Oregon Statutes 401.116 – Emergency response exercises
(1) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall develop and administer a program for periodic emergency response exercises as described in this section.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 401.116
- 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
(2) Once per year, the department shall coordinate a multidisciplinary, all-hazards emergency response exercise. The exercise must involve at least 10 percent of the public or private safety agencies in this state. The department shall ensure that each public or private safety agency in this state participates in at least one exercise under this subsection in each 10-year period.
(3)(a) At least once per year, each state agency shall conduct an internal exercise that tests at least one element of the state agency’s emergency preparedness. Each state agency may determine the nature and focus of the exercise required under this subsection. Once per year, each state agency shall submit a written report to the department describing the nature of the exercise, the metrics used by the state agency to analyze the state agency’s performance and the outcome of the exercise.
(b) The department shall provide advice and recommendations to state agencies regarding the requirements of this subsection.
(4)(a) At least once per year, each county shall conduct a tabletop, scenario-based learning exercise related to emergency response. An exercise conducted by a county under this subsection must involve the majority of public or private safety agencies operating in the county.
(b) A county need not conduct the exercise required under this subsection during a year in which the county’s emergency operations center was partially or fully activated in response to an emergency.
(c) The department shall provide advice and recommendations to counties regarding the requirements of this subsection.
(5) The department shall consult with the Oregon Homeland Security Council to determine priorities for subjects of exercises conducted under this section.
(6) The department may issue grants to local governments to pay for some or all of the costs of the exercises required under this section.
(7) The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants or donations from public or private sources to fund the exercises required under this section.
(8) As used in this section:
(a) ‘Public or private safety agency’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 181A.355.
(b) ‘State agency’ means an agency, entity or official listed in ORS § 401.054. [2022 c.55 § 6]
401.116 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.
[Repealed by 1983 c.586 § 49]