(1) "Disaster" means occurrence or imminent threat ofwidespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting fromany natural or man made cause, including but not limited to:
(i) Fire;
(ii) Flood;
(iii) Earthquake;
(iv) Wind, storm, wave action, oil spill, or other watercontamination requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage;
(v) Volcanic activity;
(vi) Epidemic;
(vii) Air contamination;
(viii) Blight;
(ix) Drought;
(x) Infestation;
(xi) Explosion;
(xii) Riots;
(xiii) Hostile military or paramilitary action;
(xiv) Endangerment of the health, safety, or resources of thepeople of the state;
(xv) Acts of bioterrorism;
(2) "Political subdivision" means any city or town in RhodeIsland;
(3) "Unorganized militia" means all able-bodied personsbetween the ages of sixteen (16) and fifty (50) years; and
(4) "Bioterrorism" means the intentional use of anymicroorganism, virus, infectious substance or biological product that may beengineered as a result of biotechnology or any naturally occurring orbioengineered component of any such microorganism, virus, infectious substance,or biological product, to cause death, disease or other biological malfunctionin a human, an animal, a plant or other living organism.
(1) "Disaster" means occurrence or imminent threat ofwidespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting fromany natural or man made cause, including but not limited to:
(i) Fire;
(ii) Flood;
(iii) Earthquake;
(iv) Wind, storm, wave action, oil spill, or other watercontamination requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage;
(v) Volcanic activity;
(vi) Epidemic;
(vii) Air contamination;
(viii) Blight;
(ix) Drought;
(x) Infestation;
(xi) Explosion;
(xii) Riots;
(xiii) Hostile military or paramilitary action;
(xiv) Endangerment of the health, safety, or resources of thepeople of the state;
(xv) Acts of bioterrorism;
(2) "Political subdivision" means any city or town in RhodeIsland;
(3) "Unorganized militia" means all able-bodied personsbetween the ages of sixteen (16) and fifty (50) years; and
(4) "Bioterrorism" means the intentional use of anymicroorganism, virus, infectious substance or biological product that may beengineered as a result of biotechnology or any naturally occurring orbioengineered component of any such microorganism, virus, infectious substance,or biological product, to cause death, disease or other biological malfunctionin a human, an animal, a plant or other living organism.
(1) "Disaster" means occurrence or imminent threat ofwidespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting fromany natural or man made cause, including but not limited to:
(i) Fire;
(ii) Flood;
(iii) Earthquake;
(iv) Wind, storm, wave action, oil spill, or other watercontamination requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage;
(v) Volcanic activity;
(vi) Epidemic;
(vii) Air contamination;
(viii) Blight;
(ix) Drought;
(x) Infestation;
(xi) Explosion;
(xii) Riots;
(xiii) Hostile military or paramilitary action;
(xiv) Endangerment of the health, safety, or resources of thepeople of the state;
(xv) Acts of bioterrorism;
(2) "Political subdivision" means any city or town in RhodeIsland;
(3) "Unorganized militia" means all able-bodied personsbetween the ages of sixteen (16) and fifty (50) years; and
(4) "Bioterrorism" means the intentional use of anymicroorganism, virus, infectious substance or biological product that may beengineered as a result of biotechnology or any naturally occurring orbioengineered component of any such microorganism, virus, infectious substance,or biological product, to cause death, disease or other biological malfunctionin a human, an animal, a plant or other living organism.
