§ 14-156. Chemical situations which are beyond the jurisdiction's capability to control  


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  • Chemical situations which are beyond the jurisdiction's capability to control necessitate implementation of the emergency management (civil defense) plan, due to a disaster defined in V.T.C.A., Government Code § 418.001 et seq., as threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or manmade cause including fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, wave action, oil spill or other water contamination, volcanic activity, epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot, hostile military or paramilitary action, other public calamity requiring emergency action, or energy emergency. The Federal Emergency Management Agency directive states that assistance should be provided by the next highest level of government (local-county-state-federal) as each jurisdiction reaches its maximum resources.

(Ord. No. 86-1495, § 1, 10-6-1986)