The Alberta Incident Management System (AIMS) was introduced in the Alberta Emergency Plan as one of its system modernization initiatives – Alberta Incident Management System (AIMS) 2022 – Working Draft (DOCX, 15 MB).
AIMS is intended to provide all emergency management stakeholders in the province with a common understanding of the organization and structures that will be adopted in Alberta, as well as the processes, procedures, and terminology that will be employed to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters.
AIMS guides all levels of government, civil-society organizations, and the private sector to work together, bridging the system described in the AEP and the tactical response structures and mechanisms detailed under the Incident Command System (ICS). AIMS provides stakeholders with the shared vocabulary, systems, and processes to successfully deliver the capabilities described in the AEP and the Emergency Management Framework for Canada (May 2017). AIMS defines operational systems, including ICS, command and coordination structures, as well as resource and information management processes and procedures that guide how personnel work together during incidents. It is important to note that AIMS is supported by ICS, it does not replace ICS, and like ICS, AIMS applies to all incidents, from traffic accidents to major disasters.
A number of benefits are realized by applying AIMS across the emergency management continuum, including:
- reduced incident impacts to people, property, the environment, and the economy
- effective and efficiently controlled response effort
- provision of a safer working environment for all responders
Recognizing the need to work effectively with Alberta’s emergency management community, the Alberta Emergency Management Agency is offering targeted stakeholders the opportunity to review and provide feedback on AIMS 2022. Details on this outreach program will be shared with and through community Directors of Emergency Management. Consolidated feedback will be incorporated into a final version of AIMS, which will be released in the fall of 2022.
If you work in an emergency management organization in Alberta and want more information on this engagement opportunity, contact:
Stephen Carr, Director Field Operations
AEMA Field Operations
Alberta Emergency Management Agency
Email: [email protected]