2.60.030 Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise,
“Director” means the emergency management director for the city of Monroe.
“Emergency” or “disaster” means an event or set of circumstances which:
1. Presents a real, immediate threat to the proper performance of essential functions and services; or
2. Demands immediate action to preserve public health, protect life, protect property, maintain economic well-being, or to provide relief to any area within the city; or
3. Will likely result in material loss or damage to property, bodily injury, or loss of life if immediate action is not taken; or
4. Reaches such a dimension or degree of destructiveness as to warrant the mayor or city council proclaiming an emergency or the Governor proclaiming a state of emergency pursuant to RCW 43.06.010.
“Emergency management” means the preparations for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which the military forces are primarily responsible,
1. To mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters;
2. To aid victims suffering from injury or damage resulting from disasters caused by all hazards, whether natural or human caused; and
3. To provide support for search and rescue operations for persons and property in distress pursuant to Chapter 38.52 RCW.
“Office” means the city of Monroe emergency management office. (Ord. 008/2020 § 1)