§ 8.34.010. Definitions.

As use in sections 8.34.020 to 8.34.110, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

Board means the City of Reno Emergency Management Board.

Council means the Reno City Council.

Coordinator means the emergency management coordinator for the city.

Disaster means an emergency which is so severe or widespread that it is beyond the ability of local governments or private relief agencies to alleviate the damage, loss, hardship or suffering caused thereby.

Emergency means any man-made or natural event or circumstance causing or threatening loss of life, injury to person or property, human suffering or financial loss to the extent that extraordinary measures must be taken to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. Such events include, but are not limited to fire, explosion, flood, severe weather, drought, earthquake, volcanic activity, spills of oil or other hazardous substances, disease, blight, infestation, disruption of utility or transportation service, civil disturbance, riot, sabotage and war. An emergency can exist without an official declaration of a state of emergency.

Emergency management means all tasks and activities necessary to coordinate and maintain the emergency services system needed to resolve any emergency/disaster.

Emergency services includes those activities provided by the state, local government, private agencies, and organizations with emergency operational responsibilities to prepare for and carry out any activity to prevent, minimize, respond to or recover from an emergency. These activities include, without limitation, coordination, planning, training, interagency liaison, fire fighting, hazardous substance management, law enforcement, medical, health, and sanitation services, engineering and public works, search and rescue activities, public warning and information, damage assessment, administration and fiscal management.

Emergency services agency means an organization within the emergency services system which performs essential services for the public's benefit before, during or after an emergency. This term includes, but is not limited to, organizational units within local governments such as law enforcement, fire control, health, medical, and sanitation services, public works, engineering, social services, and public information and communications.

Emergency services system means that system composed of federal, state, and local governmental agencies and private agencies and organizations involved in the coordinated delivery of emergency services.

Emergency services worker means a person who performs emergency services and who is subject to the order or control of, or who performs the services pursuant to a request of, an emergency service agency or the division of emergency management.

Incident Command System (ICS) is a means of providing for the overall management of the response to an emergency/disaster.

Incident commander can be a single person or the emergency management board and is charged with the overall management of the emergency/disaster response.

Mayor means the mayor of the City of Reno.

(Ord. No. 4145, § 1, 9-10-91)