HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 066-2007RESOLUTION NO. 66-2007
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF BURLINGAME AFFIRMING
THE INTEGRATION OF THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(NIMS) INTO THE CITY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, in Homeland Security Directive 5, the President of the United States 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 National Incident Management System; 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, the NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel, communications,
facilities, and resources will improve the City of Burlingame's ability to utilize State and Federal
funding to enhance local readiness, maintain first responder safety, and streamline incident
management processes; and
WHEREAS, the California Standardized Emergency management System substantially meet
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,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED AND ORDERED:
1. The City Manager or the Manager's designee as the Director of Emergency Services
shall integrate the National Incident Management System into the Emergency
Management System for the City to the extent appropriate.
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I, DORIS MORTENEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
forgoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 4th
day of September 2007
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
COHEN, KEIGHRAN, NAGEL, O'NAHONY
NONE
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