21st Century FEMA Study Course: National Incident Management System (NIMS) - An Introduction (IS-700.a)

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science

• Author: Progressive Management
• ISBN: 9781466188990
• Publisher: Progressive Management
• Publication: July 9, 2011
• Imprint: Smashwords Edition
• Language: English

This Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent training course manual from the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) introduces and overviews the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Describe the intent of NIMS.

2. Describe the key concepts and principles underlying NIMS.

3. Describe the purpose of the NIMS Components including: Preparedness, Communications and Information Management, Resource Management, and Command and Management.

4. Describe the purpose of the National Integration Center.

This course provides a basic introduction to NIMS. It is not designed to replace Incident Command System and position-specific training. The primary audience for this course is individuals with emergency management responsibilities including prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.

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