09-72 Resolution 09-72
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Menifee, California Supporting the
Integration and Implementation of the National Incident Management System
For Effectively Handling Emergency Situations for the City of Menifee
Whereas, the President of the United States, in Homeland Security Directive 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, 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 organization 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 (9-11 Commission)
recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command System nationwide; and
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;
Resolution 09-72
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE RESOLVES, as
follows:
1. The City of Menifee will integrate the National Incident Management System, to the
extent appropriate, into the emergency management system; and
2. The City of Menifee 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.
3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to send a certified copy of this
Resolution to the Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 20th day of May, 2009, by the following vote:
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Kathy Bennett, City Clerk
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