For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CIVIL PREPAREDNESS. The organization, administration, trained manpower, facilities, equipment, material, supplies, programs, emergency plans, ability to execute emergency plans and all other measures necessary and incidental thereto relating to disaster prevention preparedness response and recovery by all governmental and private sector agencies to protect or save health, life or property.
DIRECTOR. The Town Manager or his or her designee.
DISASTER. The occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property or extreme peril to the safety of persons or property, resulting from any natural or human-made causes, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, blight, drought, famine, infestation, air contamination, epidemic, explosion, riot or other act of civil disobedience which endanger life or property or hostile military or paramilitary action.
EMERGENCY. The existence of a disaster within the town limits requiring immediate action by the emergency forces of the town.
EMERGENCY FORCES. All town governmental and private sector agencies, volunteers, facilities, equipment, trained manpower and other resources required to perform civil preparedness functions.
REGULATIONS. The orders, rules and emergency procedures deemed essential for civil preparedness.
STATE OF EMERGENCY. The duly proclaimed existence of a disaster within the state, except a disaster resulting in a state of war emergency which is or is likely to be beyond the capabilities and resources of any single county, city or town and requires the combined efforts of the state and the political subdivision.
STATE OF WAR EMERGENCY. The situation which exists immediately whenever this nation is attacked or upon receipt by the state of a warning from the federal government indicating that such an attack is imminent.
(Prior Code, § 3-6-2)