The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
A. Emergency management means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which the military services are primarily responsible, by organized and trained volunteer civilian persons who will extend existent governmental functions and provide other necessary nongovernmental functions to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage resulting from enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or disasters caused by fire, flood, tornado, earthquake, or other causes developing to such an extent as to cause an extreme emergency situation to arise which by declaration of the governor jeopardizes the welfare of the citizens of this City. These emergency functions include, but are not limited to, firefighting services; police services; medical and health services; rescue, engineering, and outdoor warning devices; communications; radiological, chemical, and other special weapons of defense; evacuations of persons from stricken areas; emergency welfare services; civilian war aid; emergency transportation; existing or properly assigned functions of plant protection; integration of industrial emergency plans into emergency management plans; assistance to private and public utility companies in the temporary restoration of public utility services; and other functions related to civilian protection, together with all other activities necessary or incidental to the preparation for and carrying out of the emergency functions.
B. Emergency means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President of the United States or the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, federal or State assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety or to lessen or avert threat of a catastrophe in any part of the City.
(Code 1991, §§ 13-401, 13-405)
Cross reference- Definitions generally, § 1-2.
State Law reference- Similar provisions, 63 O.S. § 683.3.