NIMCAST
Beginning in FY 2007, which starts on Oct.1, 2006, all federal preparedness funding will be conditioned upon full compliance with the NIMS. NIMCAST is a web-based assessment tool that the Georgia Office of Homeland Security is using in order to achieve statewide compliance with the federal mandate to adopt and utilize the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The tool can be found at www.fema.gov/nimcast/ . The following bullets highlight NIMCAST and its capabilities:
- NIMCAST stands for National Incident Management System Capability Assessment Support Tool. The NIMCAST is a web-based self-assessment tool designed to aid state, local, and tribal organizations and jurisdictions in determining their capabilities and compliance against the requirements established in the recently released National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- The NIMCAST is designed for incident and resource managers as a comprehensive self-assessment support tool. The NIMCAST allows users to assess the current status/level of their respective jurisdiction's or organization's incident preparedness against the requirements outlined in the NIMS. Using the NIMCAST as a method of identifying weaknesses in incident preparedness will assist incident and resource managers to become compliant with NIMS by FY 2006, as required by the NIMS. As a self-assessment support tool, the NIMCAST not only aids users to become compliant with the NIMS, but also supports incident and resource managers seeking to enhance and maximize the effectiveness of their incident preparedness as a central point for identifying and acquiring resources.
- Utilizing NIMCAST will assist local jurisdictions with achieving numerous requirements associated with NIMS, including the establishment of a baseline, timelines for implementation and strategies to address areas of need.
- Use of NIMCAST was adopted by the state NIMS Implementation Task Force.
All law enforcement agencies in the state of
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