{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-defense-emergency-act-1951-784-51-24","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Defense Emergency Act 1951 784/51 § 24","heading":"Special provisions relating to cities of over one hundred thousand","body":"§ 24. Special provisions relating to cities of over one hundred\nthousand. In addition to the requirements of sections twenty-two and\ntwenty-three every city having a population of over hundred thousand\nshall:\n  1. Recruit, train and equip shelter captains in a ratio based upon\nmaximum shelter occupancies available in the city to be approved by the\ncommission as consistent with reasonable requirements for the safety and\nwelfare of shelter occupants.\n  2. Organize and train an emergency mortuary service capable of dealing\neffectively with conditions probable in the event of attack.\n  3. Designate, prepare and integrate emergency medical facilities,\nincluding supply depots, emergency hospitals, clearing stations and\nmobile medical units and recruit and train the medical staff required\nfor each such facility.\n  4. Install, maintain and operate a public warning system capable of\ndisseminating quickly throughout such city warnings established by the\ncommission.","path":["Defense Emergency Act 1951 784/51","Article 3. Civil Defense"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/DEA/24","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"f16cee46fa6f3fe9865fed6084a6416e5840b04faea5eed25ae2762c266c816a","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-defense-emergency-act-1951-784-51-23-d","next":"us-ny/n.y.-defense-emergency-act-1951-784-51-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}