“Disaster” means an occurrence of imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural, technological or human made cause including fire, flood, earthquake, wind storm, wave action, oil spill or other contamination, radioactive incident, epidemic, air contamination, blight, draught, infestation, explosion, riot, hostile or paramilitary action or structural failure of a dam, building, or infrastructure or other public calamity requiring emergency action.
“Emergency” means any human made, technological, or natural event or circumstance causing or threatening loss of life, injury to persons or property, human suffering or financial loss including, but not limited to fire, explosions, flood, severe weather, draught, earthquake, volcanic activity, spills or releases of petroleum products or other hazardous material, contamination, utilities or transportation emergencies, disease, blight, infestation, unmanageable crisis, civil disturbance, riot, sabotage and war.
“State of emergency” means a situation which involves an emergency or disaster. (Ord. 2000-24 § 1 (part): prior code § 1.401)