Emergency or disaster definition

Emergency or disaster as used in this chapter shall mean an event or set of circumstances which: (a) demands immediate action to preserve public health, protect life, protect property, protect public property, or to provide relief to any stricken neighborhood overtaken by such occurrences, or (b) reaches such a dimension or degree of destructiveness as to warrant the City Council or City Manager Mayor proclaiming the existence of a disaster or emergency or the Governor declaring a state of emergency in accordance with appropriate local and State statute.
Emergency or disaster means an event or set of circumstances which: (a) Demands immediate action to preserve public health, protect life, protect public property, or to provide relief to any stricken community overtaken by such occurrences; or (b) reaches such a dimension or degree of destructiveness as to warrant the governor proclaiming a state of emergency pursuant to RCW 43.06.010.
Emergency or disaster as used in this chapter shall mean an event or set of circumstances which:

Examples of Emergency or disaster in a sentence

  • Emergency or disaster evacuations due to hazardous materials and spills, gas leaks or bomb threats.

  • Emergency or disaster evacuations due to hazardous materials and spills, gas leaks or bomb threats.6. Outbreaks, epidemics or other infectious disease emergencies7.

  • Emergency or disaster evacuations due to hazardous materials and spills, gas leaks or bomb threats.7. Outbreaks, epidemics or other infectious disease emergencies8.

  • Emergency or disaster warnings may originate from any level of government; however, most disaster forecasting resources are located within the Federal government.

  • Emergency or disaster assistance pro- vided to federal, state, or local entities (REC required).


More Definitions of Emergency or disaster

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Emergency or disaster means an incident event or set of circumstances which:
Emergency or disaster as used in this chapter shall mean an event or set of circumstances which: (a) Demands immediate action to preserve public health, protect life, protect public property, or to provide relief to any stricken community overtaken by such occurrences,
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Emergency or disaster means an event or set of circumstances which:
Emergency or disaster as used in this chapter shall mean an event or set of circumstances which: (1) demands immediate action to preserve public health, protect life, protect public property, or to provide relief to any stricken area within the City overtaken by such occurrences, or (2) reaches such a dimension or degree of destructiveness as to warrant the Mayor proclaiming the existence of a disaster or the Governor declaring a state of emergency in accordance with appropriate local ordinances and State statute. (Ord. 13-1005 § 1 (part): Ord. 07-1007 § 1: Ord. 96-1021 § 1)