New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 5 - Executive Orders (George E. Pataki) › Section 5.26 - Executive Order No. 26: Establishing a Management System for Emergency Response. [DAGGER]

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, on occasion disasters occur that threaten the
					 public health, safety and lives of the citizens of the State;
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to ensure that all
					 State and local emergency agencies and personnel coordinate their efforts to
					 efficiently provide emergency relief and disaster recovery aid;
WHEREAS, to facilitate efficient and effective assistance
					 to those impacted it is important that all State and local emergency response
					 agencies and personnel utilize common terminology, integrated communications,
					 consolidated action plans, unified command, modular organization, manageable
					 span of control, comprehensive resource management and designated incident
					 facilities during emergencies or disasters;
WHEREAS, the Incident Command System, as developed by the
					 National Interagency Incident Management System, sets forth standardized
					 procedures for managing personnel, communications, facilities and
					 resources;
WHEREAS, the Incident Command System procedures are used by
					 the Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Fire Academy, National Fire
					 Protection Association, National Wildfire Coordinating Group, and other
					 states;
WHEREAS, the Incident Command System is an integral part of
					 various emergency management training programs currently taught throughout the
					 State;
WHEREAS, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
					 requires the establishment of a site- specific Incident Command System to
					 handle emergency responses; and
WHEREAS, the Disaster Preparedness Commission Task Force on
					 Command and Control and the State Emergency Response Commission endorse the
					 establishment of a standardized Incident Command System;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
					 of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 Laws of the State of New York, do hereby establish the National Interagency
					 Incident Management System-Incident Command System as the State standard
					 command and control system during emergency operations.
Signed: George E. Pataki
Dated: March 5, 1996
Executive Order No. 26.1
*
Incorporating the National Incident Management System
					 as the Management System for Emergency Response.
WHEREAS, on occasion disasters occur that threaten the
					 public health, safety and lives of the citizens of the State;
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to ensure that all
					 State and local emergency agencies and personnel coordinate their efforts to
					 efficiently provide emergency relief and disaster recovery aid;
WHEREAS, to facilitate efficient and effective assistance
					 to those impacted, it is important that all State and local emergency response
					 agencies and personnel utilize common terminology, integrated communications,
					 consolidated action plans, unified command, modular organization, manageable
					 span of control, comprehensive resource management and designated incident
					 facilities during emergencies or disasters;
WHEREAS, Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 directs
					 the development and implementation of the National Incident Management System
					 ("NIMS"), which sets forth standardized procedures for managing personnel,
					 communications, facilities and resources and is designed 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;
WHEREAS, Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 directs
					 that federal departments and agencies make the adoption of NIMS a requirement,
					 to the extent permitted by law, for providing federal preparedness assistance
					 through grants, contracts or other activities;
WHEREAS, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
					 requires the establishment of a site-specific Incident Management System to
					 handle emergency responses;
WHEREAS, the State Emergency Response Commission endorses a
					 standardized Incident Management System;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
					 of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 Laws of the State of New York, do hereby establish the National Incident
					 Management System as the State standard command and control system during
					 emergency operations.
Executive Order 26, dated March 5, 1995, is superseded by
					 this Executive Order.
Signed: George E. Pataki
Dated: September 28, 2006
Footnotes
[DAGGER] [Revoked by Executive
					 Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo),
infra.
]
* [Supersedes Executive Order
					 No. 26 (George E. Pataki), §
										5.26,
supra
.]