Lesson 1: Course Overview (NIMS & ICS Review)
  • NIMS provides the Nation with a standardized framework for incident management.
  • ICS, a part of NIMS, is a management system used to meet the demands of incidents large or small, planned or unplanned.
  • The NIMS Management Characteristics:
    1. Common Terminology
    2. Modular Organization
    3. Management by Objectives
    4. Incident Action Planning
    5. Manageable Span of Control
    6. Incident Facilities and Locations
    7. Comprehensive Resource Management
    8. Integrated Communications
    9. Establishment and Transfer of Command
    10. Unified Command
    11. Chain of Command and Unity of Command
    12. Accountability
    13. Dispatch/Deployment
    14. Information and Intelligence Management