Kansas Statutes 48-926. State disaster emergency plan; rules and regulations
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 48-926
- disaster: means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or manmade cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, epidemics, contagious or infectious disease, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot, terrorism or hostile military or paramilitary action;
(e) "unorganized militia" means all able-bodied male and female persons between the ages of 16 and 50 years;
(f) "state disaster emergency plan" means the plan prepared and maintained by the division of emergency management pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 48-904
- Emergency management: means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces or other federal agencies are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters;
(b) "adjutant general" means the adjutant general of the state of Kansas;
(c) "division of emergency management" means the division of emergency management created in the office of the adjutant general by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 48-904
- local and interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans: means all disaster emergency plans developed and promulgated by county, city and interjurisdictional disaster agencies pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 48-904
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) The division of emergency management shall prepare and maintain a state disaster emergency plan, which may include provisions for:
(1) Prevention and minimization of injury and damage caused by disaster;
(2) prompt and effective response to disaster;
(3) emergency relief;
(4) identification of areas particularly vulnerable to disasters;
(5) recommendations for zoning, building and other land-use controls, safety measures for securing mobile homes or other nonpermanent or semipermanent structures, and other emergency management measures designed to eliminate disasters or to reduce their impact;
(6) assistance to local officials in designing local and interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans;
(7) authorization and procedures for the erection or other construction of temporary works designed to protect against or mitigate danger, damage or loss from disasters;
(8) preparation and distribution of a list of disaster emergency plans, training programs and other assistance available through federal, state and private assistance programs for the benefit of the state and the counties and cities thereof;
(9) organization of manpower and creation of chains of command;
(10) coordination of federal, state and local emergency management activities;
(11) utilizing the organization, personnel, equipment and resources of the Kansas wing of the civil air patrol; and
(12) such other matters as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act.
(b) The state disaster emergency plan, or any part thereof, may be included in rules and regulations adopted by the adjutant general under this act or orders issued by the governor under subsection (b) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 48-925, and amendments thereto.