21st Century FEMA Study Course: National Incident Management System (NIMS) Intrastate Mutual Aid (IS-706) - Emergency Responders, HSPD-5, MABAS, EBAC, Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina

This Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent training course manual from the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) introduces (in written form in this reproduction) NIMS intrastate mutual aid and assistance. You will learn about the purpose and benefits of mutual aid and assistance. You will also learn about the emphasis that NIMS places on mutual aid and assistance. The course explains how to develop mutual aid and assistance agreements and mutual aid operational plans.

At the conclusion of this course, you should be able to:

* Describe the purpose, benefits, and uses of mutual aid and assistance.

* Explain how mutual aid and assistance agreements relate to NIMS.

* Identify what information should be included in a mutual aid and assistance agreement.

* Explain the process for developing mutual aid and assistance agreements.

* Identify the elements of a mutual aid and assistance operational plan.

This course is designed for State, local, and tribal emergency response and coordination personnel and takes approximately two and a half hours to complete.

Topics covered include: NEMA Model Interstate Mutual Aid Agreement; Emergency responders; NIMS and HSPD-5; EMAC; MABAS; Hurricane Katrina and other lessons learned.

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