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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-060 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. FD 06-060 A RESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE (FEDERAL) NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) TO BE USED IN CONDUCTION WITH THE CURRENT (STATE) STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SEMS) FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT 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 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 landslide; and WHEREAS, in the early 1970's, 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 involving local and state agencies 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 responding to disasters and securing the homeland 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, and Resolution No. FD 06-060 Page 2 of 3 WHEREAS, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command System nationwide, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District hereby adopts the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as enhanced by the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) as the official regulatory guidance for emergency response, preparedness, mitigation, prevention and recovery, within the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District. We further direct the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District to: 1. Develop a program to integrate the National Incident Management System (NIMS), to the extent appropriate, into the Fire Protection District's existing emergency management system. 2. Provide training on the NIMS as required by Presidential Directive to all applicable personnel. 3. Identify any regulations or City Codes that need to eliminated or amended to facilitate implementation of the National Incident Management System. Please see the following page for formal adoption, certification and signatures Resolution No. FD 06-060 Page 3 of 3 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 201h day of December 2006. AYES: Gutierrez, Kurth, Michael, Spagnolo, Williams NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None onald J. Kurth, M.D., President ATTEST: Debra J. A ms, Secretary I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, SECRETARY of the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District, at a Regular Meeting of said Board held on the 201h day of December, 2006. Executed this 21 s` day of December 2006 at Rancho Cucamonga, California. Debra J. Ada,6s, Secretary