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RESOLUTION NO. 2009---KL
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR USE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Recitals:
A. On March 1, 2004 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) as the consistent
nationwide approach to managing domestic incidents.
B. In Fiscal Year 2008, the federal government began requiring state and local agencies to adopt
NIMS to receive federal preparedness assistance funds, such as grants from the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP), and Urban Area Security
Initiative (UASI).
C. NIMS adopted the ICS; therefore, by adopting NIMS the City will automatically adopt the ICS.
THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Adoption of NIMS. The City adopts the National Incident Management System, as
referenced in the 156 page NIMS Document available on the FEMA website. The document is
available at: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/
NIMS_core.pdf.
SECTION 2. N I MS provides the following:
A. Standardized procedures for managing personnel, communications, facilities and resources to
improve the City's ability to coordinate responders from multiple disciplines and levels of
government using common-doctrine, terminology, concepts and principles.
B. A comprehensive approach applicable across a full spectrum of potential incidents and hazard
scenarios, regardless of size or complexity.
C. Standardized organizational structures for processes, procedures and systems designed to
improve interoperability.
D. Training standards for all personnel who could be involved in a response to minimum
proficiency standards.
E. A standard system for maintaining an appropriate span of control throughout the ICS
organization.
F. Facilitation of the steps required for compliance of the NIMS and ICS systems in order for the
City of Ashland to continue to apply for and receive federal preparedness and assistance
funds.
~N 3. This resolution was duly PASSED and ADOPTED this
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Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
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