The Department of Emergency Services was established as the Cecil County Civil Defense and Emergency Management Agency pursuant to 1961 Code; § 116; 1970 Code, Sec.
1-9; 1988, ch. 227, § 2, and reauthorized as the Department of Emergency Services under §
162-1 as amended, 1999 Code. The Department is subject to the direction, supervision, and control of the Director of Emergency Services under the authority of the County Executive and shall be responsible for the administration, coordination, and operation of emergency medical services, emergency management, emergency communications, and other emergency services as assigned, delegated or required by law.
The Department of Emergency Services shall be responsible for:
A. Receiving
and handling all 9-1-1 telephone calls in Cecil County;
B. Receiving
and dispatching requests for fire, rescue, emergency medical, hazardous
materials, and law enforcement, as appropriate;
C. Commanding
and controlling the hazardous materials response team;
D. Providing
emergency medical services;
E. Managing
and maintaining a communications system for use by fire, rescue, emergency
medical services, and law enforcement; and
F. Providing
emergency preparedness and emergency management within Cecil County.
The Department of Emergency Services shall maintain an Office
of Emergency Management responsible for:
A. Managing
and implementing all emergency plans for major emergencies and disasters;
B. Controlling
and coordinating the County's response to major emergencies and disasters;
C. Functioning
as the County organization for emergency management pursuant to:
(1) Section
14-109 of the Public Safety Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2) The
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986.
(3) The
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986.
The Department of Emergency Services shall be responsible for
coordinating emergency medical services within Cecil County in accordance
with Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) Title 30.
The Department of Emergency Services is responsible for the
delivery of 9-1-1 emergency telephone system services within the County
in accordance with COMAR Title 12, Department of Public Safety and
Correctional Services.