IS-700.a

National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction

On February 28, 2003, President Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5. HSPD-5 directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents. You can also find information about NIMS at http://www.fema.gov/nims/

Course Overview:
This course introduces and overviews the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.

Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Describe the intent of NIMS.
2. Describe the key concepts and principles underlying NIMS.
3. Describe the purpose of the NIMS Components including: Preparedness, Communications and Information Management, Resource Management, and Command and Management.
4. Describe the purpose of the National Integration Center.

Note: This course provides a basic introduction to NIMS. It is not designed to replace Incident Command System and position-specific training.

Primary Audience:
Individuals with emergency management responsibilities including prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.

Prerequisites:
None

Course Length:
Approximately 4 hours.