NIMS Compliance
is an absolute must for any department trying to get funding from
the the federal government. Many of the components outlined in
the NIMS handbook are addressed by using OnSite ERT. The six main
components to NIMS are:
-
Command
& Management (Includes need for Multi-Agency Coordination
Systems)
- Preparedness
- Resource
Management
- Communications
& Information Management
- Supporting
Technologies
- On-going
Management & Maintenance
Some of the
key NIMS statements included within these components are:
- "Maintaining
an accurate and up-to-date picture of resource utilization is
a critical component of domestic incident management".
- "Effective
information management enhances incident management and response
and helps insure that crisis decision-making is better informed".
- "Resource
Tracking. Supervisors must record and report resource status changes
as they occur".
- "Technology
and technological systems provide supporting capabilities essential
to implementing and continuously refining NIMS. These include
voice and data communication systems, information management systems,
and data display systems. Also included are specialized
technologies that facilitate ongoing operations and incident management
activities in situations that call for unique technology-base
capabilities".
- Management
Information Systems. Used to collect, update and process data;
track resources; and display their readiness status. These tools
enhance information flow and provide real-time data in a faced
paced environment where different jurisdictions and functional
agencies managing different aspects of the incident life cycle
must coordinate their efforts. Examples include geographic
information systems (GIS), resource tracking systems,
transportation tracking systems, inventory management systems
and reporting systems".
OnSite ERT uses
radio tags to track and located personnel and equipment at the scene
of an emergency. By utilizing OnSite ERT at the scene of these emergency
incidents, a department can satisfy many of the NIMS Components.
OnSite ERT address these components by:
- Providing
Command detailed information on who & what are on scene
- The auto-detection
capability of OnSite ERT is a preparedness measure.
- OnSite ERT
Tracks anyone and anything wearing a radio tag
- Providing
CRITICAL information to the Resource Manager and Incident Commander
through wireless communication.
- All of this
technology significantly supports Incident Operations.
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