§ 14-23. Assignment of emergency functions.

(a)

The county emergency management office shall be established around city and county departments and agencies and the emergency functions listed in this section, which are assigned as follows:

Department	Emergency Functions
Executive	Direction and control
(County & city elected officials)	Public information supply-finance
Police	Security movement search communications warning
Fire control	Fire control rescue* damage assessment
Public works and engineering	Utilities and public service restoration hazards analysis
Human resources	Human needs, including welfare
Department of family and children services
Division of physical health	Health center
Hospital services	Medical & mortuary services
Ambulance services	Casualty transportation
Emergency management	Shelter radiological defense rescue* assistance in industrial and institutional emergency planning evacuation planning emergency transportation

 

*As appropriate to local organizations; function can be assigned to an existing department or may be separate.

(b)

Heads of departments listed in subsection (a) of this section are responsible for developing the plan for their assigned emergency function. Such plans will be submitted through the emergency management director and coordinator to the board of commissioners and the governing officials of cities and towns within the county for approval.

(Res. of 3-10-1983, § III)

State law reference

Local organizations for emergency management, O.C.G.A. § 38-3-27.