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Appendix B
NIMS
- National Incident Management
Resource Typing System
A. PURPOSE.
This appendix provides additional information regarding
the national equipment typing system specified in Chapter
IV of this document.
B.
RESPONSIBILITIES.
The NIMS Integration Center described in Chapter VII
has the overall responsibility for ongoing development
and refinement of various NIMS activities and programs.
Under its auspices, the National Resource Management
Working Group, chaired by the Emergency Preparedness
and Response Directorate of the Department of Homeland
Security, is responsible for establishing a national
resource typing protocol. The NIMS resource typing protocol
is based on inputs from representatives from various
Federal agencies and departments and private organizations,
as well as representatives of State and local emergency
management; law enforcement; firefighting and emergency
medical services; public health; public works; and other
entities with assigned responsibilities under the Federal
Response Plan and the National Response Plan. Federal,
State, local, and tribal authorities should use the national
typing protocol when inventorying and managing resources
to promote common interoperability and integration.
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C.
ELEMENTS OF THE NATIONAL TYPING PROTOCOL.
The resource typing
protocol provided by the NIMS describes resources using category,
kind, components, metrics, and type data. The following data
definitions will be used:
1.
Resource
For purposes of typing, resources consist of personnel, teams, facilities,
supplies, and major items of equipment available for assignment to or
use during incidents. Such resources may be used in tactical support
or supervisory capacities at an incident site or EOC. Their descriptions
include category, kind, components, metrics, and type.
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2.
Category
A category is the function for which a resource would be most useful.
Table B-1 briefly describes the categories used in the national resource
typing protocol.
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Transportation
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To assist
Federal agencies, State and local governments,
and voluntary organizations requiring transportation
to perform incident management missions following
a major disaster or emergency; to coordinate
incident management operations and restoration
of the transportation infrastructure
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Communications
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To provide
communications support for Federal, State, local,
and tribal incident management efforts
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Public
works and engineering
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To assist
those engaged in lifesaving, life-sustaining,
damage mitigation, and recovery operations following
a major disaster or emergency by providing technical
advice, evaluation, and engineering services;
by contracting for construction management and
inspection and for the emergency repair of water
and wastewater treatment facilities; supplying
potable water and ice and emergency power; and
arranging for needed real estate.
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Firefighting
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To detect
and suppress urban, suburban, and rural fires.
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Information and planning
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To collect,
analyze, process, and disseminate information
about a potential or actual disaster or emergency
to facilitate overall activities in providing
assistance to support planning and decision-making.
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Law
enforcement and security
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To provide
law enforcement assistance during response and
recovery operations; to assist with site security
and investigation.
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Mass
care
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To support
efforts to meet the mass care needs of disaster
victims including delivering such services as
supplying victims with shelter, feeding, and
emergency first aid; supplying bulk distribution
of emergency relief supplies; and collecting
information to and for a disaster welfare information
system designed to report on victim status and
assist in reuniting families.
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Resource
management
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To provide
operational assistance for incident management
operations.
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Health
and medical
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To provide
assistance to supplement local resources in meeting
public health and medical care needs following
a disaster or emergency or during a potential
developing medical situation.
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Search
and rescue
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To provide
specialized lifesaving assistance in the event
of a disaster or emergency, including locating,
extricating, and providing on-site medical treatment
to victims trapped in collapsed structures.
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Hazardous
materials response
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To support
the response to an actual or potential discharge
and/or release of hazardous materials.
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Food
and water
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To identify,
secure, and arrange for the transportation of
safe food and water to affected areas during
a disaster or emergency.
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Energy
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To help
restore energy systems following a disaster or
emergency
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Public
information
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To contribute
to the well-being of the community following
a disaster by disseminating accurate, consistent,
timely, and easy-to-understand information; to
gather and disseminate information about disaster
response and recovery process.
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Animals
and agricultural issues
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To coordinate
activities responding to an agricultural disaster
and/or when the health or care of animals is
at issue.
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Volunteers
and donations
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To support
the management of unsolicited goods and unaffiliated
volunteers, and to help establish a system for
managing and controlling donated goods and services
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Table
B-1—Categories Used in the
National Resource Typing System
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3. Kind
Kind refers to broad
classes that characterize like resources, such as teams,
personnel, equipment, supplies, vehicles,
and aircraft.
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4. Components
Resources can
comprise multiple components. For example, an engine company
may be listed as having the eight components
shown in Table B-2.
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| (2)
Hose 2 __" |
(6) Ladder |
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Hose 1__" |
(7) Master
Stream |
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Hose 1" |
((8) Personnel |
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Table
B-2—Example of a Resource with
Multiple Components
(Fire Fighting Engine Company)
As
another example, urban search and rescue (US&R)
teams consist of two 31- person teams, four canines,
and a comprehensive equipment cache. The cache is divided
into five separate, color-coded elements and is stored
in containers that meet specific requirements.
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5. Metrics
Metrics are measurement
standards. The metrics used will differ depending on the
kind of resource being typed. The
mission envisioned determines the specific metric selected.
The metric must be useful in describing a resource’s
capability to support the mission. As an example, one metric
for a disaster medical assistance team is the number of
patients it can care for per day. Likewise, an appropriate
metric for a hose might be the number of gallons of water
per hour that can flow through it. Metrics should identify
capability and/or capacity.
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6. Type
Type refers to the
level of resource capability. Assigning the Type I label
to a resource implies that it has a greater
level of capability than a Type II of the same resource
(for example, due to its power, size, or capacity), and
so on to Type IV. Typing provides managers with additional
information to aid the selection and best use of resources.
