“Civil preparedness” means the organization, administration, trained manpower, facilities, equipment, material, supplies, programs, emergency plans, ability to execute emergency plans and all other measures necessary and incidental thereto relating to disaster prevention preparedness response and recovery by all governmental and private sector agencies to protect or save health, life or property.

“Director” means the director of civil preparedness.

“Disaster” means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property or extreme peril to the safety of persons or property, resulting from any natural or manmade causes, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, blight, drought, famine, infestation, air contamination, epidemic, explosion, riot or other acts of civil disobedience which endanger life or property, or hostile military or paramilitary action.

“Emergency” means the existence of a disaster within the city limits or abutting or immediately adjacent to the city requiring immediate action by the emergency forces of the city.

“Emergency forces” means all city governmental and private sector agencies, volunteers, facilities, equipment, trained manpower and other resources required to perform civil preparedness functions.

“Local emergency” means the existence of a disaster within the city limits or abutting or immediately adjacent to the city, and the situation is or is likely to be beyond the capability and resources of the city as determined by the mayor and which requires the combined efforts of other political subdivisions.

“Regulations” means the orders, rules and emergency procedures deemed essential for civil preparedness.

“State of emergency” means the duly proclaimed existence of a disaster within the state except a disaster resulting in a state of war emergency which is or is likely to be beyond the capabilities and resources of the city and requires the combined efforts of the state and its political subdivision.

“State of war emergency” means the situation which exists immediately whenever this nation is attacked or upon receipt by this state of a warning from the federal government indicating that such an attack is imminent. [Code 2006 § 3-5-2].