Civil emergency: dealing with disaster areas and requiring the deployment of extraordinary resources to contain dangerous situations such as natural disasters or extensive malicious property damage such as may occur during rioting or by arson.

Jan 27, 2025 · Since 1979, the United States has technically been in constant states of emergency since outdated declarations have been repeatedly renewed.

Jan 20, 2025 · ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp declared a statewide State of Emergency, effective immediately, in preparation for the freezing temperatures and winter weather expected to impact Georgia. The State of Emergency executive order authorizes the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) to activate the State Operations …

Sep 24, 2024 · A state of emergency is a formal declaration that allows public officials to free up funds, mobilize assistance, and temporarily harness powers they otherwise wouldn’t have on a normal day.

Jan 3, 2025 · Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency for the coming winter weather that will impact all of the Commonwealth this weekend and into early next week, and he is urging Virginians, visitors and travelers to take proper precautions.

1 day ago · A state of emergency has been declared in Santorini after the strongest earthquake was recorded in days of near-constant tremors, which have almost emptied the famous Greek tourist haven of ...

1 day ago · A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Santorini after days of consecutive earthquakes. It comes after a magnitude 5.2 tremor was recorded at 21:09 local time (19:09 GMT) on ...

Apr 25, 2017 · A state of emergency is a legal government declaration made during times of national threat or disaster. It allows for the government to assume exceptional powers.

A state of emergency is a government declaration stating that because of some crisis, the normal workings of political and social life are suspended in the given jurisdiction.

Apr 17, 2020 · In this brief Essay, we find that, while the details of course vary from country to country, there are three broad legal bases for the COVID-19 measures: (1) the declaration of a state of emergency under the constitution, (2) the use of existing legislation dealing with public health or national disasters, and (3) the passing of new emergency ...