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Resource management.
Command and management.
Ongoing management and maintenance.
b. Context. NIMS serves as the foundation for every element of EM and for the response and recovery to Type 1–5
incidents. NIMS is focused on developing, organizing, and integrating all levels of government and all types of
capabilities during the preparedness, mitigation, and prevention phases while institutionalizing core principles, such as
resource management, Incident Command System (ICS), and Multi-agency Coordination System (MACS), into the
response and recovery operations associated with every incident regardless of cause. NIMS will continue to evolve as
the National Preparedness System established by PPD 8 is phased in. The NRF and other national documents are
predominately focused on employing and integrating Federal capabilities in order to manage large-scale Type 1 and
Type 2 incidents (see fig 2–1 for a review of incident typing).
c. Intent. The intent of the Army EM Program is to develop comprehensive, integrated EM programs at the
equivalent of the local level in order to successfully manage Type 3–5 (Incidents) through the coordinated application
of organic and precoordinated external resources. When emergencies expand beyond the capabilities of the installation
in coordination with local civil jurisdictions and local DOD installations to manage, then EM programs must have the
processes and procedures necessary to request support from DOD and the supported geographic combatant commander
as well as from State and Federal agencies, but it is not the installation which bears the burden to develop the
capabilities for managing a catastrophic Type 1 (Incident). That mission goes to a large swath of Federal and State
agencies and departments and is coordinated through the National Preparedness System and executed through the NRF.
See chapter 18 for an overview of the relevant national response policies and procedures.
d. Requirements. All installations at domestic locations (as defined by chap 1) shall adopt NIMS as described in this
publication per HSPD 5 and the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense memorandum, dated 29 November 2005.
All installations at overseas locations shall adopt NIMS to the greatest extent possible. The principles of NIMS apply
to all locations worldwide, though the specific language or execution varies from country to country.
Note. The term “consistent with NIMS” does not provide justification for failure to complete training requirements, develop
installation EM plans, or meet the requirements stated in this publication. The term “consistent with NIMS” refers to the facts that
(1) DOD as a whole is primarily a Warfighting force, (2) DOD retains control of DOD personnel regardless of mission, assignment,
or function, and (3) DOD personnel are never provided under ICS or MACS as an independent resource to a civil jurisdiction, but
rather as a strike team or task force resource under the leadership and authority of a DOD representative, whether a uniformed
service member or DOD civilian. In this context, NIMS implementation is focused on the installation environment instead of the
Warfighting force as a whole.
8–2. National integration center resources
NIMS is a living document, which is constantly being contributed to by thousands of State, tribal, and local
jurisdictions as well as Federal departments, NGO/FBOs, and private sector contributors. National Integration Center
(NIC), Incident Management Systems Integration Division (formerly known as the NIMS Integration Center), publishes
the standards, guidelines, and compliance protocols for determining whether a Federal, State, tribal, or local government
has implemented NIMS. DHS, through the NIC, manages publication and working in collaboration with other
departments and agencies, develops standards, guidelines, compliance procedures, and protocols for all aspects of
NIMS. Questions regarding NIMS should be directed to FEMA–NIMS@dhs.gov or 202–646–3850. The NIMS
Resource Center is available at http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/index.shtm.
8–3. Phased implementation process
a. Concept. The NIMS is implemented in a four phase implementation process. Different levels of the Army are at
different phases at any one time as it is the responsibility of DOD to provide overarching guidance and then for HQDA
G–34 to develop and publish guidance and direction for subordinate headquarters, which do the same for their
subordinate installations. The 4 phases are—
NIMS Phase I: Adopt NIMS concepts and principles.
NIMS Phase II: Identify relevant plans, policies, and procedures.
NIMS Phase III: Update relevant plans, policies, and procedures.
NIMS Phase IV: Support NIC standards, to include follow-on training, exercises, and program certification.
b. Training. Only Phase I and Phase IV have associated training requirements. As this process began with the
release of NIMS in March 2004, this phased training requirement gave the Federal government time to develop the
Phase IV training curriculum while the State and local agencies were conducting their review and updates to relevant
plans, policies, and procedures (Phase II and III tasks). Although the numerical designations and letter suffixes of these
courses evolve over time, these changes do not absolve the commands from the responsibility to meet the training
requirements identified in this publication. If a command is unsure of whether a new course number meets the
requirements, then the command should request clarification from DAMO–ODP via the appropriate chain of command.
DAMO–ODP will provide additional guidance to align these training requirements with the new “Academy” model
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