North Dakota § 37-17.1-02 Purposes

North Dakota Statutes

§ 37-17.1-02 — Purposes

North Dakota § 37-17.1-02

Title 37Military

Ch. 37-17.1Emergency Services

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N.D. Cent. Code § 37-17.1-02 (2026).

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The purposes of this chapter are to:

1.Reduce vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage, injury, and loss of life and property resulting from natural or manmade disasters or emergencies, threats to homeland security, or hostile military or paramilitary action.

2.Provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderly start of restoration and rehabilitation of persons and property affected by disasters or emergencies.

3.Clarify the roles of the governor, state agencies, and local governments in prevention of, in mitigation of, preparation for, response to, and recovery from disasters or emergencies.

4.Authorize and provide for coordination of emergency management activities by agencies and officers of this state, and similar state-local, interstate, federal-state, and

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The purposes of this chapter are to:
1. Reduce vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage, injury, and
loss of life and property resulting from natural or manmade disasters or emergencies,
threats to homeland security, or hostile military or paramilitary action.
2. Provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderly start of restoration and
rehabilitation of persons and property affected by disasters or emergencies.
3. Clarify the roles of the governor, state agencies, and local governments in prevention
of, in mitigation of, preparation for, response to, and recovery from disasters or
emergencies.
4. Authorize and provide for coordination of emergency management activities by
agencies and officers of this state, and similar state-local, interstate, federal-state, and
foreign activities in which the state and its political subdivisions may participate.
5. Provide for a statewide emergency management system embodying all aspects of
prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery and incorporating the
principles of the national incident management system and its incident command
system, as well as other applicable federal mandates.