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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 06-125RESOLUTION NO. 06-125 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INTO ITS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 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 RESOLUTION NO. 06-125 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 the City of Palm Desert will integrate the National Incident Management System, to the extent appropriate, into the emergency management system; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Palm Desert 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. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Palm Desert City Council at its regular meeting held this 14th day of September , 2006. AYES: BENSON, KELLY, SPIEGEL, and FERGUSON NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ATTEST: JIM FERGUSON, MAYOR CHELLE D. KLASSEN, ITY CLERK CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 2