National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training and EducationCity of Dubuque
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August 8, 2022
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ITEM TITLE: National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training and Education
SUMMARY: Tom Berger, Dubuque County Emergency Management Director will
provide an overview of the National Incident Management System
(NI MS) training and education for policy makers and elected officials.
SUGGESTED
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
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Work Session on National Incident Management City Manager Memo
System (NI MS) Training - MVM Memo
2022-0808 NIMS ICS Presentation City Council Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Work Session on National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training
DATE: August 4, 2022
Public Health Director Mary Rose Corrigan is submitting information to the City Council
for the work session on National Incident Management System (NIMS) training and
education for policy makers and elected officials.
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Director
Tom Berger, Dubuque County Emergency Management Director
Amy Scheller, Fire Chief
Jeremy Jensen, Police Chief
EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS
PRESENTATION
Dubuque City Council Work Session
Monday, August 8,2022
CITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
PLANNING COMMITTEE
• Mary Rose Corrigan, Health Services Specialist
• Jeremy Jensen, Police Chief
• Amy Scheller, Fire Chief
• Tom Berger, Dubuque County Emergency Management Coordinator
• Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK (NRF)
• National Response
Framework (NRF) -
aligns plans at all levels
and provides the broad
response doctrine.
• Emphasizes
partnerships
Federal Government Last Resort'.
State Government Provides Support
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Local Government First Response!
Individuals and Private Nongovernmental �
Households Sector Organizations
NIMS: NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
• Legal basis -Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-5) and
Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-8)
• Establish a unified and coordinated national approach including all
levels of government, private sector and non -governmental agencies.
• Includes prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery
• Align all levels of government
A comprehensive, nationwide, systematic
approach to incident management, including
the command and coordination of incidents,
resource management, and information
management
9 Only the IGS
• Only applicable to certain emergencylincident
response personnel
a A static system
A set of concepts and principles for all threats,
hazards, and events across all mission areas A response plan
(Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response,
Recovery)
Scalable, flexible, and adaptable, used for all I # Used only during large-scale incidents
incidents, from day-to-day to large-scale
Standard resource management procedures
that enable coordination among different A resource -ordering system
Jurisdictions or organizations
Essential principles for communications and I communications plan
information management
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS)
• A standardized, on -scene, all hazards incident management concept
Operations
Section
Planning
Section
Incident
Commander
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Logistics
Section
Finance/ Admin
Section
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS)
Using management best practices, ICS helps to ensure:
• The safety of responders and others.
• The achievement of tactical objectives.
• The efficient use of resources.
ICS BENEFITS
• Meets the needs of incidents of any kind, size, or
complexity.
• Allows personnel from a variety of agencies to meld
rapidly into a common management structure.
• Provides logistical and administrative support to
operational staff.
• Is cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts.
14 FOUNDATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
COORDINATION UNDER NIMS/ICS
• Common Terminology
• Management by Objectives
• Manageable Span of Control
• Comprehensive Resource Management
• Establishment and Transfer of Command
• Chain of Command and Unity of Command
• Dispatch/Deployment
14 FOUNDATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
COORDINATION UNDER NIMS/ICS
• Modular Organization
• Incident Action Planning
• Incident Facilities and Locations
• Integrated Communications
• Unified Command
• Accountability
• Information and Intelligence Management
EOCS: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS
• Physical or virtual
• Staff, Stakeholders and partners
gather
• Provide support for an incident
• Coordinate requests from state and
federal governments
• Fire Training Center is City/County
EOC
EOC FUNCTIONS
• Collecting, analyzing, and sharing information.
• Supporting resource needs and requests, including allocation
and tracking.
• Coordinating plans and determining current and future needs.
• Coordinating plans to support the Incident Command.
• In some cases, providing coordination and policy direction.
EOC ICS STRUCTURE
• EOC Set up similar to the ICS with ESF support
• Unified Command System
• Operations and Command/Control
• Logistics
• Planning
• Finance/Administration/Policy Group
• Public Information
JOINT INFORMATION SYSTEM (JIS)
• Coordinate interagency messaging
• Develop public information plans and strategies
• Control rumors and inaccurate information
• Establish a Joint Information Center (JIC) if needed (physical
location for PIO)
PLANNING P
Interconnectivity of NIMS Command and
Coordination
On -scene Multiagency
Coordination ,
Incident
Command
/ Unified
Command As the incident grows\\\
and transitions,
additional coordination
occurs off scene `
Liaison
Officer
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Off -scene Multiagency
Coordination for Incident Support
MAC
Requests and Groups
Information
Incident
Command/
Unified
Command
Support and
Coordination)
Jurisdictional
EOCs
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Dispatch
Centers
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(JIC)
ROLE OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL
• Established in Iowa Code 372.14
• Established in City Code
• Mayor Pro Tem fulfills the office of Mayor if unavailable
• Report to the EOC and participate in the Policy/Admin Group
• Includes City Manager, Legal, Human Resources, Other
Elected Officials /Jurisdictions
RECOMMENDED TRAINING FOR COUNCIL
• FEMA Independent Study Course
• NIMS IS-700.B An Introduction to the National Incident
Management System
• https://training.fema.aov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-
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POLICY AND ADMIN GROUP
REPONSIBILITIES
• Ensuring the safety of the citizens and protection of property
• Ensuring the continuity of government
• Activating specific legal authorities (disaster declarations,
evacuations, state of emergency, or other protective actions)
• Coordinating with the PIO to keep the media and public
informed
POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION GROUP
REPONSIBILITIES
• Requesting assistance from State agencies through the EOC
• Resolving any resource allocation conflicts
• Coordinating with other Sr. Officials &whole community
partners
• Participating in a Multiagency Coordination Group (MAC)
(EOC Policy Group)
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLAN
• Aligns with the state and federal response plans
• Provides amulti-hazard approach to respond to incidents
and disasters
• Provides framework with each department or agency having
additional, more specific response plans.
• Required to be updated and submitted to the state
• Impacts federal and state funding for disasters.
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLAN - ESPS
• Emergency Support Functions
• ESF 1 -Transportation
• ESF 2 -Communications
• ESF 3 - Public Works
• ESF 4 -Fire
• ESF 5 - Emergency Management
• ESF 6 - Mass Care, Emergency
Assistance, Housing and Human
Services
• ESF 7 - Resource Management
• ESF 8 - Public Health & Medical
• ESF 9 - Search and Rescue
• ESF 10 -Hazardous Materials
• ESF 11 - Agricultural
• ESF 12 - Energy
• ESF 13 - Public Safety & Security
• ESF 14 - Recovery
• ESF 15 - Public Information
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLAN
• Overarching plan with broad guidance
• Each agency, department or organization have more detailed plans to fulfill the
mission of the assigned ESF
FUTURE INITIATIVES
• Update Continuity of Operations Plans for city departments -
August Leadership Team meeting
• Train leadership team and department heads in NIMS and ICS
• Conduct an EOC exercise to a high wind event in the Spring of
2023
• Provide Intermediate Incident Command Class (ICS300) to
command staff in the police department, fire department, and
health services -June 2023
FUTURE INITIATIVES
• Provide Advanced Incident Command Class (ICS400) to
command staff following up on the ICS 300 class -September
2023
• Look for new software to facilitate EOC operations, resource
management and to assist in developing Incident Action Plans
• Assessment of current capabilities in the primary and alternate
EOCs.
THANK YOU / QUESTIONS