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. Ensure common and proven incident management doctrine, practices and principles are used to plan for, protect against, respond to and recover from emergency incidents and preplanned events. . Maintain a response operation capable of expanding to meet an escalating situation and the ability to integrate resources and equipment from intrastate and interstate mutual aid agreements, State-provided assistance and Federal government response. . Order and track response assets using common resource typing and definitions, and draw on mutual aid agreements for additional assistance. . Establish staging and allocation plans for the re-distribution of equipment, supplies and aid coming into the area from other localities, States or the Federal government through mutual aid agreements. . Conduct situational assessments and establish the appropriate ICS organizational structure to effectively manage the incident. . Establish communication processes, procedures and protocols that will ensure effective interoperable communications among emergency responders, 9-1-1 centers and multi- agency coordination systems such as Emergency Operations Centers (EOe). In Federal Fiscal Year 2005, the Secretary of Homeland Security provided guidance to each State, outlining initial actions that should be taken to implement the NIMS. The letter to the Nation's governors included a list of actions for States and Territories to take towards NIMS compliance. A copy of this letter is posted on the NIMS webpage at: http://www.fcma.gov/nims/nims compliance.shtm. Minimum FY 2005 NIMS activities included: . Incorporating NIMS into existing training programs and exercises. . Ensuring that Federal preparedness funding (including DHS Homeland Security Grant Program, Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funds) support NIMS implementation at the State and local levels (in accordance with the eligibility and allowable uses of the grants). . Incorporating NIMS into Emergency Operations Plans (EOP). . Promotion of intrastate mutual aid agreements. . Coordinating and providing technical assistance to local entities regarding NIMS. . Institutionalizing the use of the Incident Command System (ICS). To receive FY 2006 preparedness grant funds from any Federal Department or agency, States will have to self-certify that they have met the minimum FY 2005 requirements. A self- certification letter will be provided to each State and Territory. Additional information is also available on the NIMS Web page at: www.fema.gov/nims. In Federal Fiscal Year 2006, States, Territories, Tribes and local communities will be required to complete several activities to comply with the NIMS. The attached implementation matrix describes the actions that States must take by the end of Federal FY 2006 (September 30, 2006) to be compliant with NIMS. These implementation requirements are in addition to the FY 2005 NIMS requirements as established in the Sept. 8, 2004, letter to the governors. A copy of that lettcr is available on the NIMS Web page at: www.fema.gov/nims. G-2