In order to prepare the Village to cope with emergencies resulting
from enemy action and natural or man-made disasters, it is declared
to be necessary to establish an organization for emergency management,
as set out in § 323.01, Wis. Stats., conferring upon the
persons specified in this chapter the powers and duties provided by
this chapter.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
CIVIL DEFENSE
All measures undertaken by or on behalf of the Village to
prepare for and minimize the effect of enemy action upon the civilian
population.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Includes civil defense and means all measures undertaken
by or on behalf of the Village to prepare for and minimize the effects
of enemy action and natural or man-made disasters upon the civilian
population and to effectuate emergency repairs or the emergency restoration
of vital public utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by such
action or disaster.
ENEMY ACTION
Hostile action by a foreign power which threatens the security
of the Village.
There shall be an Emergency Management Coordinator designated
for the Village. He/she shall have the duties and responsibilities
of the Village head of emergency management services.
In order to ensure that in the event of an emergency all responding
agencies have the ability to operate in a coordinated manner, utilizing
recognized management processes, incident management objectives, common
terminology, common communication procedures and equipment designations,
the Village of Allouez formally recognizes and adopts the use of the
Incident Command System (ICS) and the National Incident Management
System (NIMS).