<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 21-3. - Definitions.</div>
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               The following definitions apply in this chapter:
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               <span class="ital">Chair of the board of county commissioners</span> means the chair of the board of county commissioners or, in case of the chair's absence
               or disability, the person authorized to act in the chair's stead. Unless the governing
               body of the county has specified who is to act in lieu of the chair with respect to
               a particular power or duty set out in this chapter, this term shall mean the person
               generally authorized to act in lieu of the chair.
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               <span class="ital">County-authorized emergency management personnel</span> means persons duly registered, identified and appointed by the director of the county
               emergency management agency and assigned to participate in an emergency management
               activity.
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               <span class="ital">Emergency</span> means an occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or
               loss of life or property resulting from any natural or manmade accidental, military,
               paramilitary, weather-related, or riot-related cause.
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               <span class="ital">Emergency area</span> means the geographical area covered by a state of emergency.
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               <span class="ital">Emergency management</span> means those measures taken by the populace and governments at federal, state, and
               local levels to minimize the adverse effect of any type emergency, which includes
               the never-ending preparedness cycle of planning, prevention, mitigation, warning,
               movement, shelter, emergency assistance, and recovery.
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               <span class="ital">Emergency management agency</span> means the local governmental agency charged with coordination of all emergency management
               activities for its jurisdiction.
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               <span class="ital">Hazardous materials</span> means any material defined as a hazardous substance under 29 Code of Federal Regulations,
               1910.120(a)(3).
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               <span class="ital">Political subdivision</span> means counties, incorporated cities, and towns.
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               <span class="ital">State of emergency</span> means a finding and declaration that an emergency exists by the board of commissioners
               or the chair of the board of commissioners, acting under the authority of G.S. 166A-19.22.
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               (
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="12776" data-ordinance-id="653857">
                  Ord. No. 14-06-06
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               , Â§ 1, 6-3-14)
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