HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-385 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 06-385
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE
(FEDERAL) NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(NIMS) TO BE USED IN CONJUCTION 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
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks recommended
adoption of a standardized Incident Command System nationwide,
Resolution No. 06-385
Page 2 of 3
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Rancho Cucamonga
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 City of
Rancho Cucamonga. We further direct the City of Rancho Cucamonga to:
1. Develop a program to integrate the National Incident Management System
(NIMS), to the extent appropriate, into the City's existing emergency
management system.
2. Provide training on the NIMS as required by Presidential Directive to all
applicable City 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. 06-385
Page 3of3
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 20`h day of December 2006.
AYES: Gutierrez, Kurth, Michael, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
I,--
PDonaklldJ. Kurth, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
G
D bra J. ms, CMC, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a Regular Meeting
of said City Council held on the 201h day of December 2006.
Executed this 21s` day of December 2006, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Debra J. a s, CMC, City Clerk