(A) Any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants a license or privilege, or otherwise permits the designation or use of the whole or any part or parts of the real estate or premises for the purpose of sheltering persons during an actual or impending disaster, or a disaster training exercise together with his or her successors in interest, if any, shall not be civilly liable for negligently causing the death of, or injury to, any person on or about the real estate or premises under the license, privilege or other permission, or for negligently causing loss of, or damage to, the property of the person.
(B) Any private person, firm or corporation and employees and agents of the person, firm or corporation in the performance of a contract with, and under the direction of, the county or any political subdivision of the county under the provisions of this subchapter shall not be civilly liable for causing the death of, or injury to, any person or damage to any property, except in the event of willful misconduct.
(C) (1) The private person, firm or corporation, and any employee or agent of the person, firm or corporation, who renders assistance or advice at the request of the county, any political subdivision of the county under this subchapter during an actual or impending disaster, shall not be civilly liable for causing the death of, or injury to, any person or damage to any property except in the event of willful misconduct.
(2) The immunities provided in division (C)(1) above shall not apply to any private person, firm or corporation, or to any employee or agent of the person, firm or corporation whose act or omission caused, in whole or in part, the actual or impending disaster and who would otherwise be liable therefor.
(Prior Code, § 35.14) (Ord. passed 3-16-1989)