NIMS or AVSEC Airport emergency management programs are required by federal regulations. These programs are needed to respond to a variety of situations that may arise at the airport. According to FEMA (2008),” Incidents can include acts of terrorism, wildland and urban fires, floods, hazardous material spills, nuclear accidents, aircraft accidents, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical storms, war-related disasters, public health and medical emergencies, and other incidents requiring an emergency response.” A thorough development of an Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) is needed to respond to these incidents while using the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
NIMS Branches and Utilization
Within the NIMS system, incident commanders
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According to FEMA (2008, pp. 97), “The Operations Section is responsible for managing operations directed toward reducing the immediate hazard at the incident site, saving lives and property, establishing situation control, and restoring normal conditions.” During the standup of the operations section in response to an incident, individual resources may need to be formed into smaller teams, and upon incident escalation, divvied out to different divisions within the operational branch for a more focused response (FEMA, …show more content…
This section is responsible for all support needs for the incident that can include, “ordering resources and providing facilities, transportation, supplies, equipment maintenance and fuel, food service, communications, and medical services for incident personnel (FEMA, 2008, pp. 107).” The service branch will undertake communications, medical, and food issues having to deal with an incident (FEM, 2008). The support branch will oversee all supply, facilities, and ground support that is needed (FEMA, 2008).
Finally, the finance and administration section can be broken into a time, procurement, compensation and claims, and a cost unit (FEMA, 2008). This section is stood up when there is a specific need and/or to support large or evolving scenarios that require additional funding from many different sources (FEMA, 2008). These units can be created through financial or administrative heads within multiple agency departments to track required support and proper resource utilization (FEMA, 2008).
AVSEC Recommendations Utilizing the NIMS
I think the National Incident Management System is a model to be adapted based on the circumstances. It is a good foundation that can be built upon and tailored to each department based on their specific needs and
2) Maintain critical infrastructure centers (telegraph, bridges, hospitals) that provide a situational awareness capability, actionable information about emerging trends, imminent threats, and the status of any incidents that involve
Homeland Security. (2008, 12). National Incident Management System. Retrieved 10 22, 2011, from FEMA: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMS_core.pdf
Both man-made and natural disasters are often devastating, resource draining and disruptive. Having a basic plan ready for these types of disaster events is key to the success of executing and implementing, as well as assessing the aftermath. There are many different ways to create an emergency operations plan (EOP) to encompass a natural and/or man-made disaster, including following the six stage planning process, collection of information, and identification of threats and hazards. The most important aspect of the US emergency management system in preparing for, mitigating, and responding to man-made and natural disasters is the creation, implementation and assessment of a community’s EOP.
Due to the horrendous events of terrorist attacks that have taken place over the last ten or so years, emergency management now, not only prepares and trains for natural events, but includes planning for terrorist/weapons of mass destruction events in greater detail. New responsibilities are being placed on emergency management managers and responders. More communities, states, local governments and businesses are seeking assistance in planning for terrorist attacks.
If a critical incident should occur, the response and recovery from emergency situation can expense a significant monetary incurrence. Establishments that have put NIMS into operation are eligible to recuperate any portion of their operative expense from the federal government. “Additionally, NIMS offers a predefined, yet flexible, organizational structure that can be altered, as necessary, to ensure maximum effectiveness during small operations or complex responses and extended in scope if an incident grows in size” (Fazzini, 2009, p. 15). The flexibility of NIMS can be adjusted to accommodate operational function of the incident, geographical boundaries, or a consolidation of
Haddow, G. D., Bullock, J. A., & Coppola, D. P. (2010).Introduction to emergency management. (4th ed., pp. 1-26). Burlington, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.
The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) is the state equilivilant of the United States Homeland Security and Preparedness Agency. The ADEM coordinates the resources, activities and proficiencies to prevent and protect against disasters, alleviate the impact of disasters by responding to events and promote the recovery from events as well as working to impede possible future risks to the security of the state and its inhabitants and inhibit the impact of prospective events. (Arkansas.gov, 2014) The State of Arkansas’ Emergency Operations Center (SECO) is located at ADEM.
Thesis Statement: It is dangerous to have an aging, non-integrated and linked emergency alert broadcast system even though an integrated alert network would be expensive, it could save countless lives. 1. What is the goal in this paper? The goal of my essay is to identify the various weaknesses of the current Emergency Alert System (EAS). Thus, after identifying the weaknesses, solutions to create a modern, multi-tiered comprehensive alerting network system can be proposed.
There are five different mission sets that the teams work in. They are Emergency Response, Remediation and Restoration, Technical Escort of materials, Technical Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear support to COCOMs and Homeland Security. Emergency Response is one of the primary m...
The National Incident Management System, NIMS was introduced in March 2004, and is the country’s comprehensive approach to incident management. It outlines how first responders from different disciplines and jurisdictions can work together. The NIMS improves the coordination and cooperation between the public and private entities in different domestic incident management activities. It also creates a framework for compatibility and interoperability through balancing standardization and flexibility. As such, NIMS comes up with a flexible framework for the federal government to work together with private entities to manage domestic incident management activities.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is an organization of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially formed by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and applied by two Executive Orders on April 1, 1979. The initial first response to a disaster is the job of local emergency services with the nearby help of the surrounding sources. A major disaster can be a result of tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods. The event must be absolutely more than the state or local governments can handle alone. If confirmed, funding comes from the President's Disaster Relief Fund, managed by FEMA and the disaster aid programs of other joining federal agencies.
a. Military personnel would assume security responsibilities and secure the area; providing protection for victims, securing resources, and conducting search and rescue operations. b. In the future, partnerships with local, regional, and national committees should be developed and maintained to provide emergency management operations in the event that the local support is
Airport Security is one of the most important aspects to an airport, especially since 9/11. These days everyone is worried about security; am I going to be safe flying, is something going to happen, so on and so on. There are a lot of aspects that go into the security of an airport. I will be going over the proper procedures to secure a general aviation airport.