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<br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br />Agenda Date Requested September 12,2005 <br />Requested By: Jeff Suggs <br /> <br />Appropriation <br /> <br />Source of Funds: <br /> <br />Department: .Emer8eA~Y MaAageAl.eRt <br /> <br />Account Number: <br /> <br />Report: <br /> <br />Resolution: X Ordinance: <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: <br /> <br />Amount Requested: <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />See attached Data from State Department <br />Of Emergency Management regarding <br />timeline <br /> <br />Budgeted Item: YES NO <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-5), Management of Domestic Incidents, requires all Federal departments and <br />agencies to adopt the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and to use it in domestic incident management. The NIMS <br />provides a consistent nationwide approach for Federal, State, territorial, tribal, and local governments to work effectively and <br />efficiently together to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or <br />complexity, On March 1, 2004, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the NIMS to provide a comprehensive <br />national approach to incident management, applicable to all jurisdictional levels and across functional disciplines, Developed by <br />the Secretary of Homeland Security at the request of the President, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) integrates <br />effective practices in emergency preparedness and response into a comprehensive national framework for incident <br />management. The NIMS will enable responders at all levels to work together more effectively to manage domestic incidents no <br />matter what the cause. size or complexity. The benefits of the NIMS system will be significant: <br /> <br />. Standardized organizational structures, processes and procedures; <br /> <br />. Standards for planning, training and exercising, and personnel qualification standards; <br /> <br />. Equipment acquisition and certification standards; <br /> <br />. Interoperable communications processes, procedures and systems; <br /> <br />. Information management systems: and <br /> <br />Supporting technologies - voice and data communications systems. information systems, data display systems and specialized <br />technologies <br /> <br />Action Reauired bv Council: <br /> <br />Recommendation is to approve resolution so the City of La Porte meets the requirements of adopting the National <br />Incident Management System for first responders and emergency operation staff. <br /> <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />q - 7-0S- <br /> <br />Date <br />