Under the provisions of O.R.S. Chapter 401, the authority and responsibility to organize for and respond to emergency situations is vested in each political subdivision of the state. O.R.S. 401 further authorizes the governing body or executive officer of each city to establish an emergency management agency to perform emergency program management functions, to include but is not limited to program development, fiscal management, coordination with nongovernmental agencies and organizations, public information, personnel training and development and implementation of exercises to test the system.