[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Teterboro 10-11-2007 by Ord. No. 502. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The President, in Homeland Security Directive (HSPD) 5, directed
the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and
administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS), which would
provide a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, county,
and local governments to work together more effectively and efficiently
to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from domestic incidents,
regardless of cause, size or complexity;
B.
The collective input and guidance from all federal, state, county,
and local homeland security partners has been, and will continue to
be, vital to the development, effective implementation and utilization
of a comprehensive NIMS;
C.
It is necessary and desirable that all federal, state, county, and
local emergency agencies and personnel coordinate their efforts to
effectively and efficiently provide the highest levels of incident
management;
D.
To facilitate the most efficient and effective incident management,
it is critical that federal, state, county and local organizations
utilize standardized terminology, standardized organizational structures,
interoperable communications, consolidated action plans, unified command
structures, uniform personnel qualification standards, uniform standards
for planning, training, and exercising, comprehensive resource management,
and designated incident facilities during emergencies or disasters;
E.
The NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel, communications,
facilities and resources will improve the state's ability to
utilize federal funding to enhance local and state agency readiness,
maintain first responder safety, and streamline incident management
processes;
F.
The incident command system components of NIMS are already an integral
part of various incident management activities throughout the state,
including current emergency management training programs;
G.
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9-11 Commission) recommended
adoption of a standardized incident command system.
Chapter 41 of the Code of the Borough of Teterboro, entitled "The National Incident Management System (NIMS)," is established as the Borough standard for incident management.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase,
or word contained in this chapter shall be declared invalid for any
reason whatsoever, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions
of this chapter, which shall remain in full force and effect, and
to this end the provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to
be severable.
All other ordinances of the Borough, or parts thereof, which
are in conflict with this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict.
This chapter shall take effect upon passage and publication
as required by law.
