HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 2005 (29) RESOLUTION
DESIGNATING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(NIMS) AS THE BASIS FOR ALL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT IN ST. CROIX
COUNTY, WISCONSIN
RESOLUTION NO. Z 9 C Z OOS
ST. CROIX COUNTY, WISCONSIN
WHEREAS, the President 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, local, and tribal governments to work together
more effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from
domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size or complexity; and
WHEREAS, the collective input and guidance from all federal, state, local, and
tribal Homeland Security partners has been and will continue to be vital to the
development, effective implementation, and utilization of a comprehensive NIMS; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable that all federal, state, local, and tribal
emergency agencies and personnel coordinate their efforts to effectively and efficiently
provide the highest levels of incident management; and
WHEREAS, to facilitate the most efficient and effective incident management, it
is critical 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 NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel,
communications, facilities, and resources will improve the State's ability to utilize federal
funding to enhance local and State agency readiness, maintain first responder safety, and
streamline incident management processes; and
WHEREAS, the Incident Command System components of NIMS are already an
integral part of various incident management activities throughout the State and St. Croix
County, including current emergency management training programs; and
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9 -11 Commission)
recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command System.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the St. Croix County Board of
Supervisors agrees to designate and utilize the National Incident Management System
(NIMS) as the basis for preparation for, response to, and recovery from natural or man-
made incidents affecting St. Croix County.
Offered by the Emergency Management and Emergency Communications Committee.
NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE
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Reviewed by Corporation Counsel on
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Greg Vmmerman
This Resolution was duly adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on
Cindy Cam ell, County Clerk