§ 26-61. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Attack means direct or indirect assault against the county, its government, its environs, or the nation by the forces of a hostile nation or the agents thereof, including assault by bombing, conventional or nuclear, chemical or biological warfare, or sabotage.

Coordinator shall mean the coordinator of the county emergency management agency, appointed as prescribed in this article.

Disaster means an occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or manmade accidental, military or paramilitary cause.

Emergency management in its broad meaning means to carry out the basic government functions of maintaining the public peace, health and safety during an emergency. This shall include plans and preparations for protection from, and relief, recovery and rehabilitation from, effects of an attack by the forces of an enemy nation or the agents thereof, and it shall also include such activities in connection with disaster, which include the neverending preparedness cycle of prevention, mitigation, warning, movement, shelter, emergency assistance and recovery. "Emergency management" shall not, however, include any activity that is the primary responsibility of the military forces of the United States.

Emergency management forces means the employees, equipment and facilities of all county departments, 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.

Emergency management volunteer means any person duly registered, identified and appointed by the coordinator of the county emergency management agency and assigned to participate in the emergency management activity.

Regulations means and includes plans, programs and other emergency procedures deemed essential to emergency management.

Volunteer means contributing a service, equipment or facilities to the emergency management agency without remuneration.

(Ord. of 11-1-76, § 3)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.