As used in this chapter:
1."Critical industry sectors" means any of the critical infrastructure sectors identified by
the United States government whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical
or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States and the state that the sectors'
incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, economic
security, public health or safety, or any combination thereof.
2."Disaster" means the occurrence of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of
life or property resulting from any natural or manmade cause, including fire, flood,
earthquake, severe high and low temperatures, tornado storm, wave action, chemical
spill, or other water or air contamination, epidemic, blight, drought, infestation,
explosion, riot, or hos
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As used in this chapter:
1. "Critical industry sectors" means any of the critical infrastructure sectors identified by
the United States government whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical
or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States and the state that the sectors'
incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, economic
security, public health or safety, or any combination thereof.
2. "Disaster" means the occurrence of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of
life or property resulting from any natural or manmade cause, including fire, flood,
earthquake, severe high and low temperatures, tornado storm, wave action, chemical
spill, or other water or air contamination, epidemic, blight, drought, infestation,
explosion, riot, or hostile military or paramilitary action, or cyber attack which is
determined by the governor to require state or state and federal assistance or actions
to supplement the recovery efforts of local governments in alleviating the damage,
loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby.
3. "Disaster or emergency worker" means any person performing disaster or emergency
responsibilities or duties at any place in this state subject to the order or control of, or
pursuant to a request of, the state government or any political subdivision.
4. "Emergency" means any situation that is determined by the governor to require state
or state and federal response or mitigation actions to protect lives and property, to
provide for public health and safety, or to avert or lessen the threat of a disaster.
Emergencies require an immediate supplement to local governments or aid to critical
industry sectors that provide essential lifeline services.
5. "Emergency management" means a comprehensive integrated system at all levels of
government and in the private sector which provides for the development and
maintenance of an effective capability to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and
recover from known and unforeseen hazards or situations, caused by an act of nature
or man, which may threaten, injure, damage, or destroy lives, property, or our
environment.
6. "Homeland security" means a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks
within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the
damage and recover from attacks in the United States.
7. "Incident command system" means a standardized on-scene incident management
concept designated specifically to allow responders to adopt an integrated
organizational structure equal to the complexity and demands of any single incident or
multiple incidents without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries.
8. "Mass care" means food, clothing, shelter, and other necessary and essential
assistance provided to a large number of affected people in response to, or recovery
from, a disaster or emergency.
9. "National incident management system" means a system that provides a consistent
nationwide approach for federal, state, and local governments to work effectively and
efficiently together to prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents
regardless of cause, size, or complexity.
10. "Wide area search and rescue" means the employment, coordination, and utilization of
available resources and personnel in activities occurring within large geographical
areas for the purpose of locating, relieving distress, and preserving the life of an
individual reported or believed to be lost, stranded, or deemed a high-risk missing
individual, and removing any survivor to a place of safety.