Here are the highlights:
- Retains key concepts and principles of the 2004 and 2008 versions of NIMS.
- Reflects and incorporates policy updates from lessons learned from exercises and real-world incidents and disasters.
- Clarifies the processes and terminology for qualifying, certifying and credentialing incident personnel, building a foundation for the development of a national qualification system.
- Clarifies that NIMS is more than just the Incident Command System (ICS), and that it applies to all incident personnel, from the incident command post to the National Response Coordination Center.
- Describes common functions and terminology for staff in Emergency Operations Centers (EOC), while remaining flexible to allow for differing missions, authorities and resources of EOCs across the nation.
- Explains the relationship among ICS, EOCs and senior leaders/policy groups.
