HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2967 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 2967
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARD.
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
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
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