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Consider approving a resolution that ratifies the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the continuing incident management system at the City of Lawton and designating Comanche County Emergency Management Director Clint Langford as the new Local Point of Contact (LPOC) for NIMS compliance.
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INITIATOR: Dewayne Burk, Deputy City Manager
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Comanche County Emergency Management Director Clint Langford
BACKGROUND: 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, local, and tribal 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.
EXHIBIT: Resolution No. 21- ___
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STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Approve a resolution that ratifies the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the continuing incident management system at the City of Lawton and designate Comanche County Emergency Management Director Clint Langford as the new Local Point of Contact (LPOC) for NIMS compliance.