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.
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.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter,
or any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder, upon conviction thereof,
shall be subject to a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.)
or imprisonment for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, or both.