Chapter 7.12
FALLOUT SHELTERS

Sections:

7.12.010    Director authorized to accept supplies, execute licenses.

7.12.020    Three-county shelter policy.

7.12.030    Emergency Services name changed to Emergency Management.

Cross references:
Chapter 7.10 CCC: Emergency management.

7.12.010 Director authorized to accept supplies, execute licenses.

The Cowlitz County Emergency Management Director is hereby authorized to accept shelter stock supplies from the federal government on behalf of the County of Cowlitz in accordance with the National Shelter Program and to provide temporary warehousing therefor. The Cowlitz County Emergency Management Director is directed to report the location of such warehouses to the Washington State Department of Emergency Management. The Cowlitz County Emergency Management Director is authorized to execute on behalf of the county fallout shelter licenses or privileges. [Ord. 84-212, 9-24-84; Res. 12, 2-6-62.]

7.12.020 Three-county shelter policy.

The National Fallout Shelter Program and Community Shelter Planning Program, under the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, attempts to provide fallout shelter for the maximum number of persons. There are certain existing shelter facilities (and possible future), both manmade and natural, located near county boundaries with access and proximity to adjacent counties. To gain planned maximum usage of these spaces, effective utilization is best obtained from closest accessible population. Such facilities exist in the counties of Skamania, Cowlitz and Clark.

The County Emergency Management Directors, working with planning staff or advisors, have authority to effect the best utilization based on access and population data developed periodically under the Community Shelter Plan. [Ord. 84-212, 9-24-84; Three-county joint res. 1301, 11-21-67.]

7.12.030 Emergency Services name changed to Emergency Management.

The name of the Emergency Services is changed to Cowlitz County Department of Emergency

Management and all funds and records shall carry this name. [Ord. 84-212, 9-24-84; Res. 2591, 3-10-72.]