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NIMS C.ompliagce::=Activities <br /> a.- <br /> ,~~i Complete the NIMS Awareness <br /> Course; "National Incident ` <br /> Management N(M ~An <br /> ~~Introduction' 700 <br /> z. Forma y <br /> recog ' e NIMS and adopt <br /> NIMS principles & policies <br /> p; <br /> F <br /> NIMS Compliance Activities Cont. <br /> 3. Establish a NIMS baseline by <br /> determining which NIMS <br /> requirements you already meet. <br /> 4. Develop strategy & timeline for full <br /> implementation of NIMS <br /> 5. Institutionalize the use of the <br /> Incident Command System (ICS) by <br /> all response agencies. <br /> 1. NIMS Awareness Course -Who <br /> should take its <br /> ¦ At first DHS stated: <br /> ? Requirement wdl be met by having individuals responsible for integrating <br /> regional, state and federal emergency management and/or homeland <br /> securityactivilies for theUJurisdictlon/aa8geency complete the course. Each <br /> jurisdictar?agency isresponsible /orfdentifymg those individuals who meet <br /> this criterion and for ensudng compledon."(The document that contained <br /> <br /> . this statement has since been removed from FEtv1A's website) <br /> ¦ Subsequently after questions arose regarding who should take the <br /> course the NIMS Integration Center clarified that <br /> ? As furtherguidance, the NIMS Integration Confer encouraces all <br /> emergency personnel with a direct role fn emergency preparedness, <br /> incident management or response to take the NIMS course by Oct. f, <br /> 2005." <br /> ? They proeeed to provide details on who this should incNde and it covers <br /> basically everyone from your elected officials and EOC personnel on down <br /> to your entry level responders (See Handout). <br /> 7 <br /> <br />