Mounted search and rescue

["Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>]

Nobody here is claiming HSPD are laws. However, as previously mentioned, 
federal funding is attached to NIMS compliance. An authority having 
jurisdiction can choose to not be compliant with NIMS, or even an entire 
state. But failure to be compliant means no federal funding, so I don't see 
any states saying no to NIMS. And if the state wants the substantial funding 
related to compliance, you can bet they'll lean on the locals to comply.

Are states and locals happy about being "forced" to be NIMS compliant? Nope. 
But long term it is certainly advantageous for all first responders, 
emergency management, etc., to be on the same page.

ICS works. SEMS (the CA model used for NIMS) is a proven, very effective 
process. With the entire country implementing ICS and NIMS, it makes little 
sense (and loses substantial financial aid) to be a local hold-out.

-Jorene

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Una Smith" <una.smith@att.net>
> Cathy Blaser wrote:
> > When you say that ICS and NIMS are required for first responders does that
> > include a Sheriff's Posse with no extra federal funding?
>
> That does appear to be what Jorene Downs claims, and the
> idea is common in the SAR community.  However, it appears
> to have no legal basis.
>
> Homeland Security Presidential Directives 5 and 8 (HSPD-5
> and HSPD-8 for short) are often cited as the legal basis,
> *but* they are not laws.  [...]