HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2006-74RESOLUTION NO. 2006- 74
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA
RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) AND ADOPTING
NIMS PRINCIPLES INTO THE CITY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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 IncAent Management System, to the extent appropriate, into the state's emergency
management system; and
WHEREAS, local governments are obligated to follow suit and incorporate NIMS into their
emergency management systems.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA,
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The National Incident Management System is formally recognized and the
principles and policies of NIMS are adopted into the emergency management system of the
City of Diamond Bar.
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar shall adopt the Resolution and
the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS '17th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2006.
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Carol Herrera, Mayor
I, Tommye Cribbins, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was passed, adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar held on 17th day of October, 2006, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:Chang, Tanaka, Tye, M/Herrera
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:MPT/zirbes
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ommye Cribbins, City Clerk
City of Diamond Bar
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