National Integration Center
Overview
The National Integration Center (NIC) is responsible for developing, managing, and coordinating all homeland security training, education (external), exercise and lessons learned programs, as required, to ensure the Nation is prepared to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards, natural or manmade.
Key Functions
- Ensures management and maintenance of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF).
- Develops training curricula guidelines, exercise conduct and evaluation guidance, and approve subcomponent procedures.
- Institutionalizes training.
- Integrates and coordinates training and exercise missions, programs, and activities across FEMA to ensure emergency management and response personnel are prepared to respond to all-hazards incidents.
- Provides internal coordination for the National Preparedness Directorate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Homeland Security.
- Provides training and exercise technical assistance to stakeholders at the Federal, State, and local levels.
- Conducts training and exercises and ensure lessons learned from these activities are applied in future preparedness efforts.
- Operationalizes the requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive # 5 and #8, including conducting executive outreach to align nationwide capabilities to focus on national priorities.
Divisions
The NIC accomplishes its mission and functions through the following five component offices:
Incident Management Systems Integration (IMSI)
Oversees response policy by maintaining, revising, and disseminating the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the National Response Framework (NRF), and related materials
Training and Exercise Integration (TEI) Division
Responsible for coordinating NIC training, education, and exercise functions across FEMA, DHS, and the Federal Interagency
National Exercise Division (NED)
Provides exercise and evaluation policy and planning support to FEMA, DHS, the Federal Interagency, as well as State and local stakeholders
Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP)
Federal training center responsible for the delivery of high-quality, comprehensive preparedness training for the Nation’s emergency responders
Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
Maintains responsibility for emergency management training by developing and conducting courses for Federal officials, first responders, and the public
Tools and Information Resources
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
A national on-line network of lessons learned and best practices designed to support emergency response providers and homeland security officials. LLIS.gov enhances national preparedness by allowing response professionals to tap into a wealth of validated front-line expertise on effective planning, training, equipping, and operational practices for homeland security.
Responder Knowledge Base (RKB)
Provides emergency responders, purchasers, and planners with a trusted, integrated, on-line source of information on products, standards, certifications, grants, and other equipment-related information.
Last Modified: Thursday, 11-Jun-2009 09:05:33 EDT