National Incident Management Systems Course (NIMS)
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- Cover Page – National Incident Management Systems Course
- Syllabus – National Incident Management Systems Course
- Session 1 – Course Introduction, Overview, Definitions and Concepts
- Session 1 – Power Point
- Session 2 – Local, State, and Federal Emergency Management Structures and Systems
- Session 2 – Power Point
- Lab 1 – Emergency Management Site Visit
- Session 3 – National Coordination Mechanisms
- Session 3 – Power Point
- Session 4 – A History of Incident Command and Coordination
- Session 4 – Power Point
- Session 5 – The Incident Command System (ICS)
- Session 5 – Power Point
- Session 6 – Perspectives on Incident Management System
- Session 6 – Power Point
- Lab 2 – Federal Response Plan
- Session 7 – Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 and NIMS Development
- Session 7 – Power Point
- Session 8 – What is the National Incident Management System (NIMS)?
- Session 8 – Power Point
- Session 8 – Handout 1 – FY 2009 NIMS Implementation Objectives
- Session 9 – NIMS Implementation
- Session 9 – Power Point
- Session 10 Midterm Exam
- Lab 3 – FIRESCOPE Incident Command System
- Lab 4 – NIMS Introduction
- Lab 4 – Handout 1 – NIMS Implementation Activities For Hospitals and Healthcare Systems
- Lab 4 – Handout 2 – FACT SHEET: NIMS Implementation For Nongovernmental Organizations
- Lab 4 – Handout 3 – NIMS Implementation Activities for Schools and Higher Education Institutions
- Lab 5 – NIMS Implementation
- Session 11 – NIMS Structure Defined
- Session 11 – Power Point
- Session 12 – National Incident Management Components: Preparedness
- Session 12 – Power Point
- Lab 6 – NIMS Preparedness
- Session 13 – Communications and Information Management
- Session 13 – Power Point
- Session 14 – National Incident Management Components: Resource Management
- Lab 7 – Communications and Interoperability
- Lab 7 – Situation Reports (Sit Rep):
- Drought
- Earthquake
- Flood and Snow
- Hurricane
- Pandemic Flu
- School Shooting
- Terrorist Attack
- Tornado
- Train Derailment
- Typhoon
- West Nile Virus
- Session 15 – National Incident Management Components: Supporting Technologies
- Session 15 – Power Point
- Session 16 – Command and Management
- Session 16 – Power Point
- Session 16 – Handout 1 – Differences between a MAC Group and Area Command
- Lab 8 – Command and Management
- Lab 8 – Case Studies:
- Arlington Pentagon Attack
- Bridge Collapse
- Blizzard
- Flood
- Holly Tornado
- West Coast Tsunami
- Wildfire
- Windstorm
- Session 17 – Ongoing Management and Maintenance
- Session 17 – Power Point
- Session 18 – NIMS Policy and Practical Implications
- Session 18 – Power Point
- Lab 9 – NIMS Practical Implications
- Session 19 – The Federal Role
- Session 19 – Power Point
- Session 20 – Other NIMS Participants
- Lab 10 – NIMS In Practice – Comparing Actual Plans to NIMS
- Lab 10 – Handout 1 – Healthcare
- Lab 10 – Handout 2 – NIMS Implementation
- Lab 10 – Handout 3 – FY09 NIMS Implementation Objectives for Healthcare Organizations
- Lab 10 – Handout 4 – Fact Sheet: NIMS Implementation for Non-Governmental Organizations
- Lab 10 – Handout 5 – Fact Sheet: Private Sector NIMS Implementation Activities
- Lab 10 – Handout 6 – Fact Sheet: NIMS Implementation Activities for Hospitals and Healthcare Systems
- Lab 10 – Handout 9 – Emergency Operations Plan/City of Newport News, VA
- Lab 10 – Handout 10 – Crosswalk of the 2007 & 2008/2009 NIMS Healthcare Activities/Objectives
- Lab 10 – Handout 11 – Wyandotte County Emergency Operations Plan
- Lab 10 – Handout 12 – Baltimore County Government Emergency Operations Plan
- Lab 10 – Handout 13 – Hospital Emergency Operations Plan
- Lab 10 – Handout 14 – University of Kentucky Hospital Emergency Management Plan
- Lab 10 – Handout 15 – Emergency Operations Plan
- Lab 10 – Handout 16 – Hoopa Valley Tribe Emergency Operations Plan
- Lab 10 – Handout 17 – University of Louisville Emergency Operations Plan
- Lab 10 – Handout 18 – Purdue University Integrated Emergency Operations Plan
- Lab 10 – Handout 19 – University of Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan
- Session 21 – NIMS Applied – Governmental and Non-Governmental Actions to Implement NIMS
- Session 21 – Power Point
- Session 22 – Case Study Reading Assignment
- Session 22 – Case Study
- Session 23 – Reviews and Assessments of NIMS
- Session 23 – Power Point
- Lab 11 – NIMS Reviews and Assessments
- Session 24 – Final Exam
- Session 25 – NIMS Tabletop Exercise
- Lab 12 – NIMS in Practice – Measuring NIMS Implementation Progress
