Kansas Statutes 48-937. Communications systems during disasters; recommendations to governor
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 48-937
- 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
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
The division of emergency management shall ascertain what means exist for rapid and efficient communications during a disaster. The division of emergency management shall consider the desirability of supplementing these communications resources or of integrating them into a comprehensive state or state and federal telecommunications or other communications system which may be established for purposes of emergency management. In studying the character and feasibility of any such system or its several parts, the division of emergency management shall consult thereon with the secretary of administration and the executive chief information technology officer and evaluate the possibility of the multi-purpose use of such a system for general state and local government purposes. The division of emergency management shall make recommendations regarding such communications systems to the governor as appropriate.