The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 5)
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§ 5. Public safety districts
(a) The Governor shall divide the State into public safety districts, one to correspond
to each Vermont State Police troop area, as defined by the Commissioner. Each district
shall be a reasonably self-sustaining, operating emergency management unit.
(b) The emergency management executive in each district shall be known as the district
coordinator. The district coordinator shall be appointed by the Commissioner and shall
serve during the pleasure of the Commissioner. The district coordinator shall discharge
emergency management powers within his or her district. Each public safety district
shall maintain on file an all-hazards incident response plan in cooperation with any
local emergency planning committee (LEPC) in that district and other State and local
agencies. (Amended 1959, No. 23, § 1, eff. March 6, 1959; 1985, No. 4, eff. March 9, 1985; 1989, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1995, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2005, No. 209 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)