Title 28 — Title 28: Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services

Sec. 28-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Attack” means any attack or series of attacks by an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons in the United States in any manner by sabotage or by the …

Sec. 28-10. Special session of General Assembly. Section 28-10 is repealed. (June, 1951, S. 1914d; P.A. 73-544, S. 10; P.A. 79-184.)

Sec. 28-11. Taking of property during emergency. (a) During the existence of a civil preparedness or public health emergency, as defined in section 19a-131, the Governor may, in the event of shortage or disaster making such action necessary for the protection of the public, take …

Sec. 28-12. Loyalty oath. Roster of members. No person shall be employed or associated in any capacity in any civil preparedness organization established under this chapter who advocates a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of the government of the United Stat…

Sec. 28-13. Immunity from liability. Penalty for denial of access to property during civil preparedness emergency. (a) Neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state nor, except in cases of wilful misconduct, the agents or representatives of the state or any politic…

Sec. 28-14. Compensation for death, disability or injury. (a) All members of any auxiliary police, auxiliary fire or other civil preparedness force shall be compensated for death, disability or injury incurred while in training for or on civil preparedness duty under the provisio…

Sec. 28-14a. Compensation of volunteers with volunteer organizations that conduct homeland security drills. Compensation for injury, disability or death. (a) For the purposes of this section, “volunteer organization” means an organization that (1) provides first responder, rescue…

Sec. 28-15. Acceptance of federal or other assistance. Nondiscrimination. (a) Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer thereof or any person, firm or corporation offers to the state, or through the state to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, s…

Sec. 28-16. Stockpile of supplies. The commissioner is empowered, in anticipation of war, attack, sabotage or other hostile action or any disaster, to purchase and maintain a stockpile of medical supplies, blankets, food and provisions, fuel, equipment and any other supplies whic…

Sec. 28-17. Employees not to be discharged for civil preparedness activity or eligibility for induction. No employee shall be discharged because he is a member of any organization engaged in civil preparedness or because he is eligible for induction into the armed forces of the U…

Sec. 28-17a. Employment protection for civil air patrol members. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Civil air patrol” means the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, as described in section 15-98; (2) “Employee” means an individual who receives wages or remuneration f…

Sec. 28-18. Execution of orders and regulations. All civil preparedness forces established pursuant to this chapter and the officers thereof shall execute such orders and regulations as are made under the authority of this chapter. Each civil preparedness organization shall have …

Sec. 28-19. Appointees to be fingerprinted. Section 28-19 is repealed. (1953, S. 1924d; 1959, P.A. 134.)

Sec. 28-1a. Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Powers and duties of commissioner. Regulations. Memorandum of understanding. (a) With reasonable conformance to applicable federal statutes and administrative regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agenc…

Sec. 28-1b. State-wide Emergency Management and Homeland Security Coordinating Council: Duties; members; chairpersons; meetings; vacancies; annual report. Section 28-1b is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 04-219, S. 27; P.A. 07-106, S. 7; 07-173, S. 1; P.A. 11-51, S. 90, 2…

Secs. 28-1c to 28-1g. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 28-1h. Direct allocation of financial assistance to municipalities or local or regional agencies. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to require municipalities or local or regional agencies otherwise eligible for federal or state financial assistance for purposes of emer…

Sec. 28-1i. Annual report to General Assembly re state-wide emergency management and homeland security activities. Not later than January first, annually, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Gen…

Sec. 28-1j. Designation of hazard zone re liquefied natural gas terminal: Recommendations; approval; notice; hearings; vote; notification. (a) The Attorney General, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, shall make written recommendatio…

Sec. 28-1k. Designation of security zone re liquefied natural gas terminal: Recommendations; approval; notice; hearing; vote; notification. (a) The Attorney General, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, shall make written recommendati…

Sec. 28-1l. Annual report to General Assembly re homeland preparedness and emergency response planning and activities for children. On or before January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall report to the General Asse…

