Designating NIMS for all incident Management in South Bend Tax Abatement

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Resolution No. 3 ~~~-~~° A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FORMALLY DESIGNATING THE NATIONAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (NIMS) AS THE BASIS FOR ALL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND. INDIANA G~~~eaa, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes that the Homeland Security President Director (HSPD)-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 and Iocal governments to work more effectively and efficiently to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size or complexity; and -!'/~~i.~aa, the Common Council further recognizes that the collective input and guidance from all federal, state, and local homeland security partners has been, and will continue to be vital to the effective implementation and utilization of a comprehensive national incident management system (NIMS); and ~~ivii~aa, 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 level of incident management; and ~1~~aa, 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 qualifications standards, uniform standards for planning, training, and exercising, comprehensive resource management, and designated incident facilities during emergencies or disasters; and ~finii~aa, the NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel, communications, facilities and resources will improve the city's ability to utilize federal funding, to enhance local agency readiness, to maintain first responder safety and will help streamline incident management processes; ~~ii~aa, the Incident Command System (ICS) components of NIMS are already an integral part of various incident management throughout the city and county, including current fire department and emergency management training programs; and ~l~i~aa, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9-11 Commission) recommend the adoption of a standardized Incident Command System.