Homeland Security in Massachusetts: Training

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Homeland Security in Massachusetts Training
ExerciseOverviewNational Incident Management
System (NIMS)
EOPS Executive Office of Public Safety
Mitt Romney, Governor Kerry Healey, Lt. Governor
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of
Public safety
Robert C. Haas Secretary of Public Safety
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Table of Contents

• OGT (ODP) State Training
• Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program
  (HSEEP)
• Homeland Security Technical Assistance
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)

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Office for Grants Training
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Office for Grants Training

• Formerly known as Office for Domestic
  Preparedness
• Established in 1998 to provide WMD training to
  first responders (technical assistance and
  lessons learned)
• Tailored to a broad spectrum of first responders
• Funding Arm
• Training Arm

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Training Program

• Comprehensive Training Curriculum
• 50 courses delivered at no cost to federal,
  state, and local emergency responders
• Course design, development and delivery reflect
  current training needs at the state level
• Based on accepted professional standards
• Coordinated through Federal Inter-Agency

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OGT Training Courses

• Levels of Training
• -Awareness
• -Performance (Operations and Technician)
• -Planning and Management
• Methods of Delivery
• -Mobile Training Teams Direct Delivery
• -Residential
• -Distance Learning (web / tele-conferencing)

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National Domestic Preparedness Consortium
Center for Domestic Preparedness
New Mexico Tech
Texas AM
Nevada Test Site National Exercise, Test
Training Center
Louisiana State University
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Additional Training Partners

• The Naval Postgraduate School
• Dugway Proving Ground
• Community Research Associates
• The International Association of Firefighters
• The International Association of Campus Law
  Enforcement Officers
• The International Association of Chiefs of Police
• The George Washington University
• The National Sheriffs Association

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Additional Training Partners

• Pine Bluff Arsenal
• The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute
• West Virginia University
• Michigan State University

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Target Audience

• The target audience for training courses include
  
• emergency preparedness,
• prevention and response personnel,
• emergency managers and
• public/elected officials within the following
  disciplines

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Target Audience

• firefighters
• law enforcement
• emergency management
• emergency medical services
• hazardous materials
• public works
• public health
• health care
• public safety communications
• governmental administrative

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Discipline Definitions

• Page xxi in OGT/ODP Training Catalog

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Resident and Non-Resident

• Delivery of Courses vary
• Review Course Description
• Prerequisite for Courses

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OGT Internet Based Training

• Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders
• Basic EMS Concepts for WMD Incidents
• Public Works Basic Concepts for WMD Incidents

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Train the Trainer

• States and Municipalities and Urban Areas are
  encouraged to send personnel who serve as
  designated and/or certified instructors to
  OGT/ODP train the trainer courses in order to
  become certified OGT instructors.
• Attendees must be a designated trainer but are
  not required to currently serve in an active
  emergency responder role (ie retired
  firefighter.)

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Requesting Non-OGT Approved Courses

• Those municipalities that wish to seek backfill
  and overtime funds for non-OGT sponsored
  training, must receive approval from both the
  Regional Council and the Executive Office of
  Public Safety prior to using funds for this
  purpose.

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Request for Training

• Courses are free to attend
• OGT funds may be used to cover backfill and
  overtime costs
• Prior approval from Regional Councils is
  necessary! Must meet a regional need.
• Do not expect the Councils to reimburse - it is
  at their discretion to fund - funding may be
  already obligated to other training efforts
• Check with your Regional Council as training may
  already be scheduled

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Scheduling Training

• Page iv and page 81 of OGT/ODP Training Catalog
• Contact Jeff Tedesco at MEMA 508-820-2000

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Scheduling

• Delay in course scheduling
• Point of Contact necessary to coordinate
  logistics
• Classroom sizes of 30 required

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Homeland Security Planning Regions
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Homeland Security Planning Regions

