Adopted at the 119th Annual Conference

San Diego, CA
October 3, 2012

Support of Implementation of the National Incident Management System and Incident Command System Protocols During Multidisciplinary Operations
Submitted by: Patrol and Tactical Operations Committee
PTO.019.a12

WHEREAS, successful multi agency operations are dependent upon a clear understanding of the multiple components of Preparedness, Communications and Information Management, Resource Management, and Incident Command and Management; and

WHEREAS, the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, or HSPD-5, called for a National Incident Management System (NIMS) and identified steps for improved coordination of Federal, State, local and private industry response to incidents and described the way these agencies will prepare for such a response; and

WHEREAS, since 2004, NIMS requires all levels of government, including Territories and Tribal Organizations, adopt NIMS/ICS as a condition of receiving Federal preparedness funding; and

WHEREAS, NIMS includes the adoption and use of the Incident Command System (ICS), a plain language requirement, the inventorying and typing of resources, and more; and

WHEREAS, NIMS provides a foundation for a multiple jurisdictional, all hazards approach to Incident Command Systems which can be easily shared across multi-disciplinary boundaries; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) duly assembled at its 119th Annual Conference in San Diego, California recommends that police and other agencies adopt a policy of ICS which conforms to the NIMS protocols during multi-agency or multi-disciplinary operations.