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Emergency
Disaster Worker Code
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Did
you know?
As a public employee, you are required by law to serve as a “disaster service
worker”
in the event of a disaster. |
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CALIFORNIA
CODES
GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 3100-3101 |
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3100. It is hereby declared that the protection
of the health and safety and preservation
of the lives and property of the people of
the state from the effects of natural, manmade,
or war-caused emergencies which result in
conditions of disaster or in extreme peril
to life, property, and resources is of paramount
state importance requiring the responsible
efforts of public and private agencies and
individual citizens. In furtherance of the
exercise of the police power of the state
in protection of its citizens and resources,
all public employees are hereby declared
to be disaster service workers subject to
such disaster service activities as may be
assigned to them by their supervisors or
by law. |
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3101.
For the purpose of this chapter the term “disaster
service worker” includes all public
employees and all volunteers in any disaster
council or emergency organization accredited
by the California Emergency Council. The
term “public employees” includes
all persons employed by the state or any
county, city, city and county, state agency
or public district, excluding aliens legally
employed. |
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