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Sec. A8-4. County Emergency Organization.

All officers and employees of the County, together with those volunteer forces registered to aid them 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 A8-11(f)(3) of this division, be charged with duties incident to the protection of life and property in the Santa Clara County/operational area during such emergency shall constitute the County Emergency Organization. The County Emergency Organization also includes the American Red Cross, members of the Community Agencies Disaster Relief Effort (CADRE), Civil Air Patrol and such other organizations and groups as may offer and have their services accepted prior to, during, or after an emergency.

All employees of the County of Santa Clara are designated as disaster service workers pursuant to California Government Code § 3100 et seq.

The County Emergency Organization shall organize its response using the California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS).

(Ord. No. NS-300.600, § 2, 5-13-97)

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