• Northeast Regional HS Advisory Council
• http//www.nerac.us/
• Southeast Regional HS Advisory Council
• http//www.srpedd.org/Homeland.html
• Central Regional HS Advisory Council
• http//www.cmrpc.org/HLS/
• Western Regional HS Advisory Council
• http//www.wrhsac.org/
• Metro Boston Region
• http//www.cityofboston.gov/HomelandSecurity/

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Massachusetts Training Opportunities

• Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
• Massachusetts Fire Academy
• Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Academy
• Massachusetts State Police

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Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
Training Program

• The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
  Training Department presents emergency
  preparedness training, seminars, workshops and
  conferences to state and local first responders
  in the Commonwealth, in addition to people from
  all over the region and the nation.
• The Department develops and maintains
  professional partnerships with many public and
  private institutions so that we may meet the
  training needs of your communities.   Based upon
  needs assessment surveys, the Training Department
  develops and implements new curricula and
  courses, offers ongoing legacy training programs,
  and awards special training grants to various
  communities, agencies and institutions. 
   Additionally, the training department
  facilitates independent study course programs,
  coordinates federally sponsored training at the
  National Emergency Management Institute, and
  provides technical assistance in exercising
  emergency plans and procedures.

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Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
Training Program Continued

• Our courses are published, on a quarterly basis,
  and can be found on our website at
   www.mass.gov/mema Simply click on the training
  calendar and sign in to register for classes and
  access your course history 24 hours a day.
• Some of the courses offered are
•   Incident Command System (100, 200, 300, 400)
•   NIMS Awareness (IS 700)
•   Basic Public Information Officers Course
•   Exercise Design
•   Terrorism Awareness
•  Hurricane Awareness
•   Pet First Aid
•   COOP/COG Workshops

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Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
Regional Training Coordinators

• Training Manager Graham Campbell
• Graham.campbell_at_state.ma.us
• 508-820-2000
• Region 1 Jeff Zukowski
• Jeff.Zukowski_at_state.ma.us
• 978-328-1500
• Region 2 Vacant
• Contact Jeff Tedesco
• 508-820-1446
• Region 3 Tom Barnaby
• Tom.Barnaby_at_state.ma.us
• 413-323-6306
• Region 4 Kathy Cederberg
• Katharine.Cederberg_at_state.ma.us
• 413-323-6306

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Massachusetts Fire Academy

• The Massachusetts Fire Academy (MFA) provides the
  Commonwealth a comprehensive Fire and Emergency
  Services training, education, and certification
  program based on objective national consensus
  standards focused on protecting life, property,
  and the environment from the perils of fire,
  hazardous materials, medical emergencies, and
  both man-made and natural disasters.
• Offers formal training through a nationally
  accredited training and certification program
  that supplements and compliments local training.
• Provides a comprehensive and accessible training
  program based on national consensus standards and
  focused on career progression for the career,
  call, and volunteer sectors

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Massachusetts Fire Academy continued

• Some of the MFA training offered include
• Initial Skills training
• Advanced training
• Firefighter Skills training
• Specialized Training
• Haz Mat Technician
• Mass Decontamination Procedures
• Confined Space Rescue
• Rope Rescue Operations
• Rope Rescue Technician
• Water Rescue
• Ice Rescue
• For additional information please contact The
  Massachusetts Fire Academy at (978) 567 3200 or
  visit the MFA website at http//www.mass.gov/dfs/m
  fa/index.shtm

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Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Academy

• The Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) is
  an agency of the Executive Office of Public
  Safety with the mission of establishing training
  standards and delivery to municipal police
  officers across the Commonwealth of
  Massachusetts.
• Through the efforts of The Municipal Police
  Training Committees Regional Training Academies,
  more than 10,000 municipal police officers have
  received essential Homeland Security training for
  First Responders when responding to terrorist
  acts and other critical incidents that threaten
  public safety in the Commonwealth.

