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<br />-.. <br /> <br />MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ARMt:R~:J;1 <br />Program <br /> <br />~pr~al,{ (>f <br />Criminal <br />ApprehensIon <br /> <br />DriVer <br />and Vef\Ii:;l,~ <br />S,etvice!? <br /> <br />H mt <br />Sa arid <br />EmE!rg13ticy <br />M:anagaQlent <br /> <br />MinneSota <br />state; PalrqJ <br /> <br />Office of <br />Comml.inicatlo'ii$ <br /> <br />Office .qf <br />JUstice Prdgrams <br /> <br /> <br />~t~\~; Fire <br />Matsnaiand <br />Pipl:ilin13' $,afElty, <br /> <br /> <br />Homeland Security and Emergency Management <br />444 Cedar Street · Suite 223 . Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101-6223 <br />Phone: 651.296.2233 · Fax: 651.296.0459. TTY: 651.282.6555 <br />www.dps.state.mn.us <br /> <br />National Incident Management System <br />Incident Command System Elements Implementation in Minnesota <br />March 10, 2005 <br /> <br />The President of the United States has issued Homeland Security Presidential Directives <br />(HSPD) 5 and 8 that directly impact states and local jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the <br />Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) is the State <br />Administrative Agency (SAA) responsible for implementing these two directives through <br />administration of the Homeland Security Grant Programs. One of the key elements of <br />both HSPD 5 and 8 is the implementation ofthe National Incident Management System <br />(NIMS). . <br /> <br />Minnesota has used a formalized Incident Command/Management system for many <br />years. In 1991 the State Legislature established MN Statute 115E, known as the Spills <br />Bill. This bill required the commissioner of public safety to establish and implement an <br />Incident Command System (ICS) within the state, which we now know as the Minnesota <br />Incident Management System (MIMS). MIMS was institutionalized in state training <br />institutions in 1996 and has been embedded in training throughout the state ever since. <br /> <br />HSEM recognizes that Minnesota has had a longstanding and well developed Incident <br />Command training program, and we are now well ahead of many states when it comes to <br />implementing the NIMS ICS requirements. Because we have had Incident <br />Command/Management System training embedded in our training curriculum for almost <br />10 years and Qur MIMS training program is consistent with NIMS, we have met many of <br />the baseline ICS requirements. The current MIMS curriculum is already ICS 100, 200 <br />and 300 compliant and is currently being updated to include the ICS 400 requirements. <br />The basic ICS training requirement in NIMS is already included in our MIMS <br />curriculum. If your responders have already taken MIMS, you are in good shape for <br />initial compliance with the basic ICS requirements in NIMS. <br /> <br />Based upon Minnesota's longstanding incident management training program <br />institutionalized throughout the state, HSEM (as the SAA) now recommends the <br />following steps be taken for initial implementation of Homeland Presidential Directive 5 <br />and 8 for initial NIMS ICS compliance in 2005. <br /> <br />. Formally recognizing the NIMS by adopting the NIMS principles and policies by resolution or <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />. fucorporating NIMS into existing training and exercise programs. <br /> <br />. fucorporating NIMS principles, policies and terminology into Emergency Operations Plans. <br /> <br />. fustitutionalizing the use of the ICS across all disciplines and agencies within your jurisdiction <br />by updating plans and procedures with the NIMS concepts and terminology. <br /> <br />EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />