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RESOLUTION NO. 43-2007
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF TIBURON
CERTIFYING THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMMENT
NIMS TRAINING FOR TOWN STAFF
WHEREAS, the President of the United States in Homeland Security Directive-5,
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 disasters, regardless of cause, size, or complexity; and
WHEREAS, California pioneered the development of standardized incident
management systems to respond to a variety of catastrophic disasters, including fires,
earthquakes, floods, and landslide; and
WHEREAS, in the early 1970s, the California fire service, in partnership with the federal
government, developed the seminal emergency incident command system that has
become the model for incident management nationwide; and
WHEREAS, in 1993, California was the first state to adopt a statewide Standardized
Emergency Management System for use by every emergency response organization,
and implemented a system to ensure the continual improvement of the Standardized
Emergency Management System; and
WHEREAS, California emergency management professionals have contributed their
expertise to the development of the new National Incident Management System; and
WHEREAS, it is essential for disaster response that federal, state, local, and tribal
organizations utilize standardized terminology, standardized organizational structures,
interoperable communications, consolidated action plans, unified command structures,
uniform personnel qualification standards, uniform standards for planning, training, and
exercising, comprehensive resource management, and designated incident facilities
during emergencies or disasters; and
WHEREAS, the California Standardized Emergency Management System substantially
meets the objectives of the National Incident Management System,
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9-11 Commission)
recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command System nationwide, and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California has directed his Office of
Emergency Services and Office of Homeland Security in cooperation with the
Standardized Emergency Management System Advisory Board to develop a program to
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integrate the National Incident Management System, to the extent appropriate, into the
state's emergency management system;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of Tiburon has undertaken to
train the Town staff in the National I ncident Management System and has adopted
NIMS as the Town's emergency management system; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution will be forwarded to the
Governor's Office of Emergency Services, upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council on October
3, 2007 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
TOM GRAM, MAYOR
TOWN OF TIBURON
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DIANE CRANE IACOPI, TOWN CLERK
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