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National Incident Management System Capability Assessment Support Tool (NIMCAST)

Keywords / Description:

The NIMCAST is a web-based self-assessment tool designed to aid state, local, and tribal organizations and jurisdictions in determining their capabilities and compliance against the requirements established in the recently released National Incident Management System (NIMS). 

The NIMCAST allows users to assess the current status/level of their respective jurisdiction's or organization's incident preparedness against the requirements outlined in the NIMS.

Completion of a baseline assessment of NIMS implementation requirements is required for Project Public Health Ready recognition. 

Toolkit:

PPHR Toolkit

Keyword Area:

NIMS

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

FEMA: NIMS Integration Center

Submitted:

03/26/2007

Modified:

08/20/2012

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