327 sections in this chapter.
ORS 401.010 [Repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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ORS 401.015 [1983 c.586 §1; 2009 c.718 §28; renumbered 401.032 in 2009]
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ORS 401.020 [Amended by 1975 c.379 §8; repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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DEFINITIONS
ORS 401.025 Definitions for ORS chapter 401. As used in this chapter
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(1) “Emergency” means a human created or natural event or circumstance that causes or threatens widespread loss of life, injury to person or property, human suffering or financial loss, including but not limited to: (a) Fire, wildfire, explosion, flood, severe weather, landslides…
ORS 401.030 [Amended by 1967 c.595 §1; 1969 c.80 §8; 1975 c.379 §9; 1975 c.624 §1; repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
ORS 401.032 Statement of policy and purpose. (1) The general purpose of this chapter is to reduce the vulnerability of the State of Oregon to loss of life, injury to persons or property and human suffering and financial loss resulting from emergencies, and to provide for recovery and relief assistance for the victims of emergencies
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(2) It is declared to be the policy and intent of the Legislative Assembly that preparations for emergencies and governmental responsibility for responding to emergencies be placed at the local level. The state shall prepare for emergencies, but shall not assume authority or resp…
ORS 401.035 Responsibility for emergency services systems. (1) The emergency services system is composed of all agencies and organizations involved in the coordinated delivery of emergency services. The Governor is responsible for the emergency services system within the State of Oregon. The executive officer or governing body of each county or city of this state is responsible for the emergency services system within that jurisdiction
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(2) In carrying out their responsibilities for emergency services systems, the Governor and the executive officers or governing bodies of the counties or cities may delegate any administrative or operative authority vested in them by this chapter and provide for the subdelegation…
ORS 401.038 Emergency incident training for certain officials. (1) All elected officials in this state, all administrative heads of state agencies and all persons in the state government management service as defined in ORS 240.212 shall complete introductory courses offered or approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on incident command and the National Incident Management System
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(2) All officials of a local government, as defined in ORS 174.116, who have or could reasonably be expected to have emergency or disaster response responsibility shall complete education on emergency response as recommended by the emergency program manager appointed by the local…
ORS 401.039 [2007 c.740 §19; 2009 c.718 §29; renumbered 401.198 in 2009]
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ORS 401.040 [Amended by 1963 c.528 §1; 1967 c.419 §33; 1969 c.80 §9; 1975 c.379 §10; 1975 c.624 §2; 1981 c.615 §4; repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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ORS 401.041 [2002 s.s.1 c.7 §1; renumbered 402.100 in 2009]
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ORS 401.043 [2002 s.s.1 c.7 §2; renumbered 402.105 in 2009]
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ORS 401.045 [1983 c.586 §18; 1993 c.187 §2; repealed by 2002 s.s.1 c.7 §3]
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ORS 401.050 [Amended by 1963 c.528 §2; 1967 c.419 §34; 1967 c.595 §2; 1969 c.80 §10; 1969 c.314 §32; 1981 c.615 §5; repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BY THE STATE (Oregon Department of Emergency Management)
ORS 401.052 Responsibilities of Oregon Department of Emergency Management. (1) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is established
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(2) The department shall be responsible for: (a) Coordinating and facilitating private sector and governmental efforts to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies; and (b) Coordinating exercises and training, planning, preparedness, response, mitigation and r…
ORS 401.054 Liaisons with Oregon Department of Emergency Management. (1) Each of the following agencies, entities and officials shall designate an individual to act as a liaison with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management
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(a) The Department of Consumer and Business Services; (b) The Department of Corrections; (c) The Department of Education; (d) The Department of Environmental Quality; (e) The Department of Human Services; (f) The Department of Justice; (g) The Department of Land Conservation and …
ORS 401.055 [1983 c.586 §4; 1991 c.605 §1; 1993 c.187 §3; 2007 c.408 §1; 2007 c.740 §21; renumbered 401.165 in 2009]
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ORS 401.060 [Amended by 1963 c.528 §4; 1967 c.595 §3; 1969 c.80 §11; repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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ORS 401.062 Oregon Department of Emergency Management; appointment of director. (1) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is under the supervision and control of a director, who is responsible for the performance of the duties, functions and powers of the department
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(2) The Governor shall appoint the Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The appointment of the director is subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner prescribed by ORS 171.562 and 171.565. (3) The di…
ORS 401.064 [1975 c.379 §3; repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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ORS 401.065 [1983 c.586 §5; 2009 c.718 §39; renumbered 401.168 in 2009]
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ORS 401.066 [1975 c.379 §2; 1977 c.248 §3; repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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ORS 401.067 Compliance Division. (1) There is established the Compliance Division as an administrative division of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. The Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall appoint a compliance officer to lead the division. The compliance officer serves at the pleasure of and at the direction of the director. The director may appoint additional staff to the division as the director deems necessary for the division to carry out its duties
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(2) The Compliance Division shall: (a) Ensure that the department is in compliance with requirements and regulations relating to moneys received from the federal government, including ensuring compliance by grantees or subgrantees; (b) Prepare and maintain documentation related t…
ORS 401.068 [1975 c.379 §4; repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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ORS 401.070 [Repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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ORS 401.072 Appointment of deputy director. (1) The Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management may, by written order filed with the Secretary of State, appoint a deputy director. The deputy director serves at the pleasure of the director, has authority to act for the director in the absence of the director and is subject to the control of the director at all times
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(2) Subject to any applicable provisions of ORS chapter 240, the director shall appoint all subordinate officers and employees of the department, prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. [Formerly 401.263; 2021 c.539 §5]
