Emergency Management Services Code (Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes: Title 35 – Health and Safety; Chapter 71) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Pennsylvania Document type Legislation Date 1978 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., General Keyword Hazards Governance Early warning system Risk assessment/management Public health Institution Procedural matters Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This code concerns emergency management services. Its purposes are to reduce vulnerability of people and communities of this Commonwealth to damage, injury and loss of life and property resulting from disasters; prepare for prompt and efficient rescue, care and treatment of persons victimized or threatened by disaster; provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderly start of restoration and rehabilitation of persons and property affected by disasters; clarify and strengthens the roles of the Governor, Commonwealth agencies and local government in prevention of, preparation for, response to and recovery from disasters; authorize and provides for cooperation in disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery; authorize and provides for coordination of activities relating to disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery by agencies and officers of this Commonwealth, and similar State-local and Federal-State activities in which the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions participate; provide a disaster management system embodying all aspects of predisaster preparedness and postdisaster response; assist in prevention of disaster caused or aggravated by inadequate planning for and regulation of public and private facilities and land use; supplement, without in any way limiting, authority conferred by previous statutes of this Commonwealth and increases the capability of the Commonwealth and local agencies having responsibilities for civil defense to perform both civil defense and disaster services; further the operational capacities of Commonwealth agencies to deal with disaster situations; and further programs of education and training; and establishes integrated communications capabilities and warning systems. Full text English Website www.legis.state.pa.us References - Legislation Implemented by Proclamation of Disaster Emergency – COVID-19 (Executive Order of Governor of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) Legislation | United States of America | 2020 Keyword: Public health, Hazards, Risk assessment/management Source: FAO, FAOLEX