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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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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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I |
9,600
bbls/day |
Type
III |
480
bbls/day |
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II |
2,880
bbls/day |
Type
IV |
N/A |
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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
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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.
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28-person response.
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| Personnel |
Training |
NFPA 1670 Technician Level in
area of specialty. Support personnel at Operations Level.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pneumatic Powered Tools, Electric
Powered Tools, Hydraulic Powered Tools, Hand Tools, Electrical,
Heavy Rigging, Technical Rope, Safety.
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| Equipment |
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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