Sec. 28-2. Emergency management. Director. Office. Section 28-2 is repealed, effective January 1, 2005. (June, 1951, S. 1906d; November, 1955, S. N183; 1957, P.A. 420, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 333, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 322; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 31; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 259; P.A. 73-296; 73-335; …

Sec. 28-20. Agreements for storage of federally-owned property. The commissioner and the director of any local civil preparedness organization may make agreements with the federal government or any agency or officer thereof to provide storage space on state or local premises, as …

Sec. 28-21. Use of premises as shelter. Any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises, together with his successors in interest, if any, who voluntarily and without compensation grants to the state or any municipality a license or privilege, or otherwise permits …

Sec. 28-22. Penalty. Any person who, wilfully and without lawful authority, destroys or injures any device, wires or equipment used or maintained for transmitting or signalling an air raid warning or alarm or makes connection with or in any way tampers or interferes with the same…

Sec. 28-3. Political activity. No organization for civil preparedness established under the authority of this chapter shall be used directly or indirectly for political purposes. Full-time, regularly-paid officers, employees or members of such organizations shall be subject to th…

Sec. 28-4. Agreements with other states. Local offices. With the approval of the Governor, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee may: (1) Represent the state on any regional or interstate organization for civil preparedness and may, on behalf of the state, enter into re…

Sec. 28-5. Preparation for civil preparedness. Subpoenas. Comprehensive plan and program for civil preparedness. Training programs. Cooperation by other state agencies. Orders and regulations. (a) The commissioner may make studies and surveys of the manpower, industries, resource…

Sec. 28-5a. Response plan for a mass shooting event. (a) Any comprehensive plan and program developed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection pursuant to subsection (b) of section 28-5 shall include a response plan for a mass shooting event. A mass shootin…

Sec. 28-6. Mutual aid or mobile support units. (a) All civil preparedness units, forces, facilities, supplies and equipment in the state are deemed to be available for employment as mutual aid or mobile support. They may be ordered to duty by the Governor or the commissioner only…

Sec. 28-7. Local and joint organizations: Organization; powers; temporary aid. (a) Each town or city of the state shall establish a local organization for civil preparedness in accordance with the state civil preparedness plan and program, provided any two or more towns or cities…

Sec. 28-8. Outside aid by local police, fire or other preparedness forces. (a) At the request of the chief executive authority of any town or city, the appropriate authority of any other town or city may, with the approval of the commissioner, or, if so ordered by the commissione…

Sec. 28-8a. Municipal chief executive officers' powers during emergency. Benefits for certain persons assisting during emergency. Procedure for payment. (a) The chief executive officer of the municipality in which a major disaster or emergency occurs, or his designee, may take su…

Sec. 28-8b. Use of nerve agent antidote medications. (a) Any paid or volunteer firefighter, police officer or emergency medical service personnel who successfully completes a training course in the use of automatic prefilled cartridge injectors may carry and use such injectors co…

Sec. 28-9. Civil preparedness or public health emergency; Governor's powers. Modification or suspension of statutes, regulations or other requirements. (a) In the event of serious disaster, enemy attack, sabotage or other hostile action or in the event of the imminence thereof, t…

Sec. 28-9a. Governor's further powers. (a) Whenever the Governor proclaims a disaster emergency under the laws of this state, or the President declares an emergency or a major disaster to exist in this state, the Governor is authorized: (1) To enter into purchase, lease, or other…

Sec. 28-9b. Governor's authority concerning federal loans to state political subdivisions. Whenever, at the request of the Governor, the President has declared a “major disaster” to exist in this state, the Governor is authorized: (a) Upon his determination that a political subdi…

Sec. 28-9c. Removal of debris or wreckage. Governor's powers. (a) Whenever the Governor has declared a disaster emergency to exist under the laws of this state, or the President, at the request of the Governor, has declared a major disaster or emergency to exist in this state, th…

Sec. 28-9d. Federal assistance for individual or family disaster-related expenses. (a) Whenever the President, at the request of the Governor, has declared a major disaster to exist in this state, the Governor is authorized: (1) Upon the Governor's determination that financial as…