This page provides a historical list for emergency management professionals to reference all of the updates and alerts the National Integration Center has released.
The National Integration Center announces new National Incident Management System guidance, tools, and other resources through the alerts. To receive the updates, subscribe to the mailing list.
2019
| 2019 NIMS Alerts | ||
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert 40-19: FEMA Releases NIMS Incident Command System (ICS) All Hazard Position Specific (AHPS) refreshed Command Group Courses | November 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 39-19: Federal Emergency Management Agency Releases 26 Water-Sector Job Titles/Position Qualifications and Resource Typing Definitions. | November 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 38-19: FEMA Announces the Release of the National Response Framework, Fourth Edition, and Emergency Support Function #14 – Cross-Sector Business and Infrastructure Annex | October 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 37-19: PrepTalk Released: David Kaufman’s “Our Changing World: The Challenge for Emergency Managers” | October 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 35-19: FEMA Announces the Release of the National Response Framework, Fourth Edition, and Emergency Support Function #14 – Cross-Sector Business and Infrastructure Annex | October 2019 | |
NIMS Alert 34-19: FEMA Seeks Stakeholder Feedback on Trio of Guidance DocumentsFEMA Seeks Stakeholder Feedback on Trio of Guidance Documents | September 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 33-19: PrepTalk Released, Stuart Tom’s “Using Codes and Standards to Build Resilient Communities” | September 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 32-19: FEMA and Emergency Management Partners Host Fifth PrepTalks Symposium | September 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 31-19: FEMA Seeks Stakeholder Feedback on Trio of Guidance Documents | September 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 30-19: FEMA Releases E/L0958, E/L0960, E/L0984, E/L0986 | August 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 29-19: Final Publication: National Qualification System (NQS) Supporting Tools | August 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 28-19: FEMA Issues Planning Considerations: Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place Guidance for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Partners | July 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 27-19: PrepTalk Released, Brian Fennessy's "Building a Missiion-Driven Culture" | July 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 26-19: FEMA Releases 2019 National Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment | July 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 25-19: Final Publication: National Qualification System (NQS) Supporting Tools | July 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 24-19: FEMA Releases E/L0967, E/L0970, E/L0971 | July 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 23-19: PrepTalk Released, "Storytelling to Promote Action" | July 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 22-19: Release for Publication: NIMS Job Titles/Position Qualifications and Resource Typing Definitions and NQS Job Titles/Position Qualifications and Position Task Books | July 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 21-19: Reminder: FEMA Seeks Feedback on the National Response Framework and ESF #14 | June 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 20-19: FEMA Releases EL 0962, EL 0964, and EL 0965 | June 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 19-19: EMI Course Releases | June 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 18-19: National Engagement Period: NIMS Implementation Fact Sheet for NonProfit Organizations | June 2019 | PDFPDF |
| NIMS Alert 17-19: Release for Publication: NIMS Job Titles/Position Qualifications and Resource Typing Definitions | June 2019 | PDFPDF |
| NIMS Alert 16-19: FEMA Seeks Feedback on the National Response Framework and ESF #14 | May 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 15-19: PREPTALK RELEASED: “FORGING RESILIENT COMMUNITY THROUGH IMPERFECT RELENTLESS PROGRESS” | May 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 14-19: FEMA Opens National Engagement Period for National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training Program Refresh | May 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 13-19: FEMA Releases ELG 0191, G 0402, IS-2200, and ELG 2300 | May 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 12-19: PREPTALK RELEASED: “USING COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS THINKING TO UNDERSTAND COMMUNITY INTERDEPENDENCIES” | May 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 11-19: FEMA Releases the Senior Leaders Toolkit for Incident Response | May 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 09-19: FEMA RELEASES: ICS 0300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents andICS 0400: Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents | April 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 08-19: FEMA ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF TWO PREPTALKS ON SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE GUIDE | April 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 