The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Emergency: An occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made accidental, military, paramilitary, terrorism, weather-related, public health, explosion-related, riot-related cause, or technological failure or accident, including, but not limited to, a pandemic, epidemic, cyber incident, an explosion, a transportation accident, a radiological accident, or a chemical or other hazardous material incident.
Emergency management: Those measures taken by the populace and governments at federal, state, and local levels to minimize the adverse effect of any type emergency, which include the never-ending preparedness cycle of planning, prevention, mitigation, warning, movement, shelter, emergency assistance and recovery.
Emergency Management Agency: The public safety division of the town which, among other duties, is charged with coordination of all emergency management activities for the town.
(Code 1976, § 7-1; Code 1982, § 8-1; Ord. No. 2010-Code-06, 7-15-2010; Ord. No. 2020-Code-01, 4-30-2020)
State law reference—Similar provisions, G.S. 166A-4.