HomeMy WebLinkAbout21683 - RESOLUTIONS - 7/19/2006 RESOLUTION NO. 21683
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
INTEGRATION OF THE NATIONAL INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE USE OF THE NATIONAL
SYSTEM WHICH SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN
CALIFORNIA.
WHEREAS, the President in Homeland Security Directive-5, directed the Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident
Management System, which 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 pioneered the development of standardized incident management
systems to respond to a variety of catastrophic disasters, including fires, earthquakes,
floods, and landslide; and
WHEREAS, in the early 1970s, the California fire service, in partnership with the federal
government, developed the seminal emergency incident command system 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 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 emergency management professionals have contributed their
expertise to the development of the new National Incident Management System; and
WHEREAS, it is essential for responding to disasters 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 California Standardized Emergency Management System substantially
meets the objectives of the National Incident Management System,
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9-11 Commission)
' recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command System nationwide, and
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WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California has directed his 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;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that City Council of the City of Palm Springs, will
integrate the National Incident Management System, to the extent appropriate, into the
emergency management system; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm Springs utilizes the
National Incident Management System which shall be consistent with the integration of the
National Incident Management System and the Standardized Emergency Management
System in California; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution is forwarded to the Governor's
Office of Emergency Services_
ADOPTED THIS 19th DAY OF July, 2006.
David Ready, City M er
ATTEST:
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) Ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 21683 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on July 19, 2006, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmember McCulloch, Councilmember Mills, Councilmember Pougnet,
Mayor Pro Tern Foat, and Mayor Oden.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
IJXmes Thompson, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California
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