Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3105 – Creation
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To assure the prompt, proper and effective discharge of basic state responsibilities relating to emergency management, there is hereby formally created the Delaware Emergency Management Agency of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (hereinafter also referred to as “DEMA”).
48 Del. Laws, c. 189, § ?4; 20 Del. C. 1953, § ?3103; 57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §§ ?25B-25D; 58 Del. Laws, c. 558, § ?5; 69 Del. Laws, c. 78, § ?3; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 207, § ?1; 74 Del. Laws, c. 110, § ?138;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3105
- Emergency: means any situation which requires efforts and capabilities to save lives or to protect property, public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a disaster in Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
- Emergency management: means the mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery functions necessary to save lives and to protect property, public health and safety or to lessen or avert the threat of a disaster in any part of the State, other than functions for which military forces or other federal agencies are primarily responsible. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302