PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR
WHEREAS, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) has been developed by the Secretary of Homeland Security at the request of the President to integrate effective practices in emergency response into a comprehensive national framework for incident management; and
WHEREAS, the NIMS will enable responders at all levels to work together more effectively and efficiently to manage domestic incidents no matter what the cause, size or complexity, including catastrophic acts of terrorism and disasters; and
WHEREAS, federal departments and agencies are required to make adoption of NIMS by state and local organizations a condition for federal preparedness assistance after Oct. 1, 2004 (FY 2005); and
WHEREAS, the benefits of the NIMS will include:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the State of Washington to be Affixed at Olympia this 30th day of September A.D., Two thousand four. | |
GARY LOCKE |
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BY THE GOVERNOR: | |
Secretary of State |