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Homeland Security ANNOUNCES IMPROVEd RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR national incident management
system
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland
Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), in coordination with the National
Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration
Center, has updated enhanced resource management
tools designed to help incident managers
identify, obtain and track needed resources
during an incident or disaster.
"The skillful management of resources during an
emergency is critical to an effective response
operation," said Michael D. Brown, Under
Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency
Preparedness and Response. "Managers must be able
to communicate clearly with each other regarding
the exact type of equipment, teams or personnel
being requested during emergency situations.
These improved tools also will help federal,
state and local officials ensure that equipment
and teams deployed through the system are
compatible with those of neighboring
jurisdictions that work together through mutual
aid agreements."
The new products include an updated National
Mutual Aid Glossary of Terms and Definitions,
which provides terms for equipment, teams and
personnel used in disasters. Resource Typing
Definitions - II categorizes equipment and teams
by functional grouping and then 'types' or
organizes them according to capability and/or
capacity.
Resource management is a key component of NIMS,
the first-ever national, standardized approach to
incident management and response, which was
developed by Homeland Security Secretary Tom
Ridge at the request of President Bush. NIMS is
managed and maintained by Homeland Security's
NIMS Integration Center. Federal, state and local
officials should use the 120 typed definitions as
they develop or update their inventories of
response assets.
Resource typing establishes common resource
definitions, developed by experts in the
emergency management community, that help make
ordering and dispatching resources during an
incident more efficient and ensure that
responders receive the resources they need during
an emergency or disaster.
An initial 60 typed definitions were released in
March 2004 as part of the National Mutual Aid and
Resource Management Initiative. The new Resource
Typing Definitions - II provides definitions for
and types an additional 60 resources for a total
of 120; the glossary has been updated to include
the additional 60 resources. The glossary and
resource typing definitions may be downloaded at
www.fema.gov/nims/.
The resource definitions were developed by
federal, state, and local experts from the
following disciplines: Animal Health, Emergency
Management, Emergency Medical Fire/Hazardous
Materials, Emergency Medical Services, Health and
Medical, Law Enforcement, Public Works, and
Search and Rescue.
For more information call FEMA the NIMS
Integration Center at 202-646-3850, write the
NIMS Integration Center:
[EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the
NIMS Web page at
www.fema.gov/nims/mutual_aid.shtm.
On March 1, 2003, FEMA became part of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security. FEMA's
continuing mission within the new department is
to lead the effort to prepare the nation for all
hazards and effectively manage federal response
and recovery efforts following any national
incident. FEMA also initiates proactive
mitigation activities, trains first responders,
and manages the National Flood Insurance Program
and the U.S. Fire Administration. ###
October 2004
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