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• POLICY Hl <br />4/13/05 <br />ITEM: Consideration of resolution adopting NIMS (National Incident <br />Management System) as the basis for all Incident Management in <br />Falcon Heights <br />SUBMITTED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator/Emergency Management <br />Director <br />REVIEWED BY: Ramsey County Emergency Management <br />EXPLANATION: <br />Summary: The President of the United States has issued Homeland Security Directive 5, which <br />directs the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer a <br />National Incident Management System which would provide a consistent, nation-wide approach <br />for all levels of government to work together effectively and efficiently in the case of a disaster. <br />By executive order, Governor Pawlenty designated NIMS for all state emergency and incident <br />management in February, 2005. Cities are required to formally adopt the NIMS as their basis for <br />• all incident management. <br />The NIMS model is very similar to the current Minnesota Incident Management System (MIMS) <br />that our fire department personnel, law enforcement officers, emergency managers, and others <br />are trained in. <br />ATTACHMENT: <br />• NIMS Resolution 2005-03 on pages ~~"'~ <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />• Discussion <br />• Approval of Resolution 2005-03 designating the National Incident Management System <br />(NIMS) as the Basis for all Incident Management in Falcon Heights, Minnesota <br />• <br />rc <br />