§ 14-78. Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation of this Article:

Attack shall mean direct or indirect assault against Orange County, its government, its environs, or of the nation, by the forces of a hostile nation or the agents thereof, including assault by bombing, warfare, terrorism, and sabotage.

Director shall mean the Director of Orange County Department of Emergency Management, designated as prescribed in this Ordinance.

Disaster includes but is not limited to actual or threatened sabotage, extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic, accident, chemical spill or other impending or actual calamity endangering or threatening to endanger health, life or property of constituted government.

Emergency management is the basic government functions of maintaining the public peace, health, and safety during an emergency. This term shall include plans and preparations for protection and relief, recovery and rehabilitation from effects of an attack by the forces of an enemy nation or the agents thereof, or a disaster as defined herein. It shall not, however, include any activity that is the primary responsibility of the military forces of the United States.

Emergency management forces shall mean the employees, equipment and facilities of all County departments, boards, councils, institutions and Commissions; and in addition, it shall include all volunteer personnel, equipment and facilities contributed by, or obtained from, volunteer persons or agencies.

Emergency management volunteer shall mean any person duly registered, identified and appointed by the Director of the Orange County Department of Emergency Management and assigned to participate in the emergency management activity.

Regulations shall include plans, programs, and other emergency procedures deemed essential to emergency management.

Volunteer shall mean contributing a service, equipment, or facilities to the emergency management agency without renumeration.

(Ord. of 9-18-1990, § 3, eff. 9-18-1990)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.