Air Force Incident Management System (AFIMS)
Air Force Incident Management System (AFIMS) : "In 2006, Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne issued the memorandum introducing the AFIMS. This action was a direct response to two initiatives created under HSPD-5 -- the National Response Plan and the National Incident Management System -- work together to unify emergency management practices at all governmental levels. NRP and NIMS create a comprehensive approach to incident management that enhances the nation's ability to plan for, prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters and other emergencies. Secretary Wynne's memorandum outlined an all-hazards approach to organization and integration of emergency responders at Air Force installations throughout the world. Implementing AFIMS will involve the revision of Air Force directives to parallel existing NIMS and NRP policies and procedures and will require close coordination and communication within our responder community to ensure support to civil authorities. The Air Force will fully implement AFIMS by December 2009. The initial step is application of the Air Force Emergency Management program by Air Force personnel. This newly designated program replaced the Full Spectrum Threat Response program Jan. 1, 2006; AFEM incorporates and applies key elements of NIMS and NRP across the Air Force. The present practice of response agencies conducting individual tasks will change. AFIMS employs a unified response between responders at all levels, both civilian and military, and applies to Air Force installations and responders located within and outside the continental United States. (McGuire AFB, AF Implements IMS, Feb 16, 2007)
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