Code of Alabama
Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.
Section 31-9-4 - State Emergency Management Agency; Director of Emergency Management.

(a) There is hereby created within the executive branch of the state government a department of emergency management, hereinafter called the "Emergency Management Agency," with a Director of Emergency Management, hereinafter called the "director," who shall be the head thereof. The director shall be appointed by the Governor. The director shall devote his or her entire time to the duties of the office. The director shall not hold another office under the government of the United States or any other state, or of this state, or any political subdivision thereof, during his or her incumbency in such office, and shall not hold any position of trust or profit, or engage in any occupation or business the conduct of which shall interfere or be inconsistent with the duties of Director of Emergency Management under the provisions of this article. The director shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor.
(b) The director may employ, subject to the provisions of the Merit System Act, such technical, clerical, stenographic, and other personnel and may make such expenditures within the appropriation therefor, or from other funds made available to him or her for purposes of emergency management, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this article; provided, that the state shall not pay the compensation, if any, of block wardens, fire guards, first aid specialists, auxiliary firemen, auxiliary policemen, and similar emergency management personnel, nor shall it pay the compensation of personnel employed by or for a local organization for emergency management.
(c) The director and other personnel of the Emergency Management Agency shall be provided with appropriate office space, furniture, equipment, supplies, stationery, and printing in the same manner as provided for personnel of other state agencies.
(d) The director, subject to the direction and control of the Governor, shall be the executive head of the Emergency Management Agency and shall be responsible to the Governor for carrying out the program for emergency management of this state. The director shall coordinate the activities of all organizations of emergency management within the state, and shall maintain liaison with and cooperate with major commanders of the armed forces within the state, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, the State Military Department, and with emergency management agencies and organizations of other states and of the federal government, and shall have such additional authority, duties, and responsibilities authorized by this article as may be prescribed by the Governor.
(e) The director shall also hold the position of Assistant Director of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.

Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.

Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.

Section 31-9-1 - Short Title.

Section 31-9-2 - Findings and Declarations of Necessity; Purpose of Article and Public Policy.

Section 31-9-3 - Definitions.

Section 31-9-4 - State Emergency Management Agency; Director of Emergency Management.

Section 31-9-6 - Powers and Duties of Governor With Respect to Emergency Management.

Section 31-9-7 - Mutual Interstate Aid Agreements and Compacts.

Section 31-9-8 - Emergency Powers of Governor.

Section 31-9-9 - Powers and Duties of Directors of Local Emergency Management Organizations as to Mutual Aid Agreements.

Section 31-9-10 - Local Emergency Management Organizations; Emergency Powers of Political Subdivisions.

Section 31-9-11 - Powers, Duties, etc., of Employees of Political Subdivisions Rendering Outside Aid.

Section 31-9-12 - Reimbursement of Expenses of Operation of Mobile Support Units of Other States; Operation of Alabama Mobile Support Units in Other States.

Section 31-9-13 - Orders, Rules and Regulations of Governor - Effect; Distribution.

Section 31-9-14 - Orders, Rules, and Regulations of Governor - Enforcement.

Section 31-9-15 - Orders, Rules, and Regulations of Governor - Enforcement - Arrests Without Warrant.

Section 31-9-16 - Immunity of State, etc., From Liability for Torts Resulting From Emergency Management Activities; Exemptions of Emergency Management Workers From License Requirements; Powers, Duties, etc., of Emergency Management Workers.

Section 31-9-17 - Exemption From Tort Liability of Persons Granting License or Privilege for Use of Real Estate, etc., for Shelters.

Section 31-9-18 - Governor, etc., May Accept Services, etc., From Federal Government, Private Persons, Etc.

Section 31-9-19 - Political Activities by Emergency Management Organizations.

Section 31-9-20 - Employment of Subversives by Emergency Management Organizations; Loyalty Oath.

Section 31-9-21 - Compensation Insurance for Emergency Management Workers and Trainees.

Section 31-9-22 - Penalties.

Section 31-9-23 - Article to Be Liberally Construed.

Section 31-9-24 - Regular and Emergency Appropriations; State Grants to Political Subdivisions.

Section 31-9-25 - Continued Operation of Business and Religious Entities During a State of Emergency; Alabama State House to Remain Open to Public While Legislature in Session.