The National Incident
Management System: Top Ten
Questions
Fiscal Year 2010 Initial Grantee Meeting
December 8 – 9, 2010, Santa Monica, California
Larry Borland, Chief of Security,
Academy School District (CO)
Steven McElroy, Director of Security,
Columbus City Schools (OH)
OSDFS Staff
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS)
550 12th Street, S.W., 10th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20202
, Key Question 1
What is NIMS and why do we need it?
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, Key Question 1
NIMS is a comprehensive, national approach
to incident management that is applicable at
all jurisdictional levels and across functional
disciplines. It is intended to:
Be applicable across a full spectrum of
potential incidents, hazards, and impacts,
regardless of size, location or complexity.
Improve coordination and cooperation.
Provide a common standard for overall
incident management.
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, Key Question 1
NIMS lays the groundwork for efficient and
effective responses, from a single agency fire
response to a multiagency, multijurisdictional
natural disaster or terrorism response.
NIMS provides commonality in preparedness
and response efforts that allow diverse
entities to readily integrate during an incident.
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Management System: Top Ten
Questions
Fiscal Year 2010 Initial Grantee Meeting
December 8 – 9, 2010, Santa Monica, California
Larry Borland, Chief of Security,
Academy School District (CO)
Steven McElroy, Director of Security,
Columbus City Schools (OH)
OSDFS Staff
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS)
550 12th Street, S.W., 10th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20202
, Key Question 1
What is NIMS and why do we need it?
2
, Key Question 1
NIMS is a comprehensive, national approach
to incident management that is applicable at
all jurisdictional levels and across functional
disciplines. It is intended to:
Be applicable across a full spectrum of
potential incidents, hazards, and impacts,
regardless of size, location or complexity.
Improve coordination and cooperation.
Provide a common standard for overall
incident management.
3
, Key Question 1
NIMS lays the groundwork for efficient and
effective responses, from a single agency fire
response to a multiagency, multijurisdictional
natural disaster or terrorism response.
NIMS provides commonality in preparedness
and response efforts that allow diverse
entities to readily integrate during an incident.
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