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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/16/2005 Blue Sheet NIMS TOWN COUNCIL MEETING INFORMATION TOWN OF MARANA MEETING DATE: August 16, 2005 AGENDA ITEM: I. 1 TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL FROM: Richard Vidaurri, Chief of Police SUBJECT: Resolution No. 2005-106: Relating to Homeland Security; adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS) standards, practices and principles. DISCUSSION Recent action by the federal government established the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as a means for managing emergency response. The State of Arizona and Pima County have adopted NIMS as the standard by which they will deal with natural or manmade disasters. To maintain consistency with state and local government entities as it relates to managing a coordinated response, the Town of Marana also wishes to adopt NIMS as its standard. By adopting NIMS, the Town will also Improve its eligibility opportunities for receiving Homeland Security funding. ATTACHMENTS (1) NIMS Compliance Requirements; (2) NIMS Alert; and (3) NIMS Compliance Requirements for FFY 2005. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of Resolution No. 2005-106, adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS) standards, practices and principles. SUGGESTED MOTION I move to adopt Resolution No. 2005-106. 8/11/2005 MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2005-106 RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY; ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) STANDARDS, PRACTICES AND PRINCIPLES. WHEREAS, the President of the United States directed the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS) that 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 of any cause, size or complexity; and WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable for all government personnel to coordinate their efforts to effectively and efficiently provide the highest levels of incident management; and WHEREAS, to facilitate consistent and effective levels of incident management, standardized terminology, standardized organizational structures, interoperable communications, consolidated action plans, unified command structures, uniform personnel qualification standards, uniform standards for planning, training and exercises, comprehensive resource management, and designated incident facilities during emergencies or disasters; and WHEREAS, the Town's compliance with the NIMS standardized procedures for incident management, agency readiness, first responder safety and streamlined incident management processes will improve the Town's eligibility opportunities for Homeland Security federal funding. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, that that National Incident Management System (NIMS) shall be the Town of Marana standard for incident management. {00001 006.DOC /} BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town's Manager and staff are hereby directed and authorized to undertake all other and further tasks required or beneficial to carry out the terms, obligations, and objectives for managing this system. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, this 16th day of August, 2005. Mayor Ed Honea ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Jocelyn C. Bronson, Town Clerk Frank Cassidy, Town Attorney - 2 - NIMS Compliance Requirements As a minimum to meet Fiscal Year 2005 requirements and be eligible for FY 2006 federal grant funds, jurisdictions must formally recognize the NIMS and adopt its principles and policies. To accomplish this, political jurisdictions will issue a policy statement or executive order designating NIMS as the basis for incident management. As an example, both the State and Pima County completed this requirement by adopting NIMS by proclamation and resolution. To be eligible for future federal Homeland Security grant funding agencies must complete the remaining requirements as indicated on the attached compliance matrix. This matrix represents a "working draft" to assist in identifying potential requirements to achieve full NIMS compliance by September 30, 2006. You can find the official NIMS website at: http://www.fema.gov/nims/. The Pima County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) recommends first completing a NIMS Capability Assessment Support Tool (NIMCAST) for your agency. This tool will identify how to institutionalize the Incident Command System (ICS) and the scope of who should be trained on both ICS and NIMS. The NIMSCAST is available on line at http://www.fema.gov/nimcastlindex.isp or from our office. Additional information on ICS training and target audiences is attached to assist you in your assessment. A proposed timeline for agencies would include: · Formally adopt NIMS by September 30,2005 · Complete NIMSCAST by September 30, 2005 · Establish timeframe and develop a strategy for full NIMS implementation by September 30, 2005 · Complete NIMS Awareness Course: "National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction" (IS 700) by September 30, 2006 · Complete training and institutionalizing of ICS by September 30, 2006 OEMHS staff is available to provide technical assistance and training as needed to fulfill NIMS compliance requirements. NIMS A/ert '-" i j'\l .j,t IJj) \1.