[Ord. No. 2007-#20 § 1]
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
of this section:
COORDINATOR
Shall mean the Coordinator of the Borough of Ringwood Office
of Emergency Management, appointed as prescribed in this section.
DISASTER
Shall mean and include but is not limited to actual or threatened
enemy attack, 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
Shall mean and refer to the basic government functions of
maintaining the public peace, health and safety during an emergency.
This term includes 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 does 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
Borough departments, agencies, 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 that are assigned the duties of responding to
emergencies within Sussex Borough.
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS)
Shall mean the combination of facilities, equipment, personnel,
procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational
structure, designed to aid in domestic incident management activities
as outlined in the NIMS Document under Appendix A.
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS)
Shall mean a document produced by the Department of Homeland
Security under the direction of Presidential Directive-5 that strengthens
response capabilities through a balance between flexibility and standardization,
and use of common doctrine, terminology, concepts, principles, and
processes.
NIMS INTEGRATION CENTER (NIC)
Shall mean the Federal agency established to provide strategic
direction and oversight of the NIMS, supporting both routine maintenance
and continuous refinement of the system and its components. NIC develops
and facilitates national standards for the NIMS.
[Ord. No. 2007-#21 § 1]
The municipal organizations listed below are hereby directed
to ratify this section and adopt it as their own including all forms
and conditions specified herein.
Erskine Lakes Volunteer Fire Co. #1
Ringwood Volunteer Fire Co. #1
Skyline Lake Fire Department
Ringwood Ambulance Corps.