For the purpose of this chapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CIVIL DEFENSE.
(1) The preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which the military forces are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or by fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural causes.
(2) 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 welfare services, emergency transportation, existing or properly assigned functions of plant protection, 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 the carrying out of the foregoing functions.
(Prior Code, § 6-1)