NIMS

The National Incident Management System.

Every search & rescue responder within the United States should be familiar with the NIMS courses. NIMS provides a unified, systematic approach to a search emergency. (among other things) Under the Department of Homeland Security, NIMS was developed to integrate all agencies involved with a search, from the emergent volunteer, to the governmental organizations and local law enforcement.

Most SAR personnel are required to take the following NIMS courses:

1. ICS 100 - Introduction to the Incident Command System
2. ICS 200 - ICS for Single Resources and Inital Action Incidents
3. ICS 700 - National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Intrrduction
   
4. ICS 800 - National Response Framework, An Introduction
   
5. ICS 809 - Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9 - Search and Rescue