Courses
Group National Incident Management System, An Introduction, IS-700
On February 28, 2003, President Bush issued Homeland Security Directive-5. HSPD-5 directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management Systems (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.
This two hour course introduces NIMS and explains the purpose, principles, key components and benefits of NIMS to include:
- Key concepts and principles underlying NIMS
- Benefits of using ICS as the national incident management model
- When it is appropriate to institute an Area Command
- When it is appropriate to institute a Multi-agency Coordination System
- The benefits of using a Joint Information System (JIS) for public information
- Ways in which NIMS affects preparedness
- How NIMS affects how resources are managed
- The advantages of common communication and information management systems
- How NIMS influences technology and technology systems
- The purpose of the NIMS Integration Center (NIC)
PO Box 75 - Lodi, WI 53555 - Phone: (608) 592-2511 - Fax: (608) 592-2513