Welcome to the NIMS Compliance Assistance Support Tool (NIMSCAST)

Welcome to the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Compliance Assistance Support Tool (NIMSCAST). The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) National Integration Center designed the NIMSCAST as the premier self-assessment instrument for Federal, State, tribal, and local government to evaluate and report their jurisdiction's implementation of NIMS.

Beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5 requires Federal departments and agencies to make adoption of the NIMS by State and local organizations a condition for Federal preparedness assistance through grants, contracts, or other activities. The National Integration Center identifies implementation objectives, as contained in the NIMSCAST, to help Federal, State, and local government to determine if they have met the HSPD-5 adoption requirement.

State, Tribal, and Local Government

The 2011 NIMS implementation guidance remains the same as in FYs 2008-2010. State and local NIMSCAST users need to review, update (as appropriate), and save their responses to each implementation metric. Once complete, users will need to "Submit for Rollup" to record your jurisdiction's responses.

Additionally, State, tribal, and local governments following the National Integration Center's NIMS training guidance (ie. Five-Year NIMS Training Plan), can now use NIMSCAST to assess and report on the following NIMS Implementation Objectives pertaining to the following courses: IS-701: NIMS Multiagency Coordination System, IS-702: NIMS Public Information Systems, IS-703: NIMS Resource Management, IS-704: NIMS Communication and Information Management.

Note:

• All established accounts, user permissions and/or rolled-up assessments that were previously entered in the NIMSCAST have been maintained.
• As of June 20, 2008 the NIMSCAST will no longer be collecting responses to the 2005-2006 NIMCAST assessments, data entered into the system will still be available for review via the reporting functions. Ability to change FYs 2007-2009 NIMSCAST data is restricted on a State-by-State basis.

Federal Departments and Agencies

The 2010 Federal NIMSCAST module has not changed and the NIMS implementation guidance, issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on May 20, 2010, is intact. Federal users are encouraged to review and update (as appropriate), to ensure data accuracy. Once complete, federal users should "Submit for Rollup" to record their response.

Additional information concerning NIMS, NIMS implementation, and NIMSCAST can be found on FEMA's NIMS Resource Center. All questions can be directed to the National Integration Center at 202-646-3850 or via e-mail: FEMA-NIMS@dhs.gov.

Public reporting burden for this data collection is estimated to average 5 hours per response. The burden estimate includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and submitting this form. You are not required to respond to this collection of information unless a valid OMB control number is displayed on this form. Send comments regarding the accuracy of the burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to: Information Collections Management, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 20598-3005, Paperwork Reduction Project (1660-0087) NOTE: Do not send your completed form to this address.