NIMS Alert 07-13: FEMA Releases Fire/Hazardous Material Resource Typing Definition

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sent this bulletin at 07/29/2013 08:01 AM EDT

FEMA Releases Fire/Hazardous Material Resource Typing Definition

Today, FEMA releases for final publication and distribution, one Fire/Hazardous Material (Fire/HazMat) resource typing definition. The guidance contained in this definition provides a standardized set of criteria for use by the whole community when building, sustaining and cataloging resources; and when planning to deliver or delivering core capabilities through a national mutual aid network to achieve the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. The Fire/HazMat resource typing definition is:

 

  • Aerial Apparatus

 

FEMA developed this resource typing definitions in collaboration with the fire and hazardous material community of practice, emergency management, public safety practitioners, and subject matter experts. These stakeholders suggested guidance for specific overall functions, components, capabilities, and ordering specifications for these resources.

 

This guidance addresses standardized criteria for requests that are made under a variety of mutual aid scenarios from automatic aid to mutual aid provided through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) during declared disasters.

 

This guidance aligns with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to provide a common and standard understanding about the tools and resources needed to sustain, build, and deliver the core capabilities necessary to achieve the National Preparedness Goal. For more information on the NIMS and its implementation, visit FEMA’s NIMS website.

 

Questions can be submitted to the National Integration Center through e-mail at: FEMA-NIMS@fema.dhs.gov or by telephone: (202) 646-3850.

 

This effort is part of the National Preparedness System and continues the implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), a process that organizes the tools and resources needed promote unity of effort and achieve the National Preparedness Goal. For more information on national preparedness efforts, visit FEMA’s National Preparedness website.