Vermont Statutes
Chapter 1 - Emergency Management
§ 5. Public safety districts

§ 5. Public safety districts
(a) The Governor shall divide the State into public safety districts, one to correspond to each Vermont State Police troop area, as defined by the Commissioner. Each district shall be a reasonably self-sustaining, operating emergency management unit.
(b) The emergency management executive in each district shall be known as the district coordinator. The district coordinator shall be appointed by the Commissioner and shall serve during the pleasure of the Commissioner. The district coordinator shall discharge emergency management powers within his or her district. Each public safety district shall maintain on file an all-hazards incident response plan in cooperation with any local emergency planning committee (LEPC) in that district and other State and local agencies. (Amended 1959, No. 23, § 1, eff. March 6, 1959; 1985, No. 4, eff. March 9, 1985; 1989, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1995, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2005, No. 209 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety

Chapter 1 - Emergency Management

§ 1. Purpose and policy

§ 2. Definitions

§ 3. Vermont Emergency Management Division

§ 3a. Emergency Management Division; duties; budget

§ 5. Public safety districts

§ 6. Local organization for emergency management

§ 7. Mobile support units

§ 8. General powers of Governor

§ 9. Emergency powers of Governor

§ 10. Request to Governor by municipal authorities

§ 11. Additional emergency powers

§ 13. Termination of emergencies

§ 15. Return of property

§ 16. Orders and rules

§ 17. Gift, grant, or loan

§ 18. Personnel requirements and nonsubversion

§ 19. Powers outside town of appointment

§ 20. Immunities and defenses

§ 21. Compensation for injury or death

§ 23. General powers not limited by specific powers

§ 24. Penalties

§ 25. Matching funds

§ 26. Change of venue because of enemy attack

§ 27. Auxiliary State Police

§ 28. Emergency management medical program

§ 29. Emergency shelters; no private liability

§ 30. State Emergency Response Commission; creation

§ 31. State Emergency Response Commission; duties

§ 32. Local emergency planning committees; creation; duties

§ 33. Hazmat teams; team chiefs; creation

§ 34. Temporary housing for disaster victims

§ 35. Community disaster loans

§ 36. Debris and wreckage removal

§ 37. State financial participation in grants to disaster victims

§ 38. Special funds

§ 39. Fees to the Hazardous Substances Fund

§ 40. Enforcement

§ 45. Emergency relief and assistance

§ 46. Disaster Relief Workers Fund; health care providers; reimbursement

§ 47. Municipal deadlines, plans, and licenses; extension