planning, response, recovery and mitigation for emergencies.
"Emergency operations plan." A document prepared by a
political subdivision that is consistent with Federal and State
requirements that assigns responsibility to agencies and
departments under the jurisdiction and control of the political
subdivision for carrying out specific actions in a disaster
emergency and states, among other things, lines of authority,
response actions and coordination requirements.
"Emergency services." The preparation for and the carrying
out of [functions] capabilities, other than [functions]
capabilities for which military forces are primarily
responsible, to prepare for, prevent, protect against, respond
to and recover from, minimize and provide emergency repair of
injury and damage resulting from disasters or emergencies,
together with all other activities necessary or incidental to
the preparation for and carrying out of those [functions]
capabilities. The [functions] capabilities include, without
limitation, firefighting services, police services, medical and
health services, search, rescue, engineering, disaster warning
services, sharing of information, communications, radiological
activities, shelter, chemical and other special weapons defense,
evacuation of persons from stricken areas, emergency welfare
services, mass-care services, emergency transportation,
emergency [resources] management, existing or properly assigned
functions of plant protection, temporary restoration of public
utility services, logistics and resource management and other
[functions] capabilities related to civilian protection. The
term includes all of the following:
(1) Capabilities of municipal governments, county
governments, nongovernmental organizations or the
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