In some cases, a resource may have less than or more than
four types; in such cases, either additional types will
be identified, or the type will be described as “not
applicable.” The type assigned to a resource or a
component is based on a minimum level of capability described
by the identified metric(s) for that resource. For example,
the U.S. Coast Guard has typed oil skimmers based on barrels
per day, as outlined below in Table B-3:
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| Type
I |
9,600
bbls/day |
Type
III |
480 bbls/day |
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| Type II |
2,880 bbls/day |
Type IV |
N/A |
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7. Additional Information
The
national resource typing protocol will also provide the
capability to use additional information that is pertinent
to resource decision-making. For example, if a particular
set of resources can only be released to support an incident
under particular authorities or laws, the protocol should
provide the ability for resource managers to understand
such limitations.
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D. EXAMPLE OF A RESOURCE FOR WHICH TYPING
HAS BEEN COMPLETED
As an illustration of how the national equipment
typing system is used, Figure B-4 is an example of a resource
that has been
completely typed, an urban search and rescue task force.
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| Resource: US&R Task Forces |
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Category: Search & Rescue (ESF 9)
Kind: Team
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| Minimum Capabilities (Component) |
Minimum Capabilities
(Metric) |
Type I |
Type II |
Type III |
Type IV |
Other |
| Personnel |
Number of People per Response |
70-person response. |
28-person response. |
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| Personnel |
Training |
NFPA 1670 Technician Level in area of specialty. Support personnel at Operations Level. |
NFPA 1670 Technician Level in area of specialty. Support personnel at Operations Level. |
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| Personnel |
Areas of Specialization |
High angle rope rescue (including highline systems); confined space rescue (permit required); Advanced Life Support (ALS) intervention; communications; WMD/HM operations; defensive water rescue. |
Light frame construction and basic rope rescue operations; ALS intervention; HazMat conditions; communications; and trench and excavation rescue. |
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| Personnel |
Sustained Operations |
24-hour S&R operations. Self-sufficient for first
72 hours. |
12-hour S&R operations. Self-sufficient for first
72 hours. |
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| Personnel |
Organization |
Multidisciplinary organization of Command, Search, Rescue, Medical, HazMat, Logistics, and Planning. |
Multidisciplinary organization of Command, Search, Rescue, Medical, HazMat, Logistics, and Planning. |
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| Equipment |
Sustained Operations |
Potential mission duration of up to 10 days. |
Potential mission duration of up to 10 days. |
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| Equipment |
Rescue Equipment |
Pneumatic Powered Tools, Electric Powered Tools, Hydraulic Powered Tools, Hand Tools, Electrical, Heavy Rigging, Technical Rope, Safety. |
Pneumatic Powered Tools, Electric Powered Tools, Hydraulic Powered Tools, Hand Tools, Electrical, Heavy Rigging, Technical Rope, Safety. |
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Medical Equipment |
Antibiotics/ Antifungals, Patient Comfort Medication, Pain Medications, Sedatives/Anesthetics/Paralytics, Steroids, IV Fluids/Volume, Immunizations/Immune Globulin, Canine Treatment, Basic Airway, Intubation, Eye Care Supplies, IV Access/Administration, Patient Assessment Care, Patient Immobilization/Extrication, Patient/PPE, Skeletal Care, Wound Care, Patient Monitoring. |
Antibiotics/Antifungals, Patient Comfort Medication, Pain Medications, Sedatives/ Anesthetics/Paralytics, Steroids, IV Fluids/Volume, Immunizations/Immune Globulin, Canine Treatment, Basic Airway, Intubation, Eye Care Supplies, IV Access/ Administration, Patient Assessment Care, Patient Immobilization/ Extrication, Patient/ PPE, Skeletal Care, Wound Care, Patient Monitoring. |
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| Equipment |
Technical Equipment |
Structures Specialist Equip., Technical Information Specialist Equip., HazMat Specialist Equip., Technical Search Specialist Equip., Canine Search Specialist Equip. |
Structures Specialist Equip., Technical Information Specialist Equip, HazMat Specialist Equip, Technical Search Specialist Equip., Canine Search Specialist Equip. |
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| Equipment |
Communications Equipment |
Portable Radios, Charging Units, Telecommunications, Repeaters, Accessories, Batteries, Power Sources, Small Tools, Computer. |
Portable Radios, Charging Units, Telecommunications, Repeaters, Accessories, Batteries, Power Sources, Small Tools, Computer. |
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Logistics Equipment |
Water/Fluids, Food, Shelter, Sanitation, Safety, Administrative Support, Personal Bag, Task Force Support, Cache Transportation/ Support, Base of Operations, Equipment Maintenance. |
Water/Fluids, Food, Shelter, Sanitation, Safety, Administrative Support, Personal Bag, Task Force Support, Cache Transportation/ Support, Base of Operations, Equipment Maintenance. |
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Comments:
Federal asset. There
are 28 FEMA US&R Task Forces, totally
self-sufficient for the first 72 hours of a deployment, spread throughout
the continental United States trained and equipped by FEMA to conduct
physical search and rescue in collapsed buildings, provide emergency
medical
care to trapped victims, assess and control gas, electrical services
and hazardous materials, and evaluate and stabilize damaged structures.
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Table B-4—Example
of a Fully Typed Resource
(Urban Search and Rescue Task Force)
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