National incident management system : principles and practice / Donald W. Walsh ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walsh, Donald W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

United States.

Crisis management--United States.

Crisis management.

Internal security--United States.

Internal security.

Emergencies.

Crisis Intervention--organization & administration.

Disaster Planning--organization & administration.

Medical Subjects:

Emergencies.

United States.

Crisis Intervention--organization & administration.

Disaster Planning--organization & administration.

Physical Description:

xvii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2005]

Summary:

This book translates the goals of the original NIMS document from concepts into capabilities, and provides responders with a step-by-step process to understanding and implementing NIMS. Through the use of case studies, readers will gain valuable insight on how to effectively incorporate NIMS into their departments or jurisdictions. As responders are faced with the tasks of reforming training curricula and incorporating NIMS into standard operating procedures, it is essential that they have a practical resource to guide them through the nation's homeland security strategies, as well as to assist them with NIMS implementation in their own locality.

Contents:

About the authors

Foreword / Frank J. Cilluffo

Preface

Section 1. Understanding the national incident management system. 1. Introduction to the national incident management system

2. Integration of the incident command system

3. Command

4. Operations

5. Planning

6. Logistics

7. Finance/administration

8. Information and intelligence function

9. Multiagency coordination systems

10. Public information

11. Preparedness

12. Resource management

13. Communications and information management

14. Supporting technologies

Section 2. Utilizing the national incident management system. 15. The national response plan

16. Putting the NIMS all together

17. Implementation of the NIMS

Appendix A. Homeland security presidential directives

Appendix B. Letter from the Department of Homeland Security

Appendix C. Homeland security terror alert chart

Appendix D. Incident command system (ICS) forms

Appendix E. Participating in the national incident management system : a checklist for NIMS implementation

Appendix F. Planning responsibilities checklist

Appendix G. Answers to wrap-up case studies

Appendix H. Acronym glossary

Appendix I. U.S. Department of Homeland Security NIMS information, training, courses and NIMS certification

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0763730793

OCLC:

57669903