Do private industrial emergency response teams — those involved in off-site incident response — need to take IS-700?
Private industrial emergency response teams most likely will be working with local emergency response agencies when it comes to large emergency incidents. By the end of FY06, federal/state/local/tribal/private sector and non-governmental first responders and disaster workers at the entry level must take FEMA’s IS-700 NIMS, An Introduction and ICS-100, Introduction to ICS or its equivalent. Evaluation and Compliance This part of the NIC will develop the assessment criteria for the various components of the NIMS, as well as compliance requirements and compliance timelines for federal, state, local and tribal entities regarding NIMS standards and guidelines. It will establish and maintain a repository and clearinghouse for reports and lessons learned from actual incidents, training and exercises, as well as for best practices, model structures and model processes for NIMS-related functions.
Private industrial emergency response teams should take IS-700. They will most likely be working with local emergency response agencies when it comes to large emergency incidents. The NIMS Integration Center recommends that all emergency responders, public and private, be ICS and NIMS trained, including IS-700.
