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Item. 5.3. MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Bruce A. West, Fire Chief DATE: April I I, 2005 SUBJECT: Consider Resolution Adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS) The Minnesota Department of Public Safety and its Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, has implemented two directives of which one is the implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Minnesota has used a formalized Incident Command/Management System for many years. The Elk River Fire Department has had the Incident Command System implemented within the Fire Department and its response system for many years. The Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division has recognized that Minnesota has had a long standing and well developed Incident Command System training program and we are well ahead of many states when it comes to implementing the NIMS Incident Command requirements. Homeland Security and Emergency Management is now recommending the following steps be taken for initial implementation of Homeland Presidential Directive 5 and 8 for initial NIMS ICS compliance in 2005: . Formally recognize NIMS by adopting NIMS principles and policies by resolution or ordinance. Incorporate NIMS into existing training and exercise programs. Incorporate NIMS principles, policies, and terminology into Emergency Operations Plans. Institutionalizing the use. . . . The Elk River Fire Department has already incorporated NIMS into our existing training and exercise programs. I am requesting Council approval on formally recognizing and adopting the NIMS principles and policies by resolution. I am currendy in the process of incorporating the NIMS principles, policies, and terminology into our existing City of Elk River Emergency Operations Plan.