What is NIMS?
Programs typically run for 2-3 months, and contain instruction necessary to prepare a student to function as an Emergency Medical Technician. After successful completion of this 190-hour program, the student is eligible to sit for the NJ EMT examination with the Department of Health. This program is professional technical training. EMT training programs in New Jersey provide students with at least 120 hours of classroom and clinical training in the United States Department of Transportation's Emergency Medical Technician-Basic training program. The EMT-B program. EMT & Paramedic Schools in Newark, NJ. Find an accredited Newark, NJ. Or online college with emergency medical technology certificate training or associate of science in EMT/Paramedic degree programs. Take college classes and learn to provide medical assistance at accident scenes. Training programs require about 400 hours of study, while certificates may take a year and a half to three years to complete. Associate's degree programs usually require two years of study, although they also require you to complete general education classes along with your paramedic training. Paramedic Training Program in New Jersey.
What is NIMS?
Programs typically run for 2-3 months, and contain instruction necessary to prepare a student to function as an Emergency Medical Technician. After successful completion of this 190-hour program, the student is eligible to sit for the NJ EMT examination with the Department of Health. This program is professional technical training. EMT training programs in New Jersey provide students with at least 120 hours of classroom and clinical training in the United States Department of Transportation's Emergency Medical Technician-Basic training program. The EMT-B program. EMT & Paramedic Schools in Newark, NJ. Find an accredited Newark, NJ. Or online college with emergency medical technology certificate training or associate of science in EMT/Paramedic degree programs. Take college classes and learn to provide medical assistance at accident scenes. Training programs require about 400 hours of study, while certificates may take a year and a half to three years to complete. Associate's degree programs usually require two years of study, although they also require you to complete general education classes along with your paramedic training. Paramedic Training Program in New Jersey.
NIMS is the National Incident Management System. The NIMS is intended to provide a consistent, flexible, and adjustable national framework to enable Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and private sector and nongovernmental organizations to work together effectively and efficiently to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity, including acts of catastrophic terrorism.' Based upon this goal, the NIMS consists of six components: Command and Management (ICS); Preparedness; Resource Management; Communications & Information Management; Supporting Technologies; and Ongoing Management and Maintenance. Need copies of the NIMS document? Call 1-800-480-2520, press Option 4, and ask for FEMA 501, NIMS or download PDF from FEMA.
Do we need to retrain all of our emergency responders?
The federal Department of Homeland Security has indicated that ICS courses based on FIRESCOPE or NWCG curriculum will be accepted as NIMS compliant.
Required Actions for NIMS Compliance
The NIMS Integration Center has issued substantial requirements for State and local government NIMS compliance.
Required NIMS Training
New Jersey Paramedic Programs
NIMS compliance is a prerequisite to obtaining any federal preparedness assistance (defined by Secretary Ridge as 'grants or contracts that contribute to building preparedness and response capabilities'). Federal preparedness assistance includes (but is not limited to) the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, the Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant Program, and the CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement. The most basic analysis of who should get NIMS training is: 'Does the person have incident response, asset coordination or policy setting responsibility for response efforts?' If the answer is yes to any of these, then NIMS training is needed. The following matrix summarizes federal guidance regarding the level of training required for NIMS compliance:
