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IS-700 Intro to NIMS Flashcards

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Course objectives for IS-700 Intro to NIMS

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This course provides an introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS). At the end of the course, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and a basic understanding of NIMS concepts, principles and components.
More specifically, you will be able to:
Describe and identify thekey concepts, principles, scope, and applicabilityunderlying NIMS.
Describe activities and methods for managing resources.
Describe the NIMSManagement Characteristics.
Identify and describe Incident Command System (ICS)organizational structures.
Explain Emergency Operations Center (EOC)functions,common models for staff organization, and activation levels.
Explain the interconnectivity within the NIMSCommand and Coordination structures: ICS, EOC, Joint Information System (JIS), and Multiagency Coordination Groups (MAC Groups).
Identify and describe the characteristics of communications and information systems, effective communication, incident information, and communication standards and formats.
Note: This course provides a basic introduction to NIMS. It is not designed to replace Incident Command System and position-specific training.

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JIS

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Joint Information System

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MAC

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Multi Agency Coordination

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EOC

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Emergency Operation Center

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ICS

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Incident Command System

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When does NIMS apply?

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NIMS applies to all incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, from planned events to traffic accidents and to major disasters

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NIMS guiding pricinciples

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  1. Flexibility
  2. Standardization
  3. Unity of Effort
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What is Flexibility for NIMS?

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The NIMS guiding principle of flexibility allows NIMS to be scalable from routine, local incidents through those requiring interstate mutual aid up to those requiring Federal assistance.
Flexibility enables NIMS to be applicable to incidents that varywidely in terms ofhazard, geography, demographics, climate, cultural, and organizational authorities.
NIMS components are adaptable to any type of event or incident

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What is Standardization for NIMS?

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The NIMS guiding principle of standardizationsupports interoperability among multiple organizations in incident response.
NIMS defines standard organizational structures that improve integration and connectivity among organizations.
NIMS defines standard practices that allow incident personnel and organizations to work together effectively.
NIMSincludes common terminology, whichenables effective communication.

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What is Unity of Effort for NIMS?

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The NIMS guiding principle of Unity of Effort means coordinating activities among various organizational representatives to achieve common objectives. Unity of effort enables organizations with jurisdictional authority or functional responsibilities to support each other while allowing each participating agency to maintain its own authority and accountability.

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Major components of NIMS Framework?

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  1. Resource management
  2. Command and Coordination
  3. Communications and Information Management
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Resource Management includes 4 Key Activities

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  1. Identifying and typing resources
  2. Qualifying, certifying, and credentialing personnel
  3. Planning for resources
  4. Acquiring, storing, and inventorying resources
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What is NIMS Resource Management?

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During an emergency getting the right resources, to the right place at the right time

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Resource Typing

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Resourcetyping defines and categorizes incident resources by capability.
Resource typing establishes common definitions for capabilities of personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities.
Typing definitions include the following information:
Capability: the resource’s capability to perform its function in one or more of the five mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery.
Category: the function for which a resource would be most useful (e.g., firefighting, law enforcement, health and medical).
Kind: a broad characterization, such as personnel, equipment, teams, and facilities.
Type: a resource’s level of capability to perform its function based on size, power, capacity (for equipment), or experience and qualifications; Type 1 has greater capacity than Type 2, 3, or 4.

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4 main categories of Resource Typing

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  1. Capability:
    the resource’s capability to perform its function in one or more of the five mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery.
  2. Category: the function for which a resource would be most useful (e.g., firefighting, law enforcement, health and medical).
  3. Kind: a broad characterization, such as personnel, equipment, teams, and facilities.
  4. Type: a resource’s level of capability to perform its function based on size, power, capacity (for equipment), or experience and qualifications; Type 1 has greater capacity than Type 2, 3, or 4.
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NIMS Resource Typing Library Tool

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Provides definitions of Resource Typing

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AHJ

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Authority Having Jurisdiction

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The difference between Qualifying, Certifying and Credentialing

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Qualifying: Personnel meet the minimum established standards (including training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific positions.

Certification: recognition from an Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)or a third party that an individual has completed qualification for a position (one example of a third party is an accredited body such as a state licensure board for medical professionals).

Credentialing: documentation – typically an identification card or badge – that identifies personnel and verifies their qualifications for a particular position.

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5 Mission Areas for NIMSs

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  1. Prevention
  2. Protection
  3. Mitigation
  4. Response
  5. Recovery
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Examples of strategies for Resource Management

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Resource management strategies for planners to consider include:
Stockpiling resources
Establishing mutual aid agreements to obtain resources from neighboring jurisdictions
Determining how and where to reassign resources performing non-essential tasks
Developing contracts to acquire resources from vendors
Estimating resource needs is a key activity in resource planning that enables jurisdictions to assess their ability to take a course of action.

