RESOLUTION #12-2005

ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS)

WHEREAS, President Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5, Management of Domestic Incidents, on February 28, 2003, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop, submit for review to the Homeland Security Council, and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS); and

WHEREAS, Governor Taft issued Executive Order 2004-14T on July 30, 2004 ordering all departments and agencies of the State to utilize the Incident Management System prescribed by the Department of Homeland Security; and

WHEREAS, NIMS will provide a consistent nationwide approach allowing federal, state, local and tribal governments to work effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Homeland Security has sought extensive input on NIMS from state, local and tribal officials, the emergency response community, and the private sector and has incorporated the best practices currently in use by incident managers; and

WHEREAS, effective homeland security incident management involves new concepts, processes, and protocols that will require refinement over time. The collective input and guidance from all homeland security partners has been, and will continue to be, vital to the further development of an effective and comprehensive national incident management system; and

WHEREAS, NIMS was published by the Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2004; and

WHEREAS, HSPD-5 and NIMS require all federal departments and agencies to adopt NIMS and use it in domestic incident management and emergency prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation programs and activities, as well as to assist state, local or tribal entities; and

WHEREAS, HSPD-5 and NIMS require federal departments and agencies to make state, tribal and local organizations adopt NIMS as a condition for federal preparedness assistance beginning in federal fiscal year 2005; and

WHEREAS, short-term compliance will include adopting the basic tenets of the Incident Command System identified in the NIMS document. The Secretary of Homeland Security published standards, guidelines, and protocols for determining compliance in December 2004.

NOW, THEREFORE, Richfield Township does hereby order that:

1. All department, offices, and agencies of Richfield Township shall utilize the Incident Management System prescribed by the Department of Homeland Security, as implemented by the Ohio EMA.

2. The Coordinator of the Summit County Emergency Management Agency shall determine the timetable and steps necessary for the expedient implementation of this Resolution.

3. The Summit County Emergency Management Agency Coordinator will begin training on NIMS and revise the Richfield Township Emergency Operations Plan as soon as practicable.

Date :  Laurie Peters Gilmore, Trustee

David Wyatt, Trustee

Shano Cica-Mraz, Trustee
Attest:

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Laurie Pinney, Township Clerk

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