Oregon Statutes 401.114 – Emergency preparedness functions
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall carry out the following functions:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 401.114
- Emergency: means a human created or natural event or circumstance that causes or threatens widespread loss of life, injury to person or property, human suffering or financial loss, including but not limited to:
(a) Fire, wildfire, explosion, flood, severe weather, landslides or mud slides, drought, earthquake, volcanic activity, tsunamis or other oceanic phenomena, spills or releases of oil or hazardous material as defined in ORS § 466. See Oregon Statutes 401.025
(1) Coordinate emergency management functions on a regional basis within this state;
(2) Coordinate training related to emergency response on a regional basis within this state; and
(3) Develop and carry out emergency preparedness exercises on a statewide basis. [2021 c.539 § 25a]
401.114 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 401 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
[Formerly 401.530; renumbered 401.175 in 2009]