Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION›Division 3 — DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES›Chapter 2.68 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 2 Organizations
Los Angeles County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles County
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2.68.060 - County emergency organization.¶
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The County emergency organization shall be comprised of all officers and employees of the County, volunteer forces registered to aid the County during a duly proclaimed emergency, and all groups, organizations and persons who may, by agreement or operation of law (including persons impressed into service under the provisions of Section 2.68.270(G) of this chapter), be charged with duties incident to the protection of life and property in the County during such emergency. The County emergency organization includes such organizations and groups as may offer their services to, and have their services accepted by, the County, prior to, during or after an emergency.
(Ord. 2020-0015U § 1, 2020.)
2.68.070 - Los Angeles County operational area.¶
Pursuant to the provisions of the California Emergency Services Act, and the State's Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), the County is the lead agency for the operational area, and the Board is its governing body.
The operational area Emergency Operations Center may be activated and SEMS used in accordance with SEMS regulations.
(Ord. 2020-0015U § 1, 2020.)
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