ORDER NO. 29424
ADOPT THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
(NIMS) AS STANDARD FOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
Came to be heard this the 11th day of October, 2005, with a motion made by
Commissioner Letz, seconded by Commissioner Nicholson. The Court
unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Move for Kerr County to adopt the National Incident Management System
(NIMS) as the standard for incident management.
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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND COPIES OF THIS REQUEST
AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: W.R. Hierholzer OFFICE: Kerr County Sheriffs Office
MEETING DATE: October 11.2005 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT:
Consider and discuss and adopt the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the standard for
incident management.
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October 11, 2005
TO: Kerr County Judge Pat Tinley and
Kerr County Commissioners' Court
FROM: Sheriff W.R. Hierholzer
RE: National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Consider and discuss and adopt the National Incident Management System
as the standazd for incident management.
ORDER NO. z94z4
BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF KERB COUNTY, TEXAS, ADOPTING
THE NTAIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) AS THE
STANDARD FOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT.
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2003, the President issued Homeland Security
Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5 that directed the Department of Homeland Security, in
cooperation with representatives offederal, state, and local government, to develop a
National Incident Management System (NIMS) to provide a consistent approach to the
effective management of situations involving natural disasters, man-made disasters or
terrorism; and
WHEREAS, the final NIMS was released on March 1, 2004, and
WHEREAS, the NIMS contains a practice model for the accomplishment of the
significant responsibilities associated with prevention, prepazedness, response, recovery,
and mitigation of all major and national hazards situations, and
WHEREAS, the HSPD-5 requires that state and local govermnents adopt the
NIMS by fiscal year 2005 as apre-condition to the receipt of federal grants, contracts and
activities related to the management and preparedness for certain disaster and hazazd
situations; and
WHEREAS, the County of Ken desires to adopt the NIMS as required by HSPD-
5;
BE IT ORDERED, AD.NDGED AND DECREED BY THE COMMISSIONERS
COURT OF KERB COUNTY, TEXAS that Kerr County, Texas does hereby adopt the
National Incident Management System
READ AND APPROVED on first reading this the 11 day of ctober 2005.
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Kerrville, Texas

CHE/tYL A. THOMPSON, l~puty~
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Buster Baldwiyf~ Comt ssioner, Precinct One
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Williams, Commissioner, Precinct Two
Precinct Three
Dave Nicholson, Commissioner, Precinct, Four
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