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<br />. <br /> <br />The development of "Condition 3" wit cause the Emergency <br />Management Coordinator to notify department heads and city <br />officials that the. Condition 3 actions on the increased <br />readiness checklist need to be implemented. <br /> <br />C. Condition 2: The term "Condition 2" will be used by <br />emergency services personnel to identify a hazardous <br />situation with a greater potential threat than "Condition <br />3", and a significant possibility of causing loss of life <br />or property. A "Condition 2" will usually require warning <br />the public of potential disaster. This.condition might be <br />triggered by such events as a tornado warning, hurricane <br />warning, flood warning, severe thunderstorm warning, or any <br />other notification of the existence of a direct threat, <br />such as a major fire, toxic material spill, or growing <br />civil disturbance. <br /> <br />The existence of a "Condition 2" <br />Management Coordinator to notify <br />Condition 2 actions outline on <br />checklist. <br /> <br />will cause the Emergency <br />all officials to take the <br />the increased readiness <br /> <br />D. Condition 1: The term "Condition 1" will be used by <br />emergency services personnel to signify the occurence of a <br />major emergency. Events such as a tornado strike, <br />hurricane strike, large explosion, the arrival of flood <br />waters, or wide-spread civil disturbance would be <br />"Condition 1" situations. <br /> <br />A "Condition 1" situation will prompt <br />Management Coordinator to advise all city <br />department heads to initiate the Condition 1 <br />increased readiness checklist. <br /> <br />the Emergency <br />officials and <br />actions on the <br /> <br />SECTION VII. SUPPORT <br /> <br />A. Requests for state or federal. assistance, including the <br />Texas National Guard or other military services, will be <br />made to the Department of Public Safety District <br />Headquarters in Houston. <br /> <br />B. All such requests will be made by the mayor, or in his name <br />by another official specifically authorized by him or her. <br /> <br />SECTION VIII. EMERGENCY POWERS OF GOVERNMENT <br /> <br />During a declared state of disaster, the mayor and city <br />council may take extraordinary measures in the interest of <br />effective disaster management. Such measures may include, <br />but a re not 1 imi ted to: wage, price, and rent controls, <br />rationing of critical resources, establishment of curfews, <br />and restriction of access to, and egress from, affected <br />areas. While the Texas Constitution and the Consti tution <br />of the United States guarantee to each individual the right <br />to rema in in t-hei r own homes, the City of La Porte may <br />restrict the right to remain in their own homes, the City <br />