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a.
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to formally recognize
the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and adopt the principles
and policies of the NIMS that will insure the complete and efficient
utilization of all of the Township of Neptune's resources to
combat disaster resulting from enemy actions or other disasters as
defined herein.
b.
The purpose of the NIMS is to provide a consistent nationwide approach
for Federal, State, territorial, tribal, and local governments to
work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for, prevent,
respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause,
size, or complexity.
c.
The NIMS provides a common foundation for day to day operations,
training and other preparedness efforts; communicating and sharing
information with other responders and with the public, ordering resources
to assist with a response effort, and for integrating new technologies
and standards to support incident management.
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The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
of this chapter:
Shall mean the Coordinator of the Neptune Township Office
of Emergency Management, appointed as prescribed in this chapter.
Shall mean and include but is not limited to actual or threatened
enemy attack, sabotage, extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic,
accident, chemical spill or other impending or actual calamity endangering
or threatening to endanger health, life or property of constituted
government.
Shall mean and refer to the basic government functions of
maintaining the public peace, health and safety during an emergency.
This term includes plans and preparations for protection and relief,
recovery and rehabilitation from effects of an attack by the forces
of an enemy nation or the agents thereof, or a disaster as defined
herein. It does not, however, include any activity that is the primary
responsibility of the military forces of the United States.
Shall mean the employees, equipment and facilities of all
Township departments, agencies, boards, councils, institutions and
commissions; and in addition, it shall include all volunteer personnel,
equipment and facilities contributed by, or obtained from, volunteer
persons or agencies that are assigned the duties of responding to
emergencies within Neptune Township.
Shall mean the combination of facilities, equipment, personnel,
procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational
structure, designed to aid in domestic incident management activities
as outlined in the NIMS Document under Appendix A.
Shall mean a document produced by the Department of Homeland
Security under the direction of Presidential Directive-5 that strengthens
response capabilities through a balance between flexibility and standardization,
and use of common doctrine, terminology, concepts, principles, and
processes.
Shall mean the Federal agency established to provide strategic
direction and oversight of the NIMS, supporting both routine maintenance
and continuous refinement of the system and its components. NIC develops
and facilitates national standards for the NIMS.
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a.
The Township formally adopts NIMS as its system of response to a
disaster and to provide a common foundation for training and other
preparedness efforts, for communicating and sharing information with
other responders and with the public, for ordering resources to assist
with a response effort and for integrating new technologies and standards
to support incident management.
b.
NIMS principles and policies are to be adhered to by all emergency
management forces and across all functional disciplines within Neptune
Township.
c.
Neptune Township shall institutionalize the use of the ICS as outlined
in Appendix A of NIMS in order to enhance command, control and communications
capabilities.
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a.
The Neptune Township Emergency Management Coordinator shall serve
as the Coordinator of NIMS operations pursuant to this chapter.
b.
The Coordinator shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
1.
To consult with other agencies, municipalities, and affected organizations
in Neptune Township to recommend levels of NIMS training. However,
it shall be the responsibility of each agency to implement said training
and to ensure its own commitment to NIMS.
2.
To oversee Neptune Township's commitment to NIMS through planning,
training, and implementation.
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The municipal organizations listed below are hereby directed
to ratify this chapter and adopt it as their own including all forms
and conditions specified herein.
Neptune Township Fire District # 1.
Neptune Township Fire District # 2 (Ocean Grove Fire District).
Township of Neptune Housing Authority.
Township of Neptune Sewer Authority.
Neptune First Aid Squad.
Hamilton First Aid Squad.
Ocean Grove Fire Department First Aid Squad.
Shark River Hills First Aid Squad.
