Arcadia Municipal Code Div. 4 Emergency Plan and Organization

All officers and employees of the City, together with those volunteer forces enrolled to aid them during an emergency, and all groups, organizations and persons who may, by agreement or operation of the law, including persons impressed into service under the provisions of this Part, be charged with duties incident to the protection of life and property in this City during such emergency, shall constitute the Emergency Organization of the City of Arcadia.

The Arcadia Disaster Board shall be responsible for the development of the City of Arcadia Emergency Plan, which Plan shall provide for the effective mobilization of all of the resources of this City, both public and private, to meet any condition constituting a local emergency, state of emergency or state of war emergency; and shall provide for the organization, powers and duties, services and staff of the Emergency Organization. Such Plan shall take effect upon adoption by resolution of the City Council.

Insofar as possible, the form of organization, titles and terminology shall conform to the recommendations of the Federal Government and the Office of Emergency Services of the State.