National Incident Management System - NIMS Stakeholders

NIMS Stakeholders

NIMS is applicable to all levels of government, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations who have an active role in emergency management and incident response. Below is a summary of key roles and responsibilities.

• Federal Departments and Agencies: HSPD-5 requires all Federal departments and agencies to adopt NIMS and use it in their individual incident management programs and activities, as well as in support of all actions taken to assist State, tribal, and local governments.

• Tribal, State, and Local Governments:In the vast majority of incidents, State, territorial, tribal, and local government resources and mutual aid and assistance agreements provide the first line of incident response, management, and coordination. NIMS is based on the concept that local jurisdictions retain command, control, and authority over response activities for their jurisdictional areas. HSPD-5 requires adoption of NIMS by State, tribal, and local organizations as a condition for Federal preparedness assistance (through grants, contracts, and other activities).

• Private Sector and Nongovernmental Organizations: The private sector and nongovernmental organizations play valuable roles in helping communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from incidents. All entities that are directly involved in response operations are strongly encouraged to have their response personnel receive NIMS training.

Incident Responders or Stakeholders include: Law Enforcement: Patrol, Supervisors, Accident Investigators/Reconstructionists Fire Department: Fire personnel, Officers, Rescue/Extrication crews, HazMat teams Emergency Medical: Duty personnel, Supervisors, Air Medical crews Tow & Recovery Operators: Light-, Medium-, & Heavy-duty Operators, Supervisors Highway Department: Municipal, County, State DOT, Courtesy Patrol, Tollway Communication: 911 Centers, Traffic Operations Centers, Transportation Management Centers (TMC)