For the purpose of this section, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Civil Defense Emergency. An emergency declared by the Governor under M.S. § 12.31, as it may be amended from time to time, pertaining to enemy attack, or “Civil Defense Emergency” shall mean an emergency declared by the Mayor of the city.
Emergency Management. The preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters caused by fire, flood, tornado, and other acts of nature, or from sabotage, hostile action, or from industrial hazardous material mishaps. These functions include, without limitation, fire-fighting services, police services, emergency medical services, engineering, warning services, communications, radiological, and chemical, evacuation, congregate care, emergency transportation, existing or properly assigned functions of plant protection, temporary restoration of public utility services and other functions related to civil protection, together with all other activities necessary or incidental for carrying out the foregoing functions. “Emergency Management” includes those activities sometimes referred to as “civil defense” functions.
Emergency Management Forces. Any personnel employed by the city and any other volunteer or paid member of the local Emergency Management Department engaged in carrying on civil defense functions in accordance with the provisions of this section or any rule or order thereunder.