Links & Tools

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) provides a consistent, nationwide approach and language for multiple agencies, jurisdictions, and communities to work together to build, sustain, and deliver the core capabilities needed to achieve a secure and resilient nation. For more information about the NIMS doctrine, supporting guides, tools, and links visit http://www.fema.gov/national-incident-management-system.

Resource Management

Using consistent resource management concepts such as typing, inventorying, organizing, and tracking will facilitate the dispatch, deployment, and recovery of resources before, during, and after an incident. For more information about Resource Management, visit https://preptoolkit.fema.gov/web/national-resource-hub.

An Independent Study course on Resource Management is also available through FEMA's Emergency Management Institute at https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?lang=en&code=IS-703.b

Resource Inventory System

The Resource Inventory System (RIS) is a centralized, secure, and cloud-hosted resource inventory solution. It is designed to help your organization implement NIMS by supporting both resource inventorying and typing practices. The tool can be used to inventory equipment, personnel, teams, facilities, and supplies. To learn more about RIS visit https://preptoolkit.fema.gov/web/national-resource-hub/resourceinventorying.

RTLT Application Programming Interface

NIMS resource types can also be directly consumed by third-party software applications to ease and automate the adoption of NIMS resource typing. These third-party software connections are made using the Resource Typing Library Tool's web services application programming interface (API). If you manage or develop a third-party system and would like to utilize the RTLT Web Services API, please contact the Help Desk at [email protected] for more information and to obtain the RTLT API Guide.

National preparedness is a shared responsibility—everyone has a role to play to ensure that our nation can address its greatest risks. The National Preparedness System outlines an organized process for everyone in the whole community to move forward with their preparedness activities and achieve the National Preparedness Goal. Visit http://www.fema.gov/national-preparedness-system for more information.