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Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Academy
continued

• The Municipal Police Training Committee offers
  courses in the National Incident Management
  System, Incident Command System, State and Local
  Anti-Terrorism Training, and Incident Response to
  Terrorist Bombings to Public Safety personnel
  throughout the Commonwealth.
• For additional information please contact The
  Municipal Police Training Committee, Program
  Coordinator for Homeland Security Training at
  [phone] extension 2115.

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Questions?
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Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program
(HSEEP)
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A New Mindset

• All exercises, funded with OGT/ODP funds, must
  be conducted in compliance with the Homeland
  Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP).
  
• CBRNE Scenario
• HSEEP requires that recipients use a building
  block methodology. Recipients who are creating
  an exercise for the first time should start with
  a tabletop exercise and build the scenario into a
  full scale exercise.

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HSEEP

• Standardizes exercise design, development,
  conduct and evaluation for all (National-level,
  Federal, State, local) exercises
• Common language and concepts adopted and used by
  various agencies and organizations
• Meets the Nation Response Plan (NRP) and National
  Incident Management System (NIMS) goals
• Synchronization of all exercises in the Nation
• Tools and resources for States and local
  jurisdictions to establish self-sustaining
  exercise programs

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Building Block Approach
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Building Block Approach

• Ensures successful progression in exercise
  design, complexity and execution
• Allows time for appropriate training and planning
  to occur

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After Action Reports (AAR)

• Provide lessons learned
• Issues that need to be addressed
• Recommendations for improvements

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HSEEP Reporting

• HSEEP requires that an After Action Report (AAR)
  and Improvement Plan (IP) be submitted after each
  exercise. Please note that these reporting
  requirements are mandatory and your budget should
  reflect the costs of producing such reports.
• A copy of an AAR and IP must be presented to the
  Executive Office of Public Safety before any
  reimbursement for that particular exercise will
  be reimbursed.

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HSEEP Website

• Examples of AARs, IPs and an overview of the
  HSEEP may be reviewed at
• https//hseep.dhs.gov/
• HSEEP reporting templates may also be requested
  by contacting Michael.Russas_at_state.ma.us

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Allowable Exercise Related Costs

• Funds may be used to plan for, design, develop,
  conduct and evaluate exercises that are CBRNE
  based
• Contractors/Consultants
• Overtime and Backfill costs
• Supplies (consumed or expended)
• AAR creation
• Other Items (rental of space, exercise signs,
  badges, etc)

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State Exercises

• Integrated Statewide Exercise Program (EOPS/DPH)
• Operation Atlas (UASI)
• Operation MASSDECON (DFS/DPH/EOPS)
• LEPC Exercises (MEMA)
• Operation Poseidon (UASI)

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Exercise Design Course

• Highly recommended
• MEMA offers course on a quarterly basis
• Training schedule can be found online at
  www.mass.gov/mema
• Three day course
• Found on FEMA online training website

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Questions?
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Homeland Security Related Technical Assistance
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Technical Assistance

• HSPTAP
• DPETAP

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HSPTAP

• Homeland Security Preparedness Technical
  Assistance Program (HSPTAP)
• Provides direct assistance to improve ability to
  prevent, respond to, and recover from threats or
  acts of terrorism
• Technical assistance (TA) may be provided to
  State and local governments, law enforcement,
  fire, hazardous materials, and other community
  agencies that have CBRNE responsibilities
• All TA services are available to eligible
  recipients at no charge

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DPETAP

• Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical
  Assistance Program (DPETAP)
• Enables emergency responders to gain a necessary
  level of expertise regarding CBRNE detection and
  response equipment
• Found on Page 1 of HSPTAP catalog

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Requesting TA

• Page iv
• Fill out request form on page 43
• Send to Michael Russas, Preparedness Coordinator,
  Homeland Security Division, Executive Office of
  Public Safety via Fax at 617-725-0260

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Questions?
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National Incident Management
System
Overview Briefing
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The National Incident Management System

• Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5
  ordered the establishment of a National Incident
  Management System (NIMS).
• NIMS Provides a consistent nationwide approach
  for responding to all kinds of incidents no
  matter what the size, scope, cause or complexity.
• The NIMS Integration Center was established to
  manage and maintain the NIMS and to facilitate
  its adoption nationwide.

