Emergency Management Systems

In March 2004, the Secretary of Homeland Security, at the request of the President, released the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This system was designed to improve emergency response operations through wider adoption of FEMA’s Incident Command System (ICS) and the application of standardized procedures across more organizations. These tools promote development of cross-jurisdictional mechanisms for coordinating responses and obtaining assistance during an emergency.

ICS includes processes that will enable organizations with responsibilities under NIMS to develop the foundation for an effective response. However, a paper-based manual ICS is inefficient. Effective implementation of ICS requires a level of collaboration, communication, and documentation among response teams that is best achieved with an automated tool.

Avineonics™ is a state-of-the-art information system that enables organizational entities to prepare, organize, manage, execute, and document emergency preparedness and incident management functions. Avineonics provides standardized electronic forms for inputting data and utilizes intelligent business logic to orchestrate critical functions such as resource check-in, check-out, objective assignment, performance rating, and more. The system also offers integrated mapping functionality with support for ICS features such as pre-designated incident locations and facilities, as well as charts functionality supporting chain of command, unity of command and manageable span or control. All system transactions also receive a date and time stamp, building a traceable repository for auditing.

Avineonics conforms to FEMA published guidelines and supports all fourteen primary features of ICS. With an accessible and easy-to-use interface, Avineonics provides highly effective response management and helps to ensure your organization’s compliance with federal standards.

For more information on Avineonics features and functionality, please e-mail avineonics@avineon.com.