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Establishment of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the City Standard for Incident Management
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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 (NIMS), which would provide a consistent nationwide approach for Federal, State, and local governments to work together more effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity; and
Whereas the collective input and guidance from all Federal, State, and local homeland security partners has been, and will continue to be, vital to the development, effective implementation and utilization of a comprehensive NIMS; and
Whereas it is necessary and desirable that all Federal, State, and local emergency agencies and personnel coordinate their efforts to effectively and efficiently provide the highest levels of incident management; and
Whereas to facilitate the most efficient and effective incident management it is critical that Federal, State, and local 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 NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel, communications, facilities and resources will improve the City's ability to utilize federal funding to enhance local agency readiness, maintain first responder safety, and streamline incident management processes; and
Whereas the Incident Command System components of NIMS are already an integral part of various City incident management activities, including current emergen...
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