Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 2002. Definitions

The following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section:

“Attack” shall mean all conditions of hostile air raid attack.

“Drill” shall mean air raid drill and practice blackout.

“During attack or drill” shall mean immediately prior to, during and immediately subsequent to an air raid drill, practice blackout or all actual conditions of hostile air raid attack.

“Local and District Councils of Civil Defense” shall mean such councils established under the provisions of the act, approved the nineteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred fifty-one (Pamphlet Laws 28), entitled “An act relating to the civil defense of this State and its coordination with national defense; providing for the establishment of a State Council of Civil Defense, local and district councils of civil defense, Mobile Support Units; prescribing the powers, duties and immunities thereof and of their personnel; authorizing mutual aid compacts, and providing penalties.”  1

“Municipal agencies” shall mean and include police, fire, sanitation, sewer, water, engineering and all other regular municipal agencies manned by officers and employes of a political subdivision of the Commonwealth charged with duties and responsibilities in connection with civilian protection.

“Political subdivision” shall mean any county, city, borough, incorporated town and township.

“State Council of Civil Defense” shall mean such council established under the provisions of the act, approved the nineteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred fifty-one (Pamphlet Laws 28), entitled “An act relating to the civil defense of this State and its coordination with national defense; providing for the establishment of a State Council of Civil Defense, local and district councils of civil defense, Mobile Support Units; prescribing the powers, duties and immunities thereof and of their personnel; authorizing mutual aid compacts, and providing penalties.”  1

“Volunteer agencies” shall mean and include air raid wardens, auxiliary police, auxiliary firemen, bomb squads, rescue squads, medical forces, nurses' aides, repair crews, decontamination corps, demolition crews and all other civilian protection forces and services charged with duties and responsibilities in connection with civilian protection.