NIMS Compliance And Technical Assistance

Local Governments and Jurisdictions

Local Governments/Jurisdictions Compliance Requirements

FY2008 NIMS Compliance Memorandum
FY2008 NIMS Compliance Objectives and Metrics for Local Governments
NIMS Implementation Matrix for Tribal and Local Jurisdictions (PDF 141KB, TXT 29KB)
FY2007 NIMS Compliance Metrics Local and Tribal (PDF 127KB, TXT 28KB)
FY2007 NIMS Compliance Metrics Fact Sheet (PDF 41KB, TXT 6KB)

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Guide for County Officials

The Guide to NIMS for County Officials explains the key points of NIMS and how they apply to county governments in these core areas:

Local NIMS adoption
NIMS implementation
Training (what training is required for whom)
Disaster and emergency response planning (including mutual aid agreements)
Exercises to test capability to respond to disasters and emergencies
Resource management (including typing of resources)
Communications and information management for emergency response

To download a PDF copy of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Guide for County Officials, click here.

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Last Modified: Tuesday, 26-Feb-2008 15:43:11 EST

Fast Facts

Fiscal Years

Fact Sheets and FAQs

NIMS Compliance Metrics Fact Sheet (PDF 37KB, TXT 2KB)

Compliance FAQs

Stakeholders

Federal Departments and Agencies

States and Territories

Tribal Entities

Local Governments and Jurisdictions

Nongovernmental and Private Sector

Online Tools

NIMS Document (PDF 5.2MB)