1.
Civil defense shall mean the preparation for, and carrying out of,
all emergency functions, other than functions for which primary responsibility
is assigned elsewhere be Federal, State or local law or ordinance,
to protect the public peace, health and safety and to preserve lives
and property in the City of Weatherford, during any emergency resulting
from enemy attack, sabotage or other hostile action, or from any flood,
drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm or other catastrophe in
or near said community, and involving imminent or actual peril to
life and property. These functions include administration, organization,
planning, recruiting, training, education, information, welfare service,
relief service, police service, warden service, fire service, rescue
service, medical service, health service, transportation service,
communications service, streets and sewers service, utilities service,
general engineering service, plant protection and all other functions
necessary or incidental to the preparation for any carrying out of
the foregoing functions.
2.
Enemy-caused emergency shall mean any state or emergency caused by
actual or impending attack, sabotage or other hostile action, anywhere
within the United States and involving imminent peril to lives and
property in the city. Such emergency shall be deemed to exist only
when the Mayor shall so declare by public proclamation and such emergency
shall be deemed to exist until the Mayor shall declare its termination
by public proclamation, or until the City Commission shall declare
its termination by resolution.
3.
Natural emergency shall mean any state of emergency caused by any
actual or impending flood, drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm
or other catastrophe in or near the City of Weatherford, and involving
imminent peril to lives and property. Such emergency shall be deemed
to exist and to be terminated under the same conditions as prescribed
for an "enemy-caused emergency."
1.
Neither the City of Weatherford, nor any officer or member of the
Civil Defense Organization provided for in this Code of Ordinances,
shall be liable for personal injury or property damage sustained by
any person appointed or acting as a volunteer civil defense worker
or member of any agency engaged in civil defense activity prior to,
or during, either an enemy-caused or a natural emergency.
2.
Nor shall the city or any such officer or member be liable for the
death or injury of any persons, or damage to property, resulting from
such civil defense activity prior to, or during, either an enemy-caused
or a natural emergency.
Whenever the federal government, the State of Oklahoma, or any
person, firm or corporation shall offer to the City of Weatherford,
any services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds by way of a
gift, grant or loan, for purposes of civil defense, the Mayor may
accept such offer and may authorize the Director of Civil Defense
to receive the same, subject to the terms of the offer and the rules
and regulations, if any, of the agency making the offer.
