Running Head: FEMA Training 1
Reflection
FEMA Training Reflection
Student Name
Course Name
Name of University
Due Date
, FEMA Training Reflection 2
The threat of disaster level events is a constant concern for the United States (U.S.)
government and the citizens of this country. To mitigate some of the anxiety surrounding these
threats; considerable time, effort and funding has been spent to make sure that when disaster
response services are needed they can be provided in a way that is both timely and effective.
The nature, size, and frequency of these incidents may vary; but a standard, unified approach to
crisis management can still help streamline disaster response. In FEMA’s training course, ICS
100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, it is explained that the current approach that
the
U.S. uses is called the National Incident Management System (NIMS), a system which uses the
Incident Command System (ICS) in conjunction with a system for Resource Management and
for Communications and Information Management to respond to all domestic incidents
including both terrorism and natural disasters.
There are many parts of NIMS and ICS that appeal to me because of my time both as an
active duty Marine and then later as a civilian Marine. Some of the core characteristics such as
chain of command, common terminology and modular organization are strategies that I have
seen work in exercises with just my own people, when working with other organizations within
the Marine Corps and even working with other armed services and foreign military personnel.
These principles do actually work in practice and allow for benefits such as streamlined
communication, less confusion over orders and expectations and operation scaling. Further
focusing on ICS and the command and coordination part of NIMS, the way that the roles are
delegated between the Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs), Multi-agency Coordination
(MAC) Groups, and the Joint Information System (JIS) (FEMA: Emergency Management
Institute, 2018, pg.62) are also very reminiscent of a military organization.
Reflection
FEMA Training Reflection
Student Name
Course Name
Name of University
Due Date
, FEMA Training Reflection 2
The threat of disaster level events is a constant concern for the United States (U.S.)
government and the citizens of this country. To mitigate some of the anxiety surrounding these
threats; considerable time, effort and funding has been spent to make sure that when disaster
response services are needed they can be provided in a way that is both timely and effective.
The nature, size, and frequency of these incidents may vary; but a standard, unified approach to
crisis management can still help streamline disaster response. In FEMA’s training course, ICS
100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, it is explained that the current approach that
the
U.S. uses is called the National Incident Management System (NIMS), a system which uses the
Incident Command System (ICS) in conjunction with a system for Resource Management and
for Communications and Information Management to respond to all domestic incidents
including both terrorism and natural disasters.
There are many parts of NIMS and ICS that appeal to me because of my time both as an
active duty Marine and then later as a civilian Marine. Some of the core characteristics such as
chain of command, common terminology and modular organization are strategies that I have
seen work in exercises with just my own people, when working with other organizations within
the Marine Corps and even working with other armed services and foreign military personnel.
These principles do actually work in practice and allow for benefits such as streamlined
communication, less confusion over orders and expectations and operation scaling. Further
focusing on ICS and the command and coordination part of NIMS, the way that the roles are
delegated between the Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs), Multi-agency Coordination
(MAC) Groups, and the Joint Information System (JIS) (FEMA: Emergency Management
Institute, 2018, pg.62) are also very reminiscent of a military organization.