07-19: FEMA Seeks Public Feedback on National Qualification System Supplemental Guides | March 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 06-19: FEMA RELEASES IS-0200.c Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response | March 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 05-19: National Engagement Period: National Qualification System (NQS) Supplemental Guidance | March 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 04-19: FEMA Announces Toolkit on Implementation of Community Lifelines | March 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 03-19: CORRECTION: FEMA Seeks Feedback on Two NIMS Resource Management Documents | February 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 02-19: FEMA Releases PrepTalk: Saving Lives After a Nuclear Detonation | February 2019 | |
| NIMS Alert 01-19: NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT PERIOD: PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PLAN | February 2019 | |
2018
| 2018 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert 34-18: NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT PERIOD: NIMS JOB TITLES/POSITION QUALIFICATIONS AND RESOURCE TYPING DEFINITIONS | November 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 33-18: FEMA Releases 2018 National Preparedness Report | November 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 32-18: FEMA RELEASES PREPTALK ON HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE | November 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 31-18: NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT PERIOD: NIMS RESOURCE TYPING DEFINITION AND NQS JOB TITLE/ POSITION QUALIFICATIONS AND POSITION TASK BOOKS | November 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 30-18: CORE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT SHEETS UPDATED | October 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 29-18: FEMA Seeks Comments on Senior Leader Toolkit | October 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 28-18: FEMA RELEASES PREPTALK ON THE VALUE OF INSURANCE | October 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 27-18: FEMA Announces Webinars about Updating the National Response Framework | October 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 26-18: Publication: NIMS/NQS Emergency Operations Center Skillsets | September 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 25-18: FEMA RELEASES VANCE TAYLOR’S PREPTALK: “WE SUCCEED OR FAIL TOGETHER!” | September 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 24-18: National Engagement Period: National Qualification System (NQS) Supporting Tools | August 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 23-18: FEMA SEEKS FEEDBACK ON PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: EVACUATION AND SHELTER-IN-PLACE | August 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 22-18: FEMA RELEASES PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: COMPLEX COORDINATED TERRORIST ATTACKS | July 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 21-18: FEMA and Emergency Manager Partners Release School Safety PrepTalks | July 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 20-18: FEMA RELEASES REVISED IS-2900.a COURSE | July 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 18-18: Release of revised IS-100 and IS-700 courses | June 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 17-18: FEMA Releases NIMS Job Titles/Position Qualifications and Resource Typing Definitions | June 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 16-18: FEMA Releases the NIMS Implementation Objectives for Local, State, Tribal, and Territorial Jurisdictions | June 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 15-18: Reminder: National Engagement Period: NIMS Resource Management Supplemental Guidance and Tools | April 2018 | |
| NIMS Alert 14-18: Release of National Preparedness System Independent Study Courses | April 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 13-18: National Engagement Period: NIMS Resource Management Supplemental Guidance and Tools | April 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 12-18: FEMA and Emergency Management Partner Organizations Release Preptalk on Lessons from Survivors | April 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 11-18: FEMA and Emergency Management Partner Organizations Release Preptalk on Financial Literacy | March 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 10-18: FEMA and Emergency Management Partner Organizations Release Preptalk on the Making of a Resilient Future | March 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 09-18: FEMA and Emergency Management Partner Organizations Release Preptalk on Land Use Planning | March 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 08-18: FEMA and Emergency Management Partner Organizations Release Preptalk on the Data Mapping | March 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 07-18: FEMA and Emergency Management Partner Organizations Release Preptalk on the Role of Social Capital in Disasters | February 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 06-18: FEMA and Emergency Management Partner Organizations Release Second Preptalks Video Presentation | February 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 05-18: Core Capability Development Sheets Updated | February 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 04-18: National Engagement for Draft NIMS Job Titles/Position Qualifications and Resource Typing Definitions | January 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 03-18: FEMA Partners with Emergency Management Organizations to Launch Preptalks | January 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 02-18: Update: National Engagement for Draft NIMS Implementation Objectives | January 2018 | |
