HomeMy WebLinkAbout18-05 RESOLUTION NO. la-os
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, adopting the National Incident Management System.
WHEREAS, the President in Homeland Security Directive (HSPD-5), directed the
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident
Management System (NLMS), which will provide a consistent nation-wide approach for Federal,
State, local, and tribal governments to work together more efficiently and effectively to prevent,
prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or
complexity; and
WHEREAS, the government of the State of Washington has similarly endorsed N1MS
byproclaiming it the official basis for management of incident response in Washington State; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable that all Federal, State, local, and tribal
emergency agencies and personnel coordinate their efforts to effectively and efficiently provide
the highest level of incident management; and
WHEREAS, HSPD-5 requires federal departments and agencies to make adoption of
the NIMS by state, tribal, and local organizations, a condition for federal preparedness assistance
beginning in fiscal year 2005; and
WHEREAS, to facilitate the most efficient and effective incident management it is
critical that Federal, State, local, and tribal organizations utilize standardize 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 NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel,
communications, facilities, and resources will improve Port Angeles' ability to utilize federal
funding to enhance local and state agency readiness, maintain first responder safety, and
streamline incident management processes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED; that the City of Port Angeles establishes
the National Incident Management System as the standard for incident management in Port
Angeles.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
C°uncil held °n the 20th day °f September' 200~s ~) ~ ~_~..~
~ Richard A. Headrick, Mayor
ATTEST: APP/~OVED AS T~ F :
B~ecky J. Ut~n, Ce~y Cl~rk?- - - - William E. Bloor, City Attorney
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