HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 06-6937 - Adopt National Incident Mgmt System into City Emergency Mgmt SystemRESOLUTION NO. 06-6937
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS)
AND ADOPTING THE NIMS PRINCIPLES AND POLICES INTO THE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY.
WHEREAS, the President of the United States, in Homeland Security Presidential
Directive-5, directed the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and
administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS) that would provide a consistent
nationwide approach for federal, state, local and tribal governments to work together more
effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters,
regardless of cause, size, or complexity; and
WHEREAS, California local and state government pioneered the development of
standardized incident management systems to respond to a variety of catastrophic disasters,
including fires, earthquakes, floods and landslides; and
WHEREAS, in the early 1970s, the California Fire Service, in partnership with the
Federal Government, developed the seminal emergency Incident Command System (ICS) that
has become the model for incident management nationwide; and
WHEREAS, in 1993, California was the first state to adopt a statewide Standardized
Emergency Management System (SEMS) for use by every emergency response organization,
and implemented a system to ensure the continual improvement of the Standardized
Emergency Management System; and
WHEREAS, California local and state emergency management professionals have
contributed their expertise to the development of the new National Incident Management
System; and
WHEREAS, it is essential for disaster response that federal, state, local and tribal
organizations utilize standardized terminology, standardized organizational structures,
interoperable communications, consolidated action plans, unified command structures, uniform
personnel qualification standards, uniform standards for planning, training and exercising,
comprehensive resource management, and designated incident facilities during emergencies or
disasters; and
WHEREAS, the City’s utilization of the California Standardized Emergency Management
System substantially meets the objectives of the National Incident Management System; and
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9-11 Commission)
recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command System nationwide; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California in Executive Order S-2-05 directed
the State’s Office of Emergency Services and Office of Homeland Security, in cooperation with
the Standardized Emergency Management System Advisory Board, to develop a program to
integrate the National Incident Management System to the extent appropriate, into the state’s
emergency management system; andfWHEREAS, local governments are obligated to follow suit and incorporate NIMS into
their emergency management systems.
RESOLUTION NO. 06-6937
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NOW. THEREFORE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The National Incident Management System is formally recognized and the
principles and polices of NIMS are adopted into the emergency management system of the City
of Downey.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of August, 2006.
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MEREDITH H. PERKINS, Mayor
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KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk
i HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of
the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 8th day of August, 2006, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Bayer, Cartozian, Gafin, Trejo, Mayor Perkins
NOES: 0 Council Member: None
ABSENT: 0 Council Member: None
ABSTAIN: 0 Council Member: None
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KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk