What is NIMS?
NIMS is the first-ever standardized approach to incident management and response. Developed by the Department of Homeland Security and released in March 2004, it establishes a uniform set of processes and procedures that emergency responders at all levels of government will use to conduct response operations. Developed by the Secretary of Homeland Security at the request of the President, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) integrates effective practices in emergency response into a comprehensive national framework for incident management. The NIMS will enable responders at all levels to work together more effectively and efficiently to manage domestic incidents no matter what the cause, size or complexity, including catastrophic acts of terrorism and disasters. Federal agencies also are required to use the NIMS framework in domestic incident management and in support of state and local incident response and recovery activities. The benefits of the NIMS system will be signif
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is the first-ever standardized approach to incident management and response. Developed by the Department of Homeland Security and released in March 2004, it establishes a uniform set of processes and procedures that emergency responders at all levels of government will use to conduct response operations. The existing Incident Command System (ICS) and Hospital Incident Command System (HEICS) were incorporated within the NIMS plan, and are complimented by additional system elements. The NIMS enables responders at all levels to work together more effectively and efficiently to manage domestic incidents no matter what the cause, size or complexity, including catastrophic acts of terrorism and disasters.
“…a comprehensive nationwide framework for incident management that will enable responders at all levels to work together more effectively to manage incidents no matter what the cause, size or complexity. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) incorporates best practices currently in use by incident managers at all levels. It was developed through extensive outreach to state, local and tribal officials, the emergency response community and the private sector. It is the national standard for incident management across the various jurisdictions nationwide.” National Response Plan March 2004 >> NIMS is a core set of Doctrine, Concepts, Principles, Terminology, and organizational processes. >>NIMS is applicable to all hazards.
