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CITY OF LODI
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt a Resolution Declaringthe National Incident Management System (NIMS)
as the Standard for Emergency Response in the City of Lodi (FD)
MEETING DATE: April 2,2008
PREPARED BY. Michael E. Pretz, Fire Chief
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That Council adopts a resolution declaring the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) as the standard for Emergency Responsefor
the City of Lodi.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) and the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) are two federal programs in which the
City of Lodi is actively participating. The City of Lodi has already
adopted the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan as part of San Joaquin
County's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (Resolution# 2008-14
February 6, 2008).
As a part of its Homeland Security efforts, the Federal Government has issued a new National Incident
Management System (NIMS) to be used to organize response to catastrophic events in the United
States. The State of California has issued guidance that local government entities must provide training
in the new system to employees who would respond to a disaster. The City of Lodi Fire Department and
Police Department has organized and offered classes in NIMS to all City employees. Both departments,
as well as several other City departments are 100% compliant. NIMS training is also available on-line
and through the classes provided by the County.
The State is also requiring local government bodies, including special districts, to formally adopt NIMS for
organizing multi-agencydisaster response. Failure to adopt the National Incident Management System
would place the City out of compliance with State and Federal requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
FUNDING AVAILABLE: None
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Attachment
cc: City Attorney
Michael E.WrEK, Fire Chief
APPROVED:
Blail-r'Eir(g, City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-56
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
DECLARING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (NIMS) AS THE STANDARD FOR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN THE CITY OF LODI
WHEREAS, the President in Homeland Security Directive #5 directed the
Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident
Management System (NIMS), which would provide a consistent nationwide approach by
federal, state, local, and tribal governments to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and
recover from disasters regardless of cause or size; and
WHEREAS, California pioneered the development of standardized incident
management systems to respond to a variety of catastrophic disasters: and
WHEREAS, the California Standardized Emergency Management System
(SEMS) substantially meets the objectives of the National Incident Management
System; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California has directed his Office of
Emergency Services and Office of Homeland Security to develop a program to integrate
NIMS into SEMS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lodi City Council that it does
hereby adopt NIMS in accordance with the guidelines and directives of the State of
California and directs City employees to use this system for future emergency
preparedness, response, and recovery operations.
Date: April 2, 2008
hereby certify that Resolution No. 2008-56 was passed and adopted by the Lodi
City Council in a regular meeting held April 2, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Hitchcock, Johnson, Katzakian,
and Mayor Mounce
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
NNIF M. PERRIN
Deputy City Clerk
2008-56