For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACT. The Michigan Emergency Management Act, Act No. 390 of the Public Acts of 1976, being M.C.L.A. §§ 30.401 et seq., as amended.
DISASTER. An occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from a natural or human made cause, including but not limited to fire, flood, snowstorm, ice storm, tornado, windstorm, wave action, oil spill, water contamination, utility failure, hazardous peacetime radiological incident, major transportation, accident, hazardous materials incident, epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion or hostile military action or paramilitary action, or similar occurrences resulting from terrorist activities, riots or civil disorders.
DISTRICT COORDINATOR. The Michigan Department of State Police District Emergency Management Coordinator. The District Coordinator serves as liaison between local emergency management programs and the Michigan State Police, Emergency Division in all matters pertaining to the mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery in emergency and disaster situations.
DISASTER RELIEF FORCE. All agencies of the City of Marine City, private or volunteer personnel, public officers and employees, and all other persons or groups of persons identified in the City of Marine City Emergency Operations Plan as having duties to perform or those called into duty or working at the direction of a party identified in the plan to perform a specific disaster or emergency related task during a local state of emergency.
EMERGENCY. Any situation requiring emergency actions of a lesser nature than a disaster, to include civil disturbances, labor strikes, visits by national or international dignitaries, evacuation and build-up activities prior to disaster.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR. The person appointed to coordinate all matters pertaining to emergency management within the municipality.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. A program established to coordinate mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery activities for all emergency or disaster situations within a given geographic area made up of one or several political subdivisions. Such a program has an appointed emergency management coordinator and meets the program standards and requirements as established by the Department of State Police, Emergency Management Division. The City of Marine City has established an emergency management program.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. The plan developed and maintained by the City of Marine City for the purpose of responding to all disaster situations by identifying and organizing the disaster relief force.
GOVERNOR’S STATE OF DISASTER. An executive order or proclamation by the Governor that implements the disaster response and recovery aspect of the Michigan Emergency Management Plan and applicable local plans of the county or municipal programs affected.
GOVERNOR’S STATE OF EMERGENCY. An executive order or proclamation by the Governor that implements the emergency response and recovery aspects of the Michigan Emergency Management Plan and applicable local plans of the county or municipal programs affected.
LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY. A proclamation or declaration by the Mayor pursuant to the act and this resolution which activates the response and recovery aspects of the City of Marine City Emergency Operations Plan and authorizes certain actions as described in this resolution.
VITAL RECORDS. Those records that contain information needed to continue the effective functioning of a government entity and for the
protection of the rights and interests of persons under emergency conditions in the event of an emergency or disaster situation.
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