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The National Incident Management System

• NIMS establishes standard incident management
  processes, protocols and procedures
• Command and Management NIMS incident command
  and management systems
• Preparedness Necessary components of
  operational preparedness systems
• Resource Management/Mutual Aid Standardized
  procedures for NIMS resource management processes

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The National Incident Management System

• NIMS provides all responders with the same
  foundation for incident management, terrorist
  attacks and natural disasters
• Communications and Information Management
  Establishing common operating framework
  accessibility, interoperability
• Supporting Technologies Research and
  development technology supporting
  interoperability and compatibility
• Ongoing NIMS Management and Maintenance NIMS
  Integration Center

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The National Incident Management System

• NIMS Benefits
• Standardized organizational structures, processes
  and procedures
• Standards for planning, training and exercising
• Personnel qualification standards
• Equipment acquisition and certification standards
• Interoperable communications processes,
  procedures and systems
• Information management systems with a commonly
  accepted architecture
• Supporting technologies voice and data
  communications systems, information systems, data
  display systems, specialized technologies

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Key NIMS Information

• One of the most fundamental NIMS requirements is
  that jurisdictions utilize the Incident Command
  System
• For NIMS, ICS is the standard incident management
  organization for managing all major incidents
• NIMS incorporates the principle of unified
  command for incidents involving multiple
  jurisditions or agencies.

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Phased Implementation

• Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 October 1, 2004- Sept. 30,
  2005
• Sept 2004 letter to Governors
• Initial requirements for States
• Suggested actions for local jurisdictions
• States self-certify compliance with minimum FY 05
  requirements
• FY 2006 October 1, 2005- Sept. 30, 2006
• Sept 2005 letter to the Governors
• Matrix with State/Territory requirements
• Matrix with Local/Tribal requirements
• FY 2007 and out-years October 1, 2006 -
• Full NIMS compliance required for all Federal
  preparedness assistance
• Update, improve, maintain system

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NIMS Training GuidelinesEntry Level First
Responders Disaster Workers

• Audience
• Emergency Medical Service Personnel
• Firefighters
• Hospital Staff
• Law Enforcement Personnel
• Public Health Personnel
• Public Works/Utility Personnel
• Skilled Support Personnel
• Other emergency management response, support,
  volunteers personnel at all levels

• Required Training
• FEMA IS-700 NIMS, An Introduction
• ICS-100 Introduction to ICS

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NIMS Training GuidelinesFirst Line Supervisors

• Audience
• First line supervisors, single resource
  leaders, field supervisors, and other emergency
  management response personnel that require a
  higher level of ICS/NIMS Training

• Required Training
• FEMA IS-700 NIMS, An Introduction
• ICS-100 Introduction to ICS
• ICS-200 Basic ICS

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NIMS Training GuidelinesMiddle Management

• Required Training
• FEMA IS-700 NIMS, An Introduction
• FEMA IS-800 NRP, An Introduction
• ICS-100 Introduction to ICS
• ICS-200 Basic ICS
• ICS-300 Intermediate ICS

• Audience
• Middle management including strike team
  leaders, task force leaders, division/group
  supervisors, branch directors, and multi-agency
  coordination system/emergency operations center
  staff.

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NIMS Training GuidelinesCommand General Staff

• Audience
• Command and general staff, select department
  heads with multi-agency coordination system
  responsibilities, area commanders, emergency
  managers, and multi-agency coordination
  system/EOC managers.

