Rhode Island Emergency Management Act (State of Rhode Island General Laws: Title 30 Military Affairs and Defense; Chapter 30-15) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Rhode Island Document type Legislation Date 1973 (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 act concerns emergency management. Its purposes are: (1) to reduce vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage, injury, and loss of life and property resulting from natural or man-made catastrophes, riots, or hostile military or paramilitary action or acts of bioterrorism; (2) to prepare for prompt and efficient rescue, care, and treatment of persons victimized or threatened by disaster; (3) to provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderly start of restoration and rehabilitation of persons and property affected by disasters; (4) to clarify and strengthen the roles of the governor, state agencies, and local governments in prevention of, preparation for, and response to and recovery from disasters; (5) to authorize and provide for cooperation in disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery; (6) to authorize and provide for coordination of activities relating to disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery by agencies and officers of this state, and similar state-local, interstate, federal-state, and foreign activities in which the state and its political subdivisions may participate; (7) to provide a disaster management system embodying all four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery; (8) to prepare for emergency health threats, including those caused by acts of bioterrorism, that require the exercise of extraordinary government functions; and (9) to provide the state with the ability to respond rapidly and effectively to potential or actual public health emergencies or disaster emergencies. Full text English Website webserver.rilin.state.ri.us References - Legislation Implemented by Declaration of Disaster Emergency – COVID-19 (Executive Order 20-02 of Governor of State of Rhode Island) Legislation | United States of America | 2020 Keyword: Public health, Hazards, Risk assessment/management, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX