Are the resource typing groups still working on defining critical response assets?
Yes. Eight working groups have been formed by the National Integration Center (NIC) Incident Management Systems Division to develop and refine definitions for critical response assets. The working groups include Animal Health, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire & Hazmat, Health & Medical, Law Enforcement, Public Works and Search and Rescue. The initiative will expand to include additional discipline groups if the need arises. Resources are being revised on an as-needed basis as errors or updates are recognized by the NIMS Center and stakeholders. Adjustments will be made to the current 120 typed definitions as capabilities and capacities improve and additional resources will be typed as they are identified by stakeholders. Q: I read with interest your statement that independently developed typing systems are not compliant with NIMS. What about DHS’s Prepositioned Equipment Program, ODP’s Authorized Equipment List (AEL), and the Standardized Equipment List (SEL), whi
A. Yes. Eight working groups have been formed by the NIMS Integration Center to develop and refine definitions for critical response assets. The working groups include Animal Health, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire and Hazmat, Health and Medical, Law Enforcement, Public Works and Search and Rescue. The initiative will expand to include additional discipline groups if the need arises. Resources are being revised on an as-needed basis as errors or updates are recognized by the NIMS Center and stakeholders. Adjustments will be made to the current 120 typed definitions as capabilities and capacities improve and additional resources will be typed as they are identified by stakeholders.
