How will jurisdictions be measured, evaluated and assessed?
In the short term, jurisdictions will be considered to be in compliance the NIMS by adopting the Incident Command System and NIMS principles and policies outlined in the 2008 NIMS Compliance Metrics. Compliance to these objectives will be documented by the NIMS POC with the completion of the NIMSCAST assessment tool. Other aspects of the NIMS will require additional development and refinement to enable compliance at a future date. Q: How will jurisdictions be measured against NIMS during the period 2005 to 2009? A: The NIC will be developing additional NIMS compliance guidance as time progresses and jurisdictions will be provided resources to help them through the NIMS compliance process. The NIMS should be seen as a living document that will require continuous maintenance by the jurisdictions implementing it. Q: What is the NIC? A: The NIMS Integration Center was established by the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide “strategic direction for and oversight of the National Inciden
