- RESOLUTION NO.
- 874
ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS)
WHEREAS, at the request of the President, the Depmiment of Homeland Security has developed the
National Incident Management System (NIMS) for the purpose of unifying and coordinating all
emergency responders' effOlis during disasters; mId
WHEREAS, the Department of Homeland Security has directed all Federal, State, Territorial, Tribal and
local entities involved in emergency response to adopt NIMS; and
WHEREAS, the Governor ofthe State of Washington has similarly endorsed NIMS by proclaiming it the
official basis for management of incident response in Washington State; and
WHEREAS, the NIMS will enable Everett...
Resolution 874 
