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R-OS-47 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM elMS) AS THE CITY'S SYSTEM FOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT. WHEREAS, the President of the United States, in Homeland Security Directive (HSPD)-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, and local governments to work together more effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from domestic emergency incidents, regardless of cause, size or complexity; and WHEREAS, the collective input and guidance from all federal, state, and local homeland security partners has been, and will continue to be, vital to the development, effective implementation 1 and utilization of a comprehensive NIMS; and , WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable that all federal, state, and local emergency agencies and personnel coordinate their efforts to effectively and efficiently provide the highest levels of emergency incident management; and WHEREAS, to facilitate the most efficient and effective incident management it is critical that federal. state, and local 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, .;prehensive resource management, and designated incident facilities during emergencies or disasters; WHEREAS, the NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel, communications, facilities and resources will improve the city's/county's ability to utilize federal funding to enhance local agency readiness, maintain first responder safety, and streamline incident management processes, and WHEREAS, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9-11 Commission) also recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command System; and WHEREAS, the Incident Command System components ofNIMS are already an integral part of various city/county emergency incident management activities, including current emergency management training programs. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby establishes the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the City standard for emergency incident management. ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held on September 13,2005. . Teste: City Clerk