This chapter shall be known and may be cited
and referred to as the "Emergency Management Ordinance of the City
of Bradford."
The following definitions shall apply in the
interpretation of this chapter:
ATTACK
A direct or indirect assault against the City of Bradford,
its government or its environs by the forces of a hostile nation or
the agents thereof, including assault by bombing, radiological, chemical
or biological warfare or sabotage.
COORDINATOR
The Coordinator of the Bradford Office of Emergency Management,
appointed as prescribed in this chapter.
DIRECTOR
The City Council or its authorized representative.
[Amended 11-28-1995 by Ord. No. 3163]
DISASTER
Includes but is not limited to actual or threatened enemy
attack, sabotage, extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic or other
impending or actual calamity endangering or threatening to endanger
health, life or property or constituted government.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
In its broad meaning, is to carry out the basic government
functions of maintaining the public peace, health and safety during
an emergency. This shall include plans and preparations for, protection
from and relief, recovery and rehabilitation from the effects of an
attack on the City by the forces of an enemy nation or the agents
thereof, and it shall also include such activity in connection with
disaster as defined herein, but it shall not, however, include any
activity that is the primary responsibility of the military forces
of the United States.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FORCES
The employees, equipment and facilities of all City departments,
boards, institutions and commissions, and in addition it shall include
all volunteer personnel, equipment and facilities contributed by,
or obtained from, volunteer persons or agencies.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VOLUNTEER
Any person duly registered, identified and appointed by the
Coordinator of the Office of Emergency Management and assigned to
participate in the emergency management activity.
REGULATIONS
Includes plans, programs and other emergency procedures.
VOLUNTEER
Contributing a service, equipment or facilities to the emergency
management organization without remuneration.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate
any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the regulations or
plans issued pursuant to the authority contained herein or to willfully
obstruct, hinder or delay any member of the emergency management organization
as herein defined in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter
or any regulation or plan issued thereunder.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder,
commits a summary offense and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for not more
than 90 days, or both.