NIMS Alert 01-18: National Engagement for Draft NIMS Implementation Objectives | January 2018 | |
2017
| 2017 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
NIMS Alert 06-17: Release of NIMS Resource Management Supplemental Guidance and Tools | November 2017 | |
| NIMS Alert 05-17: Refreshed National Incident Management System Release | October 2017 | |
| NIMS Alert 04-17: Resource Management Projects for 2017 | July 2017 | |
| NIMS Alert 03-17: FEMA Releases 48 Core Capability Development Sheets | July 2017 | |
| NIMS Alert 02-17: Reminder: National Engagement Period: NIMS Resource Management Supplemental Guidance and Tools | June 2017 | |
| NIMS Alert 01-17: National Engagement Period: NIMS Resource Management Supplemental Guidance and Tools | May 2017 | |
2016
| 2016 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert 01-16: National Incident Management System Refresh: National Engagement Webinars | April 2016 | |
2015
| 2015 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert 08-15: Release of the National Preparedness Goal | October 2015 | |
| NIMS Alert 06-15: Federal Interagency Operational Plans: National Engagement Webinars | August 2015 | |
| NIMS Alert 05-15: Federal Interagency Operational Plans: National Engagement | August 2015 | |
| NIMS Alert 04-15: National Preparedness Report Released | May 2015 | |
| NIMS Alert 03-15: National Planning Frameworks: Webinars | May 2015 | |
| NIMS Alert 02-15: National Planning Frameworks: National Engagement | May 2015 | |
| NIMS Alert 01-15: National Preparedness Goal: National Engagement | March 2015 | |
2014
| 2014 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert 03-14: Release of National Protection Framework | August 2014 | |
| NIMS Alert 02-14: Release of Mass Care Resource Typing Definitions | June 2014 | |
| NIMS Alert 01-14: Release of the Resource Typing Library Tool (RTLT) | February 2014 | |
2013
| 2013 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert 07-13: FEMA Releases Fire/Hazardous Material Resource Typing Definition | July 2013 | |
| NIMS Alert 06-13: Resource Typing Definitions and Job Title/Position Qualifications for Incident Management, Fire/HazMat and Medical Public Health | July 2013 | |
| NIMS Alert 05-13: Resource Typing Definitions and Job Title/Position Qualifications for Mass Care, Public Works and Geospatial Information System | June 2013 | |
| NIMS Alert 04-13: Review and Update of the National Incident Management System: IdeaScale Campaign | May 2013 | |
| NIMS Alert 03-13: FEMA Releases Public Works Resource Typing Definitions | March 2013 | |
| NIMS Alert 02-13: Resource Typing Definitions and Job Title/Position Qualifications for Incident Management, Search and Rescue and Mass Care | February 2013 | |
| NIMS Alert 01-13: Resource Typing Definition for Aerial Apparatus | January 2013 | |
2012
| 2012 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert 01-12: Job Titles and Position Qualifications for Mass Care Services | October 2012 | |
2011
| 2011 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert 02-11: NIMS Guideline for the Credentialing of Personnel | ||
| NIMS Alert 01-11: NIMS Compliance Assistance Support Tool (NIMSCAST) Update | May 2011 | |
2010
| 2010 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert 01-10: NIMS Incident Command System (ICS) Forms | December 2010 | |
2009
2009 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert 08-09: All-Hazard Position-specific Train-the-Trainer Announcement and the Five-Year NIMS Training Plan | October 2009 | |
| NIMS Alert 07-09: Vendor-provided NIMS ICS Course and Instructor Validation and Certification | October 2009 | |
| NIMS Alert 06-09: NIMS and Use of Plain Language | September 2009 | |
| NIMS Alert 05-09: Guidance for NIMS Resource Typing of Law Enforcement Patrol Teams (Strike Teams) | July 2009 | |
| NIMS Alert 01-09: NIMS Supporting Technology Evaluation Program (NIMS STEP) | April 2009 | |
| NIMS Alert 03-09: Updated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Resource Typing Definitions and Job Titles | March 2009 | |
| NIMS Alert 02-09: The National Preparedness Directorate Release of Public Health and Medical Resource Typing Definitions and Job Titles | January 2009 | |
2008
| 2008 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert 08-08: NIMS ICS Simulation Exercise Program for Multi-Discipline Emergency Responders | August 2008 | |
| NIMS Alert 07-08: FY2008 and FY2009 NIMS Implementation Objectives for Healthcare Organizations | June 2008 | |
| NIMS Alert 06-08: NIMS Compliance Objectives States and Territories: Correction | March 2008 | |
| NIMS Alert 05-08: NIMS Draft Intelligence/Investigations Function Guidance Document and Field Operations Guide | March 2008 | |
| NIMS Alert 04-09: Five-Year NIMS Training Plan and Fiscal Year 2009 NIMS Implementation | February 2008 | |
| NIMS Alert 03-08: Online Training for National Response Framework | February 2008 | |
