Proclamation -Adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS) for Response to All-Hazards

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R ,~- , ~. ~~I' ~/a~3latoo8' ORANGE COUNTY' BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A PROCLAMATION ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) WHEREAS, the President, in 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) which would provide a consistent nationwide approach for Federal, State, local, and tribal organizations 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, and tribal homeland security partners has been, and will continue to be vital to the development, effective implementation and utilization of a comprehensive NIMS; and WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable that all Federal, State, local and tribal emergency agencies and personnel coordinate their efforts to effectively and efficiently provide the highest levels of incident management in a coordinated effort; and WHEREAS, to facilitate the most efficient and effective incident management it is critical that Federal, State, local, and tribal organizations utilize standardized training, terminology, and personnel qualification standards during training and qualifying for emergencies and disasters; and WHEREAS, the NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel, communications, facilities, and resources will improve the County's ability to utilize federal funding to enhance local readiness, maintain first responder safety, and streamline the incident management processes; and WHEREAS, the Incident Command System components of NIMS are already an integral and. established part of various incident management activities throughout the County and State, including current the North Carolina Fire and Rescue Commission training programs and standards; and WHEREAS, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9/11 Commission) recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command System; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina Fire and Rescue Commission established that NIMS will be the State standard for training and professional qualifications in incident management;