City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2006-0503

• File #: 2006-0503
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 6/13/2006
• In control: Committee on Public Safety Services
• Final action: 6/28/2006
• Enactment date: 6/27/2006
• Enactment #: 405
• Effective date: 6/30/2006
• Title: Resolution adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the basis for all incident management in the City of Pittsburgh.
• Indexes: MISCELLANEOUS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/30/2006	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
6/27/2006	1	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
6/21/2006	1	Committee on Public Safety Services	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
6/13/2006	1	City Council	Read and referred

Presenter
Presented by Ms. Carlisle

Title
Resolution adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the basis for all incident management in the City of Pittsburgh.

Body
WHEREAS, the President in Homeland Security Directive (HSPD)-5, 28 Feb 2003, 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 domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size or complexity;

WHEREAS, in compliance with the Homeland Security Directive, the Governor of Pennsylvania in 35 Pa. Bull. 196, issued on 8 Jan 2005, implemented a Proclamation dated 20 Dec 2004, which directed that the National Incident Management System be utilized for all incident management in the Commonwealth;

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;

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;

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, uniform personnel qualification standards, uniform standards for planning, training, and exercising, comprehensive resource management, and designated incident facilities during emergencies of disasters;

WHEREAS, the NIMS standardized procedur...