As used in this division, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
Act: The Illinois emergency management agency act, codified as 20 Illinois Compiled Statutes 3305/1 et seq.
Coordinator: The village manager who shall have direct responsibility for the organization, administration, training and operation of the emergency management agency, subject to the direction and control of the village president.
Disaster: An occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or technological cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, hazardous materials spill or other water contamination requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage, epidemic, air contamination, blight, extended periods of severe and inclement weather, drought, infestation, critical shortages of essential fuels and energy, explosion, riot, or hostile military or paramilitary action, public health emergencies or acts of domestic terrorism.
Disaster Training Exercise: A planned event designed specifically to simulate an actual disaster that will provide emergency operations training for emergency response personnel. Actual response by OEM volunteers to local emergency situations not qualifying as disasters, as defined in this section, is considered a disaster training exercise. Provided, however, that performance of the usual and customary emergency functions of the village (e.g., police and emergency medical services) is not included within this definition.
Emergency Management: The efforts of the village to develop, plan, analyze, conduct, provide, implement and maintain programs for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Or Office Of Emergency Management (OEM): The agency established by this division to coordinate the emergency management program within the village and with private organizations, other political subdivisions, the state and federal governments.
Emergency Operations Plan: The written plan of the village describing the organization, mission, and functions of the village government and supporting services for responding to and recovering from disasters.
Emergency Services: The coordination of functions between the state and the village, other than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible, as may be necessary or proper to prevent, minimize, repair, and alleviate injury and damage resulting from any disaster. These functions include, without limitation, firefighting services, police services, emergency aviation services, medical and health services, rescue, engineering, warning services, communications, radiological, chemical and other special weapons defense, evacuation of persons from stricken or threatened areas, emergency assigned functions of plant protection, temporary restoration of public utility services and other functions related to civilian protection, together with all other activities necessary or incidental to protecting life or property.
Exercise: A planned event realistically simulating a disaster, conducted for the purpose of evaluating the village's coordinated emergency management capabilities, including, but not limited to, testing the emergency operations plan.
IEMA: The Illinois emergency management agency.
Mayor: Shall mean and refer to the village president.
Mobile Support Team: A group of individuals designated as a team by the coordinator, or by the governor or the director of IEMA, to train prior to and to be dispatched, if the governor or the director so determines and authorizes, to aid and reinforce state, village or other political subdivision emergency management efforts in response to a disaster.
Public Health Emergency: An occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition that:
(a) Is believed to be caused by any of the following:
(1) Bioterrorism;
(2) The appearance of a novel or previously controlled or eradicated infectious agent or biological toxin;
(3) A natural disaster;
(4) A chemical attack or accidental release; or
(5) A nuclear attack or accidental release; and
(b) Poses a high probability of any of the following harms:
(1) A large number of deaths in the affected population;
(2) A large number of serious or long term disabilities in the affected population;
(3) Widespread exposure to an infectious or toxic agent that poses a significant risk of substantial future harm to a large number of people in the affected population. (Ord. 0-07-20, 5-7-2007)