As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed:
COORDINATOR: The staff assistant to the mayor with the duty of carrying out the requirements of this chapter.
DIRECTOR: The mayor or his alternate.
DISASTER: An occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, loss of life or property resulting from any natural or manmade cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, oil spill or other water contamination requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage, epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot, unlawful stricken, or hostile military or paramilitary action. "Disaster" includes, but is not limited to, all occurrences and threats thereof which are contemplated by the concept of "emergency services and disaster operations".
DISASTER OPERATIONS: The functions created in accordance with the provision of this chapter to be performed by the municipality in cooperation with other political subdivisions to alleviate the effects of disaster.
DISASTER TRAINING EXERCISE: A planned event designed specifically to simulate an actual disaster which will provide emergency operations training for emergency response personnel. Actual response by EMA volunteers to local emergency situations not qualifying as disasters, as defined in this section, is considered a disaster training exercise. Provided, however, that performance of the usual and customary functions of a political subdivision (e.g., police, fire or emergency medical services) is not included within this definition of a disaster training exercise.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: The efforts of the municipality to develop, plan, analyze, implement and maintain programs for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN: The written plan of the municipality describing the organization, mission and functions of the government and supporting services for responding to and recovering from disasters.
EMERGENCY SERVICES: The preparation for and the carrying out of such functions, other than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible, as may be necessary or proper to prevent, minimize, repair and alleviate injury and damage resulting from disasters caused by fire, flood, earthquake, or other manmade or natural causes. These functions include, without limitation, firefighting services, police services, medical and health services, rescue, engineering, air raid warning services, communications, radiological, chemical and other special weapons defense, evacuation of persons from stricken areas, emergency assigned functions of plant production, 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 all carrying out the foregoing functions.
MOBILE SUPPORT TEAM: The utilization of personnel to be dispatched by the governor, or, if he so authorizes, by the director of the Illinois emergency management agency to supplement the state and political subdivisions for emergency management programs in response to a disaster.
MUNICIPALITY: Any city, village or incorporated town.
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS): The single comprehensive approach to domestic incident management as established by homeland security presidential directive/HSPD-5, that ensures all levels of government across the nation have the capability to work efficiently and effectively together using a national approach to domestic incident management and provides a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state and local governments to work together to prepare for and respond to, recover from domestic incidents regardless of the cause, size or complexity and it also provides for interoperability and compatibility among federal, state and local capabilities and includes a core set of concepts, principles, terminology and technologies covering the incident command system, unified command, training, management of resources and reporting.
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION: Any municipal corporation with whom the village has a signed mutual aid agreement.
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER: The mayor of the village or, in his absence or disability, the interim successor pursuant to section 7 of the emergency interim succession act.
VILLAGE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY: The agency established by this chapter within the village municipal government responsible for coordination of the overall emergency management program of the village and with private organizations, other local political subdivisions, the state and federal governments under the direction of the emergency management agency coordinator as appointed by this chapter.
VOLUNTEER: Any individual, group, corporation, agency or other entity contributing services, equipment or facilities to the Seneca emergency management agency without remuneration. (Ord. 05-12, 11-1-2005)