The National Incident Management System (www.nemaweb.org), released by the Department of Homeland Security, has major implications for the fire service and inter-agency operations. Adoption of the ...

WASHINGTON - The National Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration Center has developed guidelines for Incident Command System (ICS) training providers that will help them ensure that the ...

One of the big changes since the 9/11 attacks has been the institution of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) here in the United States. A core portion of NIMS is the Incident Command ...

There is a lot of talk these days about implementing the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and using the Incident Command System (ICS). However, colleges and universities have been slow to ...

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) established by FEMA in 2004 includes the utilization of a standardized approach to managing critical incidents through the use of the Incident Command ...

The events of 9/11 spurred much change throughout the public safety industry in the United States. One major change involved the creation of a national incident management system (NIMS). Its ...

Available from Informed Publishing, the NIMS Incident Command System Field Guide, the first pocket reference to give first responders fast access to information needed for effective incident command, ...

The nation's first responders now can take two new incident command system (ICS) review courses online through the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) Virtual Campus. The new, scenario-based ...

My first attempt at this column began with a list of all my department’s endeavors to obtain the Holy Grail of incident management-the coveted “NIMS compliance.” This included defining the five types ...