Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (West Virginia Code: Chapter 15. Public Safety; Article 5) País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Subdivisión territorial West Virginia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2020 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen., General Palabra clave Peligros Gobernanza Sistema de alerta temprana Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Salud pública Institución Cuestiones de procedimiento Inundación Incendios forestales Gobierno local Área geográphica Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte Resumen This article of the West Virginia Code provides for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Specifically, it provides that, in view of the existing and increasing possibility of the occurrence of disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness and large-scale threats, resulting from terrorism, enemy attack, sabotage or other hostile action, or from fire, flood, earthquakes or other natural or man-made causes and in order to insure that preparations of this state will be adequate to deal with the disasters and large-scale threats, and generally to provide for the common defense and to protect the public peace, health and safety and to preserve the lives and property of the people of the state, it is found and declared to be necessary: (1) to create the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and to authorize the creation of local and regional organizations for emergency services in the political subdivisions of the state; (2) to confer upon the Governor and upon the executive heads of governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the state the emergency powers provided herein; (3) to provide for the rendering of mutual aid among the political subdivisions of the state and with other states and to cooperate with the federal government with respect to the carrying out of emergency services and homeland security functions; and (4) to establish and implement comprehensive homeland security and emergency management plans to deal with such disasters and large-scale threats. It is further declared to be the purpose of this article and the policy of the state that all homeland security and emergency management funds and functions of this state be coordinated to the maximum extent with the Secretary of the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety and with the comparable functions of the federal government including its various departments and agencies, of other states and localities and of private agencies of every type, so that the most effective preparation and use may be made of the nation's and this state's manpower, resources and facilities for dealing with any disaster or large-scale threat that may occur. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.wvlegislature.gov Referencias - Legislación Implementado por Proclamation of State of Emergency for COVID-19 (Governor of State of West Virginia) Legislación | Estados Unidos de América | 2020 Palabra clave: Salud pública, Peligros, Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX