It is the intent and purpose of this chapter
to establish an emergency management system that will ensure the complete
and efficient utilization of all of the Township's facilities
to combat disaster resulting from emergencies, whether natural or
man-made, or nuclear disaster or enemy attack.
The emergency management system will coordinate
all activity in connection with emergency management. It will be the
instrument through which the Mayor and Township Council may exercise
the authority and discharge the responsibilities vested in them in
the New Jersey Civil Defense Act of 1942, P.L. 1942, c. 25, as amended
and supplemented and by authority of this chapter.
This chapter shall not relieve any Township
department of any and all responsibilities or authority given it by
any law, administrative code or local ordinance, nor will it adversely
affect the work of any volunteer agency organized for relief in disaster
emergencies.
The following definitions shall apply in the
interpretation of this chapter:
COORDINATOR
The Coordinator of the East Hanover emergency management
system, appointed as prescribed in this chapter.
DEPUTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
There shall be up to three Deputy Emergency Management Coordinators
who shall be appointed as prescribed in this chapter. All Deputy Emergency
Management Coordinators shall be required to have all of the training,
certificates and credentials that are required of the coordinator.
DISASTER
An unusual incident or the imminence thereof, resulting from
natural or man-made causes, which endangers the health, safety or
resources of the residents of the Township of East Hanover and which
is or may become to large in scope or unusual in type to be handled
in its entirety by regular Township operating services.
EMERGENCY
Includes disaster and war emergency, as defined in this chapter.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FORCES
The employees, equipment and Township facilities of all departments,
boards, institutions and commissions and, in addition, all volunteer
persons or agencies.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VOLUNTEERS
Any person duly registered, identified and appointed by the
Coordinator of Emergency Management and assigned to participate in
the emergency management activity.
LOCAL DISASTER EMERGENCY
Includes any disaster or the imminence thereof resulting
from natural or man-made causes other than enemy attack and limited
to the extent that action by the Governor under the New Jersey Emergency
Management-Disaster Control Act is not required.
ON-CALL STATUS
Includes responding to any events as described as an emergency
as defined herein.
REGULATIONS
Includes plans, programs and other emergency procedures promulgated
by the Emergency Management Coordinator.
VOLUNTEER
Contributing of services, equipment or facilities to the
emergency management organization without remuneration.
WAR EMERGENCY
Includes any disaster occurring in this jurisdiction as a
result of enemy attack or the imminent danger thereof.