§ 95.10. FIRE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCIES.

(A)

A public emergency may be declared because of fire or a hazardous materials incident emergency when the Chief of the Fire-Rescue Department, or if unavailable, the next highest ranking officer in the Fire-Rescue Department chain of command, certifies to the City Manager (or, if unavailable, the Acting City Manager) that an actual or potential condition arising from fire, explosion, chemical, radiological or biological spill, release or exposure, building or bridge collapse, or plane, train, or other vehicle accident, or other actual or potential occurrences which pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety and property, which requires extraordinary measures for control, including, but not limited to calling out of off-duty and reserve personnel; assistance by outside agencies; evacuation; and other like actions. The City Manager, or if unavailable, the Acting City Manager, shall report said certification to the officials in the order named in Section 95.05 regarding the need to declare a state of emergency. Pursuant to Section 95.05, a declaration of emergency may then issue.

(B)

Declaration of a public emergency because of fire, chemical, radiological or biological and hazardous material emergency shall authorize the City Manager or other designated official to exercise the powers provided in Section 95.05.

(Ord. No. 7-92, passed 2/11/92; Ord. No. 9-03, § 1, passed 3/15/03; Ord. No. 12-05, § 4, passed 4/5/05)