It is hereby found and declared that it is necessary to centralize the direction and control of local emergency preparations, response and recovery, the duties, responsibilities and activities of all persons, organizations, departments of the City government, and officers and employees of the City performing services or rendering aid in the event of a local emergency, and to enable the City to more effectively cooperate with political subdivisions, municipal corporations and other public agencies of the State of California in preparing to cope with and guard against conditions which may result in extreme peril to life and property and the resources of the City as the needs of the citizens of Los Angeles may demand in the event of a local emergency; and to assist, coordinate and cooperate with the local emergency organizations and authorities of the State of California and the Federal Government in the successful prosecution of emergency services.
It is further found that it is necessary to declare and define the duties and responsibilities of various departments, boards, commissions and officers of the City of Los Angeles when functioning as part of the emergency operations forces of the City of Los Angeles, and to provide the means whereby citizens may cooperate with and assist in preparing for and coping with a local emergency to the end that the maximum protection of life and property may be afforded to the residents of the City of Los Angeles.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 97,600.
Amended by: Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80; Ord. No. 165,083, Eff. 9-4-89.