§ 14-2. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Director: The city manager or his designated alternate.

Disaster: 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 man-made 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: The existence of a disaster within the city limits requiring immediate action by the emergency forces of the city.

Emergency forces: All city governmental and private sector agencies, volunteers, facilities, equipment, trained manpower, and other resources required to perform emergency services functions.

Emergency services: 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.

Local emergency: The existence of a disaster within the city limits, 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: The orders, rules, and emergency procedures deemed essential for emergency services.

State of emergency: 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 any single county, city or town, and requires the combined efforts of the state and the political subdivision.

State of war emergency: 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.

State law reference

Similar provision, A.R.S. § 26-302.