166.05 Emergency seat of state government.
166.06 Emergency temporary locations of government for counties, towns and municipalities.
166.07 Succession to local offices.
166.08 Succession to office.
166.09 Public shelters; immunity from civil liability.
166.10 Preservation of essential public records.
166.15 Radioactive waste emergencies.
166.20 Hazardous substances information and emergency planning.
166.21 Emergency planning grants.
166.215 Hazardous substance emergency response.
166.22 Local agency response and reimbursement.
166.23 Emergency powers of counties, cities, villages and towns.
166.25 Prohibition against restricting firearms or ammunition during emergency.
166.30 Emergency management assistance compact.
Ch. 166 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also
WEM, Wis. adm. code.
166.01
166.01
Declaration of policy. To prepare the state and its subdivisions to cope with emergencies resulting from enemy action and natural or man-made disasters, it is declared to be necessary to establish an organization for emergency management, conferring upon the governor and others specified the powers and duties provided by this chapter.
166.01 History
History: 1979 c. 361 s.
52;
1995 a. 247.
166.02
166.02
Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
166.02(1g)
(1g) "Adjutant general" means the adjutant general of the department of military affairs.
166.02(1m)
(1m) "Administrator" means the administrator of the division.
166.02(1p)
(1p) "Biological agent" means any of the following:
166.02(1p)(a)
(a) A select agent that is a virus, bacterium, rickettsia, fungus, or toxin that is specified under
42 CFR 72, Appendix A.
166.02(1p)(b)
(b) A genetically modified microorganism or genetic element from an organism under
par. (a) that is shown to produce or encode for a factor associated with a disease.
166.02(1p)(c)
(c) A genetically modified microorganism or genetic element that contains nucleic acid sequences coding for a toxin under
par. (a) or its toxic subunit.
166.02(1p)(d)
(d) An agent specified by the department of health services by rule.
166.02(1r)
(1r) "Bioterrorism" means the intentional use of any biological, chemical, or radiological agent to cause death, disease or biological malfunction in a human, animal, plant, or other living organism in order to influence the policy of a governmental unit or to intimidate or coerce the civilian population.
166.02(1t)
(1t) "Chemical agent" means a substance that has chemical properties that produce lethal or serious effects in plants or animals.
166.02(2)
(2) "Civil defense" means all measures undertaken by or on behalf of the state and its subdivisions to prepare for and minimize the effect of enemy action upon the civilian population.