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RESOLUTION NO. ~
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, designating the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) as the basis for all incident management
in the City of Bremerton.
WHEREAS; Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) -5, directed the
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident
Management System (NIMS), providing 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, tribal,
homeland security all-hazards partners has been, and will continue to be, vital to the
development, effective implementation and utilization of a comprehensive NIMS. It is necessary
and desirable that these 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, uniformed personnel qualifications 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 City of Bremerton's ability to utilize
federal funding to enhance the City of Bremerton's readiness, maintain Firefighter safety, and
streamline incident management processes; and
WHEREAS; The National Commission of Terrorist Attacks (9-11 Commission)
recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command System (ICS). The ICS
components ofNIMS are aheady an integral part of various incident management programs; and
WHEREAS; The Governor of the State of Washington has proclaimed that the
National Incident Management System (NIMS) will be adopted and implemented statewide;
NOW THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. The City Council hereby establishes the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) as the standard for incident management for the City of Bremerton.
SECTION 2. Severability. If anyone or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this Resolution are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Resolution and the same shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon its passage.
tZur-.. PASSED by the City Council of the City ofBremerton, Washington this -31sJ-day of
~ ,2005.
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QVICH, City Attorney
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