| NIMS Alert 02-08: National Incident Management System Incident Resource Inventory System (NIMS-IRIS) Update Release–Version 2.1 | ||
| NIMS Alert 01-08: NIMS Communications and Information Management Standards | January 2008 | |
2007
| 2007 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert 36-07: Updated IS-100 and IS-200 Classroom-Delivered Final Exams | December 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 35-07: Basic Guidance for Public Information Officers (PIOs) | December 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 34-07: FY2007-2008 NIMS Compliance | December 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 33-07: Proposed Credentialing Job Titles for the Medical and Public Health Disciplines | December 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 32-07: Updated Animal Emergency Response Credentialing Job Titles | October 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 31-07: NIMS Clarity | September 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 30-07: NIMS IRIS Update | September 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 29-07: NIMS Five-Year Training Plan | September 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 28-07: Finalized ICS Core Competencies | September 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 27-07: Basic Guidance for Public Information Officers (PIOs) | August 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 26-07: NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid Course-Now Online | August 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 25-07: The Incident Management Systems Division Releases Updated Bomb Squad and SWAT/Tactical Team Resource Typing Definitions | August 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 24-07: Updated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Job Titles | July 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 23-07: NIMSCAST Updated Features | July 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 22-07: Public Information Officer NIMS Implementation Workshops Postponed | July 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 21-07: New Animal Emergency Response Job Titles | July 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 20-07: Release of the IRIS | June 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 19-07: IS-100.SC Introduction to the Incident Command System, I-100 for schools | June 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 18-07: Updated Public Works Credentialing Job Titles | June 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 17-07: The Incident Management Systems Division Releases the draft Emergency Responder Field Operating Guide | June 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 16-07: New Job Titles for FireHazmat Personnel | May 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 15-07: Pathfinder Task Forces | May 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 13-07: NIMSCAST and Corrective Action Plan NIMS Guide Release | April 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 12-07: NIMS Guides | March 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 11-07: Credentialing | March 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 10-07: Resource Typing | March 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 09-07: NIMS ICS-300 and ICS-400 Training Requirements | March 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 08-07: Revised Bomb Squad Resource Typing Definitions | March 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 07-07: Revised SWAT/Tactical Team Resource Typing | March 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 06-07: Electronic Certificates | March 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 05-07: Compliant Courses | March 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 03-07: National Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration Center NIMS Compliance requirements for Local Emergency Planning Committee's | March 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 04-08: FY 2008 NIMS Compliance Objectives and Metrics | February 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 04-07: National Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration Center Announces ICS Core Competencies | February 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 02-07: NIMS Implementation Workshop Postponed | February 2007 | |
| NIMS Alert 01-07: NIMS Recommended Standards Fact Sheet | January 2007 | |
2006
| 2006 NIMS Alerts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Date | Link |
| NIMS Alert: NIMS and Use of Plain Language | December 2006 | |
| NIMS Alert 20-06: IS701, NIMS Multiagency Coordination | December 2006 | |
| NIMS Alert 14-07: NIMS Implementation Workshop | December 2006 | |
| NIMS Alert: NIMS Compliance Metrics Fact Sheet | October 2006 | |
| NIMS Alert 010-06: Incident Command System Overview for Executives and Senior Officials Training | July 2006 | |
| NIMS Alert 009-06: NIMS Public Information Systems Training | July 2006 | |
| NIMS Alert 03-06: FEMA and IAFC Launch Interagency Mutual Aid Project | March 2006 | |
| NIMS Alert 001-06: More NIMS Resources Now Online: ICS Instructor Guidelines, Integrating NIMS into State/Local EOPs and SOPs, FY06 Implementation Details | January 2006 | |
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12/10/2019 - 10:03