As used in this chapter:
(a) "Coordinator" means a person appointed to coordinate emergency planning and services within the City or as prescribed in this chapter. In the absence of an appointed person, "Coordinator" means the Mayor.
(b) "Disaster" means an occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, snow, ice or wind storm, wave action, oil spills, water contamination requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage, utility failure, hazardous peace-time radiological incident, major transportation accident, epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot or hostile military or paramilitary action. Riots and other civil disorders are not within the meaning of this term unless they directly result from and are an aggravating element of the disaster.
(c) "District Coordinator" means the State Police District Emergency Services Coordinator or his or her authorized representative.
(d) "Emergency Operations Plan" means the City Emergency Operations Plan prepared under authority of Section 248.06(b) to coordinate disaster response and recovery within the City.
(e) "Emergency services" includes preparations for, and relief from, the effects of natural and man-made disasters, including civil defense.
(f) "Emergency services forces" means all disaster relief forces; all agencies of the Municipal government, private and volunteer personnel, public officers and employees; and all other persons or groups of persons having duties or responsibilities under this chapter or pursuant to a lawful order or directive authorized by this chapter.
(g) "Emergency services volunteer" means any person duly registered and appointed by the Coordinator and assigned to participate in the emergency services activity.
(h) "Emergency situation" means any situation confronting a community requiring emergency actions of a lesser nature than a disaster, including, but not limited to, civil disturbances, labor strikes, visits by national or international dignitaries and build-up activities prior to an actual disaster.
(i) "State of disaster" means a declaration by executive order or proclamation by the Governor, under the provisions of Act 390 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, which activates the disaster response and recovery aspects of State, local and interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans and authorizes the deployment and use of any forces to which the plan or plans apply.
(j) "State of emergency" means a declaration by the Mayor pursuant to this chapter which activates the disaster response and recovery aspects of the City Emergency Operations Plan and authorizes the deployment and use of any Municipal forces to which the Plan applies.
(Ord. 64. Passed 9-20-83.)