PROGRESS REPORT:

National Preparedness and ICS Requirements –

Visual Description:  Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPD’s)

Presidential directives mandate the use of ISC.  Complex 21^st century threats, exemplified by the horrific events of September 11, 2001, demand that all Americans share responsibility for homeland security.  All levels of government, the private sector, and nongovernmental agencies must be prepared to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from a wide spectrum of major events that exceed the capabilities of any single entity.  These hazards require a unified and coordinated national approach to planning and to domestic incident management.  To address this need, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5: Management of Domestic Incidents (HSPD-5) and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8: National Preparedness (HSPD-8) establish the following national initiatives that develop a common approach to preparedness and response.

n      HSPD-5 identifies steps for improved coordination in response to incidents.  It requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to coordinate with other federal departments and agencies and State, local, and tribal governments to establish a National Response Plan (NRP) and a National Incident Management System (NIMS).

n      HSPD-8 describes the way Federal departments and agencies will prepare.  It requires DHS to coordinate with other Federal departments and agencies and State, local and tribal governments to develop a National Preparedness goal.

Together, NIMS, the NRP, and the national Preparedness Goal define what needs to be done to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from major a event, how it needs to be done, and how well it needs to be done.  Together, these related efforts align Federal, State, local, tribal, private sector, and nongovernmental preparedness, incident management, and emergency response plans into an effective and efficient national structure.

            1. ICS – 700:  National Incident Management System

                                     COMPLETED BY ALL MEMBERS

            2. ICS – 100: Introduction to ICS

                                     COMPLETED BY ALL MEMBERS

            3. ICS – 200:  Basic ICS – Single Resources & Initial Action

                                     COMPLETED BY ALL MEMBERS

            4. ICS – 300:  Intermediate ICS

                                     COMPLETED BY ALL OFFICERS

            5. ICS – 400:  Advanced incident Command System – EARLY 2009