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6 Resource Management tasks performed during an incident

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  1. Identify Requirements
  2. Order and Acquire
  3. Mobilize
  4. Track and Report
  5. Demobilize
  6. Reimburse and Restock
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Mutual Aid

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The sharing of resources and services between jurisdictions or organizations.

Mutual aid occurs routinely and is based on the resource needs identified by the requesting organization.

This assistance can range from routine dispatch of resources between local communities up to movement of resources across state lines for large-scale incidents.

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Mutual Aid Agreement

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Mutual aid agreements establish the legal basis for two or more entities to share resources.

Various forms of mutual aid agreements and compacts exist among and between all levels of government in the United States.

These agreements may authorize mutual aid:
Between two or more neighboring communities
Among all jurisdictions within an state
Between States, Territories and Tribal Governments
Between Federal agencies
Internationally
Between government and NGOs and/or the private sector
Among NGOs and/or private sector entities

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NIMS Management Characteristics

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  1. Common Terminology
  2. Modular Organization
  3. Management by Objectives
  4. Incident Action Planning
  5. Span of Control
  6. Incident Facilities and Locations
  7. Comprehensive Resource Management
  8. Integrated Communication
  9. Establishment and Transfer of Command
  10. Unified Command
  11. Chain of Command and Unity of Command
  12. Accountability
  13. Dispatch/Deployment
  14. Information and Intelligence Management
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Unified Command

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Unified Command is used for improved unity of effort in multijurisdictional or multiagency incident management.
Unified Command enables different jurisdictions and organizations to jointly manage and direct incident activities through a common set of incident objectives, strategies and a single incident action plan.
Each partner in the Unified Command maintains authority, responsibility and accountability for its own personnel and other resources, but the members of the Unified Command work together to:
Determine objectives, priorities and strategic guidance
Establish a single system for ordering resources
Execute integrated incident operations
Maximize the use of assigned resources
Because requirements vary based on the location and type of incident, the composition of theUnified Commandstructure adapts to fit the specific incident.

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Public Information Officer (PIO)

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Interfaces with the public, media, and others needing incident information

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Safety Officer

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monitors incident operations and advises theIncident Commander or Unified Command on matters relating to health and safety

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Liaison Officer

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Serves as the incident command’s point of contact for organizations not included in theIncident Command or Unified Command

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IMAT

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Incident Management Assistance Team

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How do IMATs function?

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IMATs ensure that federal activities align with local priorities through participation in Unified Command or a Unified Coordination Group with representatives from local, state, and/or tribal government.
IMATs exist at various levels of government and within the private sector.
Regardless of who owns particular IMATs or their specific missions, IMATs operate using the principles and practices of ICS.
Example: FEMA IMATs deploy to an incident or venue to assist in the identification and provision of Federal assistance, and coordinate and integrate inter-jurisdictional response in support of an affected state or tribe.

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Area Command

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NIMS Command and Control structures

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  1. ICS
  2. Emergency Operations Centers (EOC)
  3. Multi Agency Coordination (MAC) groups
  4. Joint Information System (JIS)
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Are MAC groups on-site or off-site during an emergency?

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Offsite.

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What are MAC groups?

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Multiagency Coordination Groups (MAC Group) are part of the off-site incident management structure of NIMS.
MAC Groups are also sometimes referred to as policy groups.
MAC Group members are typically agency administrators,executives or their designees from stakeholder agencies or organizations impacted by and with resources committed to the incident. The MAC Group may also include representatives from non-governmental organizations such as businesses and volunteer organizations.
During incidents, MAC Groups:*Act as a policy-level body*Support resource prioritization and allocation*Make cooperative multi-agency decisions *Enable decision making among elected and appointed officials and the Incident Commander responsible formanaging the incident.
The MAC Group does not perform incident command functions,nor does it replace the primary functions of EOCs or otheroperations, coordination, or dispatch organizations.

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What is the purpose of JIS?

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JIS integrates incident information and public affairs into a unified organization that provides consistent, coordinated, accurate, accessible, timely and complete information to the public and stakeholders during incident operations.
JIS operates across and supports the other NIMSCommand and Coordination structures: ICS, EOC andMAC Group.

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What are two supporting elements of the JIS?

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  1. Public Information Officer (PIO)
  2. Joint Information Center (JIC)
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What is the information cycle?

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Gathering –> Verifying –>
Coordinating –>
Disseminating –>
back to Gathering ….

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Four principles for Communication and Information Management are

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  1. Interoperability
  2. Reliability, Scalability, and Portability
  3. Resilience and Redundancy
  4. Security
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Interoperability

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