48-928. Duties of division of emergency management.
48-928
48-928. Duties of division of emergency management.In addition to other duties imposedunder this act, the division ofemergency management shall:
(a) Determine the requirements of thestate and the counties and cities thereof for food, clothing and othernecessities in event of a disaster;
(b) procure and distribute about the state, such supplies,medicines, materials and equipment which are deemed necessary for useduring a disaster;
(c) promulgate standards and requirements for local andinterjurisdictional disaster emergency plans including adequateprovisions for the rendering and receipt of mutual aid;
(d) periodically examine or review and approve local andinterjurisdictional disaster emergency plans which are in accordancewith the standards and requirements promulgated therefor;
(e) establish and operate training or public information programsrelating to emergency management, and assist counties andcities, thedisaster agencies of such counties or cities and interjurisdictionaldisaster agencies, in the establishment and operation of such programs;
(f) make surveys of industries, resources and facilities within thestate, both public and private, as are necessary to carry out thepurposes of this act;
(g) plan and make arrangements for the availability and use of anyprivate facilities, services and property for emergencymanagementactivities and, if necessary and if in fact used, provide for paymentfor such use under terms and conditions agreed upon;
(h) establish a register of persons with types of training andskills important in emergency management activities;
(i) establish a register of mobile and construction equipment andtemporary housing available for use in a disaster;
(j) prepare drafts of orders or proclamations for the governor asnecessary or appropriate in coping with disasters;
(k) serve, for all those agencies which regulate any matter affectingthe transportation of hazardous materials:
(1) As the coordinating and supervising state agency; and
(2) to provide continuing liaison between such state agencies;
(l) establish an informational system under which state agencies shallnotify the division of emergency management;
(m) cooperate with the federal government and any public or privateagency or entity in achieving any purpose of this act and inimplementing programs for disaster prevention, preparation response andrecovery;
(n) under the direction of the adjutant general, develop a regionalemergency management system which includes the use of regional coordinatorsthat provide training and preparation of state, county, city andinterjurisdictionaldisaster agencies to prevent, respond to, mitigate and recover from emergencyand disaster situations;
(o) under the direction of the adjutant general, implement the use ofan incident management system during emergency and disaster situations by allstate, county, city and interjurisdictional disaster agencies which respond tosuch emergency or disaster situations;
(p) develop and administer a program to provide financial assistance tocities,counties or interjurisdictional disaster agencies for the development andimplementation of a terrorism preparedness program. Such programshall provide criteria for receiving such financial assistance and such otherconditions asthe division may deem necessary; and
(q) develop, implement and administer, with the assistance and advice of thecommission on emergency planning and response, a plan for regional emergencymedical response teams.
History: L. 1975, ch. 283, § 8; L. 1980, ch. 158, § 2;L. 1994, ch. 248, § 16;L. 2002, ch. 83, § 2;L. 2002, ch. 149, § 2; July 1.