDF 1000KB, TXT 17KB)

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Web Links

• DHS SAFECOM
• Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
• ICS Resource Center
• FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
• Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
• National Domestic Preparedness Consortium
• National Response Framework Resource Center
• U.S. Fire Administration National Fire Academy (USFA)
• USFA Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) Technical Assistance Program

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