What is the IMA Mission?
The NCS IMA Unit provides trained personnel to coordinate the restoration and provisioning of emergency communications services in response to a federal mobilization for an Incident of National Significance (such as natural or man-made disasters, civil crises, and National Security Special Events like the State of the Union address, and presidential inaugurations. The IMA officers become members of the Emergency Support Function #2 (ESF #2) Emergency Communication Teams that are activated to provide communications support for the emergency response operation. The IMA officers may be deployed for duty at the NCS headquarters, FEMA’s National and Regional Response Coordination Centers, a state Emergency Operations Center, or a federal Joint Field Office.
