NYC-ARECS Identification Card Information
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All
Members will safeguard their NYC-ARECS Identification
Card. The ID Card should be used as a means of
identifying one's self during an emergency operation
or during a public service event. The ID card will be
available to those team members who are compliant with
Department of Homeland Security /
FEMA NIMS training which NYC-ARECS is committed
to be in compliance with. Utilizing NIMS is the
standard of practice for responders of emergencies in
the City of New York, the State of New York and around
the United States.
Verification:
The NYC-ARECS Identification Card is a white hard
plastic card with an overlaid hologram. Embedded in
the hologram and across the face of the card, is
micro-printing with the word "security." The back of
the card has contact information and how to reach
the team President.
The
NYC-ARECS Identification Card was
developed with visual elements of the US government
FIPS 201 identification system, as the DHS / FEMA asks
that ID cards which do not have electronic technology
inside them (such as biometrics), at least conform in
part to the visual elements of the FIPS 201 (Federal
Information Processing Standard Publication 201), a
United States federal government standard that
specifies Personal Identity Verification (PIV)
requirements for Federal employees and contractors.
Critical
Importance of Proper Identification
In
the immediate aftermath of a disaster, an emergency
responder reports to the incident scene, offering
his/her expertise to response agencies. While the
responders on-scene can use the support as they work
to save lives and protect property, incident
commanders know they must manage access to the
incident scene and have no instantaneous way to verify
the identity of individuals offering support. Because
of this, the US federal government is currently
developing policies for a common identification
standard for federal employees and contractors which
is laid out in Homeland Security Presidential
Directive 12 which mandates a federal standard
for secure and reliable forms of identification.
Further, FEMA is exploring the development of a new
universal identification card for volunteers and
responders, but this is still years away.
However,
the current guideline for verifying Non-Federal
personal identity of emergency management and response
personnel is based on the Federal Chief Information
Officers (CIO) Council's May 2009 guidance, "Personal
Identity Verification Interoperability for Non-Federal
Issuers." According to the DHS/FEMA National Credentialing Definition
And Criteria guide of 2007, for an
individual/team to be granted access to an incident
site by the proper authorizing agent(s), the
following three requirements must be presented:
1.
Two forms of photo identification to verify
identity, of which at least one of which
must be issued by a governmental authority (i.e. see
examples below);
2.
Proof of qualifications/certification, issued by the
proper authority as authorized by the State; and
3.
Authorization for deployment (i.e. which includes,
but is not limited to, the examples below).
Once
this information has been provided and
approved/accepted, the individual/team may be issued
further credentials for site/incident access
privileges by the jurisdiction having authority.
During an emergency activation /
deployment, NYC-ARECS Members can fulfill these
requirements by having in their possession these
FOUR items:
1)
State issued drivers license or identification
card / passport [Meets
the requirement of "Identity"]
2)
Their NYC-ARECS Identification Card [Meets the requirement of
"Identity & Qualification"]
3)
Their government issued Federal Communication
Commission license [Meets
the requirement of "Qualification"]
4)
A printed email "deployment order" or other
NYC-ARECS document showing your
purpose/mission/assignment/task, etc. (Sample)
