It is the intent and purpose of this article
to establish an Emergency Management Agency in compliance and in conformity
with the provisions of 37-B M.R.S.A. § 781 et seq., to ensure
the complete and efficient utilization of the City's facilities and
resources to combat disaster as defined herein.
The following definitions shall apply in the
interpretation of this article:
DIRECTOR
The Director of the City of Bangor Emergency Management Agency,
appointed as prescribed in this article.
DISASTER
The occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe
damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural
or man-made cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake,
wind, storm, wave action, nuclear catastrophe, oil spill or other
water contamination requiring emergency action to avert danger or
damage, epidemic, extreme public health emergency pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A.
§ 802, Subsection 2-A, air contamination, blight, drought,
critical material shortage, infestation, explosion, riot, or hostile
military or paramilitary action.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
The agency created under this article for the preparation
for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions
for which military forces are primarily responsible, in order to minimize
and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters or catastrophes
caused by enemy or terrorist attacks, sabotage, riots, or other hostile
action, or by fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or man-made
causes. These functions include, without limitation, fire fighting,
police, medical and health, emergency welfare, rescue, engineering,
public warning and communications services; evacuation of persons
from stricken areas; allocation of critical materials in short supply;
emergency transportation; other activities related to civilian protection;
and other activities necessary to the preparation for the carrying
out of these functions.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FORCES
The employees, equipment, and facilities of all City departments,
boards, institutions, and commissions; and in addition, it shall include
all volunteer persons, equipment, and facilities contributed by or
obtained from volunteer persons or agencies.
The City Manager shall appoint an Emergency
Management Director, subject to confirmation by the City Council.
The Emergency Management Director shall coordinate the activities
of all City departments, organizations, and agencies for civil emergency
preparedness within the City and maintain a liaison with other emergency
management and public safety agencies, and have such additional duties
as prescribed by the City Manager.
The Emergency Management Director shall prepare,
under the direction of the City Manager, such policies as may be deemed
necessary for the administration and operational requirements of the
agency, which policies must be approved by the City Council prior
to becoming effective.
All emergency management agency forces, while
engaged in emergency management agency activities, shall be immune
from liability as set forth in 37-B M.R.S.A. § 822.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
All emergency management agency forces shall
be deemed to be employees of the state when engaged in training or
on duty and shall have all of the rights of state employees under
the Workers' Compensation Act, as set forth in 37-B M.R.S.A. § 823.
At all times when an emergency proclamation
is in effect, the orders, rules, and regulations made and promulgated
pursuant to this article shall supersede all existing ordinances,
orders, rules, and regulations, insofar as the latter may be inconsistent
herewith.