• Required Training
• FEMA IS-700 NIMS, An Introduction
• FEMA IS-800 NRP, An Introduction
• ICS-100 Introduction to ICS ICS-200 Basic ICS
• ICS-300 Intermediate ICS
• ICS-400 Advanced ICS

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ICS Training

The NIMS Integration Center recognizes that
many Emergency management/response personnel who
have already been trained in ICS do not need
retraining if their pervious training is
consistent with DHS standards.
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ICS 100 200 Training

The NIMS Integration Center recognizes that many
operational aspects of NIMS, including ICS
training, are available through state agencies.
It is not necessary that the training
requirements be met through a federal source.
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ICS 300 400

• Those first responders identified by their
  department to receive ICS-300 and ICS-400 are
  recommended to take the ICS-200 in a classroom
  setting.
• All ICS 300 400 level courses are being
  conducted throughout the Commonwealth in a
  multi-jurisdictional / multi-disciplinary
  approach.
• Currently being offered jointly by the following
  state agencies
• Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
• Massachusetts Department of Fire Services
• Municipal Police Training Committee
• Massachusetts State Police
• Massachusetts Department of Public Health

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ICS 300 400 continued

• To enroll, you must access MEMAs Training
  Registration System (TRS). This can be found at
  www.mass.gov/mema on the menu bar on the right
  hand side of the screen.
• Course Enrollment
• Training Schedule
• Student Records

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Who Should Take ICS 100 200 Training in FY 2007?

All Federal, State, territorial, tribal, local,
private sector and non-governmental personnel at
the entry level, first line supervisor level,
middle management level, and command and general
staff level of emergency management operations
must complete ICS-100 level training. All
Federal, State, territorial, tribal, local,
private sector and non-governmental personnel at
the first line supervisor level, middle
management level, and command and general staff
level of emergency management operations must
complete ICS-200 level training.
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Who Should Take ICS 300 400 Training in FY 2007?

All Federal, State, territorial, tribal, local,
private sector and non-governmental personnel at
the middle management level, and command and
general staff level of emergency management
operations must complete ICS-300 level training.
All Federal, State, territorial, tribal, local,
private sector and non-governmental personnel at
the command and general staff level of emergency
management operations must complete ICS-400 level
training.
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Funding for NIMS Training

• The Northeast, Southeast, Central and Western
  Regional Homeland Security Advisory Councils will
  process up to 10,000 per community for Incident
  Command training. Funding may be used for
  backfill and overtime to support the ten first
  responder disciplines.
• Check with your Regional Advisory Council for
  approval and reimbursement process.

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Homeland Security Planning Regions
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Homeland Security Planning Regions

• Northeast Regional HS Advisory Council
• http//www.nerac.us/
• Southeast Regional HS Advisory Council
• http//www.srpedd.org/Homeland.html
• Central Regional HS Advisory Council
• http//www.cmrpc.org/HLS/
• Western Regional HS Advisory Council
• http//www.wrhsac.org/
• Metro Boston Region
• http//www.cityofboston.gov/HomelandSecurity/

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The NIMS Integration Center (NIC)

• Strategic direction for and oversight of the NIMS
  and the NRP
• Services all federal departments and agencies, as
  well as State, territorial, local, and tribal
  jurisdictions
• Supports NIMS implementation through
• Mutual Aid, Resource Management, Credentialing
• NIMS National Standard Training Curriculum
• Standards identification
• Guidance and publications
• Compliance and evaluation tools (NIMCAST)
• NRP Strategic Direction and Coordination
• NIMS Advisory Committee
• NIMS EOP Guidance for States, Locals
• NIMS Tools and Templates
• NIMS Alerts
• NIMS Frequently Asked Questions
• NIMS Website http//www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/i
  ndex.shtm

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Commonwealth NIMS Website

• http//www.mass.gov/eops
• Click on Funding and Training Opportunities
  click on Homeland Security click on Training
  Opportunities
• NIMS Compliance Requirements
• NIMS Training Compliance Matrix
• NIMS Executive Order
• Federal Prep Grant Programs
• Frequently Asked Questions

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Michael E. RussasPreparedness CoordinatorExecuti
ve Office of Public SafetyHomeland Security
DivisionTen Park Plaza, Suite 3720Boston, MA
02116617-725-3366michael.russas_at_state.ma.us