-",; 11)\ ,1; i.'ll I, IS 700, The NIMS Introductory Course - Who Needs to Take It? Last September when the Secretary of Homeland Security sent a letter to the nation's governors, he outlined a series of steps that must be taken and actions that should be taken in FY 2005 to become compliant with the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Specifically the letter said that state, territorial, tribal and local level jurisdictions should support NIMS implementation by completing the NIMS awareness course National Incident Management System, An Introduction - IS 700. This independent study course explains the purpose, principles, key components and benefits of NIMS. The Secretary clearly intended to provide discretion to state, territorial, tribal and local governments in deciding who should take the course. As further guidance, the NIMS Integration Center encourages all emergency personnel with a direct role in emergency preparedness, incident management or response take the NIMS course by Oct. 1, 2005. It is offered free-of-charge through the Emergency Management Institute at http://traininQJema.Qov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp. WHO SHOULD TAKE THE COURSE IN FY'05? Executive level - Political and government leaders, agency and organization administrators and department heads; personnel that filllCS roles as Unified Commanders, Incident Commanders, Command Staff, General Staff in either Area Command or single incidents; senior level Multi- Agency Coordination System personnel; senior emergency managers; and Emergency Operation~ Center Command or General Staff. Managerial level - Agency and organization management between the executive level and first level supervision; personnel who filllCS roles as Branch Directors, Division/Group Supervisors, Unit Leaders, technical specialists, strike team and task force leaders, single resource leaders and field supervisors; midlevel Multi-Agency Coordination System personnel; EOC Section Chiefs, Branch Directors, Unit Leaders; and other emergency management/response personnel who require a higher level of ICS/NIMS Training. Responder level - Emergency response providers and disaster workers, entry level to managerial level including Emergency Medical Service personnel; firefighters; medical personnel; police officers; public health personnel; public works/utility personnel; and other emergency management response personnel. The NIMS introductory course very likely will be a required in FY'06 for state, territorial, tribal and local personnel who have emergency assignments at any level of government. Full NIMS compliance is required by Oct. 1, 2006. NOTE: We recognize that some online independent study participants are experiencing delays in gaining access to the IS-700 course. The Emergency Management Institute is addressing this and the problem will be alleviated. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS for FFY 2005 The federal NIMS compliance requirements will be phased in with full compliance to be achieved by September 2006. The minimum FFY 2005 NIMS requirements to be accomplished prior to September 30,2005 include the following 5 items: 1. Formally recognize the NIMS and adopting NIMS principles and policies: Political jurisdictions will issue a policy statement or executive order designating NIMS as the basis for incident management. 2. Institutionalize . the use of the Incident Command System (ICS): See the NIMS Integration Center's definition of "Institutionalize" below 3. Establish a NIMS baseline by determining which NIMS requirements you already meet: Political jurisdictions providing incident response, emergency response or emergency operations center support will complete a NIMCAST Self-Assessment. 4. Establish a timeframe and develop a strategy for full NIMS implementation: Political jurisdictions providing incident response, departmental emergency response or emergency operations center support will develop a strategy which when implemented will provide full NIMS compliance and implementation by FFY2007 5. Complete NIMS Awareness Course: "National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction" (IS 700): Political jurisdictions providing incident response, departmental emergency response or emergency operations center support will require and complete the IS-700 course. (See attached NIMS Alert 004-05 which clarifies who should complete the course.) According to the NIMS Integration Center, to "institutionalize the use of ICS" means that government officials, incident managers and emergency response organizations at all jurisdictional levels adopt the Incident Command System and launch activities that will result in the use of the ICS for all incident response operations. Actions to institutionalize the use of ICS basically take place at two levels - policy and organizational/operational. At the policy level, it means government officials, Le., governors, mayors, county and city managers, tribal leaders and others: 1. Adopt the ICS through executive order, proclamation or legislation as the jurisdiction's official incident response system; and 2. Direct that incident managers and response organizations in their jurisdictions train and exercise the ICS and use it in their response operations. At the orqanizational/operational level, evidence that incident managers and emergency response organizations are institutionalizing the ICS would include the following: 1. ICS is being integrated into functional and system-wide emergency operations policies, plans and procedures; 2. ICS training is planned or under way for responders, supervisors and command level officers; 3. Responders at all levels are participating in and/or coordinating ICS-oriented exercises that involve responders from multi-disciplines and jurisdictions. While it is not expected that all these activities would be completed in FFY 2005, it is expected that where possible they will be and that, at a minimum, planning for such activities would be initiated and actions taken to put them into practice.