ORS 401.074 [1983 c.586 §6; 2009 c.718 §40; renumbered 401.185 in 2009]
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ORS 401.075 [1977 c.248 §2; repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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ORS 401.076 Rules. In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management may adopt rules necessary for the administration of the laws that the department is charged with administering. [Formerly 401.265; 2021 c.539 §6]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 401.080 [Amended by 1953 c.6 §4; 1967 c.595 §4; 1975 c.379 §11; repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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ORS 401.082 Advisory and technical committees. (1) To aid and advise the Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management in the performance of the functions of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, the director may establish such advisory and technical committees as the director considers necessary. The committees may be continuing or temporary. The director shall determine the representation, membership, terms and organization of the committees and shall appoint their members. The director is an ex officio member of each committee
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(2) Members of the committees are not entitled to compensation, but in the discretion of the director may be reimbursed from funds available to the department for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in the ma…
ORS 401.085 [1983 c.586 §7; 2009 c.718 §41; renumbered 401.188 in 2009]
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ORS 401.088 Interagency agreements. The Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management may enter into interagency agreements with other state agencies that the director determines are necessary to carry out the duties of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. [Formerly 401.269; 2021 c.539 §9]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 401.090 [Repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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ORS 401.092 Duties of director; federal fire management assistance declaration; rules. (1) The Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management is responsible for coordinating and facilitating exercises and training, emergency planning, preparedness, response, mitigation and recovery activities with the state and local emergency services agencies and organizations, and shall
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(a) Make rules that are necessary and proper for the administration and implementation of this chapter; (b) Coordinate the activities of all public and private organizations specifically related to providing emergency services within this state; (c) Maintain a cooperative liaison…
ORS 401.094 (1)(a) The Department of State Police shall maintain a system for the notification and interagency coordination of state resources in response to emergencies involving multijurisdictional cooperation between the various levels of government and private business entities
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(b) The department shall provide the Oregon Department of Emergency Management with a service level agreement that describes the continued daily operations and maintenance of the system, the services and supplies needed to maintain the system 24 hours a day, every day of the year…
ORS 401.095 [1983 c.586 §8; renumbered 401.192 in 2009]
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ORS 401.096 Federal grants for emergency management and services; authority of office. (1) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is designated as the sole agency of the State of Oregon for the purpose of negotiating agreements with the United States Department of Homeland Security or other appropriate federal agency, on behalf of the state, for the acquisition of federal funds for the purpose of providing emergency program management and emergency services
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(2) When applying for funds described in subsection (1) of this section, the following entities shall coordinate with the department on development of proposals and submit applications to the department to be reviewed and processed: (a) A city or county operating an emergency man…
ORS 401.100 [Repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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ORS 401.105 [1983 c.586 §9; renumbered 401.204 in 2009]
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ORS 401.106 [2007 c.223 §1; renumbered 401.962 in 2009]
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ORS 401.107 [2007 c.223 §§3,4; renumbered 401.965 in 2009]
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ORS 401.108 [2007 c.223 §7(3); renumbered 401.970 in 2009]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 401.109 Oregon Homeland Security Council. (1) The Oregon Homeland Security Council is established within the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. The mission of the council is to assess risks to the safety and security of the State of Oregon with special emphasis on matters related to domestic terrorism and other major threats to the people of Oregon, including to critical infrastructure, and to make formal recommendations to the Governor with respect to homeland security policy
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(2) The council may: (a) Recommend strategies to the Governor for the effective coordination of information gathering and dissemination on subjects associated with the mission. (b) Request and receive briefings from state agencies or other entities for development of reports and …
ORS 401.110 [Amended by 1975 c.379 §12; repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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ORS 401.111 State plan for emergency stockpile. (1) The Oregon Homeland Security Council, in consultation with emergency management agencies, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management or its predecessor office, and the Oregon Health Authority, shall develop a plan to ensure that Oregonians have access to a robust stockpile of supplies and equipment for use in an emergency, including personal protective equipment and raw materials for the sustained manufacture thereof, communicable disease testing equipment and all-hazards emergency surge supplies, that can be deployed on a regional basis
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(2) In developing the plan, the council shall: (a) Develop a comprehensive list of essential equipment, materials, supplies, distribution channels and manufacturing capabilities necessary to accomplish the purpose described in subsection (1) of this section; (b) Determine a state…
ORS 401.114 Emergency preparedness functions. The Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall carry out the following functions
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(1) Coordinate emergency management functions on a regional basis within this state; (2) Coordinate training related to emergency response on a regional basis within this state; and (3) Develop and carry out emergency preparedness exercises on a statewide basis. [2021 c.539 §25a]…
ORS 401.115 [Formerly 401.530; renumbered 401.175 in 2009]
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ORS 401.116 Emergency response exercises. (1) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall develop and administer a program for periodic emergency response exercises as described in this section
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(2) Once per year, the department shall coordinate a multidisciplinary, all-hazards emergency response exercise. The exercise must involve at least 10 percent of the public or private safety agencies in this state. The department shall ensure that each public or private safety ag…
ORS 401.120 [Repealed by 1983 c.586 §49]
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