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{{definition|An emergency is an [[event]], actual or imminent, which endangers or threatens to endanger life, property or the environment, and which requires a significant and coordinated response.<ref name="MAIMAus">[https://www.em.gov.au/Documents/Manual03-AEMGlossary.PDF Australian Emergency Management Glossary, Emergency Management Australia (1998)]</ref>}}<br /> | {{definition|An emergency is an [[event]], actual or imminent, which endangers or threatens to endanger life, property or the environment, and which requires a significant and coordinated response.<ref name="MAIMAus">[https://www.em.gov.au/Documents/Manual03-AEMGlossary.PDF Australian Emergency Management Glossary, Emergency Management Australia (1998)]</ref>}}<br /> | ||
{{definition|An emergency is the threatened or actual [[impact]] of a hazard, natural or otherwise, which endangers the environment, property or the safety or health of persons or animals, and requires a coordinated response. <ref name="MAIMAus17">[https://www.em.gov.au/Documents/Manual17-Multi-AgencyIncidentManagement.pdf Multi-agency incident management, Emergency Management Australia (1998)]</ref>}}<br /> | {{definition|An emergency is the threatened or actual [[impact]] of a hazard, natural or otherwise, which endangers the environment, property or the safety or health of persons or animals, and requires a coordinated response. <ref name="MAIMAus17">[https://www.em.gov.au/Documents/Manual17-Multi-AgencyIncidentManagement.pdf Multi-agency incident management, Emergency Management Australia (1998)]</ref>}}<br /> | ||
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| + | {{definition| Emergency is a present or imminent event that requires prompt coordination of actions concerning persons or property to protect the health, safety or welfare of people, or to limit damage to property or the environment. <ref> [http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/mrgnc-mngmnt-frmwrk/index-eng.aspx An Emergency Management Framework for Canada (Second Edition) </ref>}}.<br /><br /> | ||
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Revision as of 01:37, 24 May 2015
Contents
Definitions
European Definitions
Other International Definitions
A sudden and usually unforeseen event that calls for immediate measures to minimize its adverse consequences.[1]
National Definitions
Australia
An emergency is an event, actual or imminent, which endangers or threatens to endanger life, property or the environment, and which requires a significant and coordinated response.[2]
An emergency is the threatened or actual impact of a hazard, natural or otherwise, which endangers the environment, property or the safety or health of persons or animals, and requires a coordinated response. [3]
Canada
Emergency is a present or imminent event that requires prompt coordination of actions concerning persons or property to protect the health, safety or welfare of people, or to limit damage to property or the environment. [4]
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New Zealand
An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to life, health, property, or the environment that requires a coordinated response.[5]
United States
FEMA
An emergency is any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, Federal assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property, public health, and safety, and includes emergencies other than natural disasters.[6]
NIMS
An emergency is any incident, whether natural or manmade, that requires responsive action to protect life or property[7].
Standard Definition
ISO/PAS 22399:2007
Other Definitions
Ontario (Canada)
Emergency is a situation or an impending situation that constitutes a danger of major proportions that could result in serious harm to persons or substantial damage to property and that is caused by the forces of nature, a disease or other health risk, an accident or an act whether intentional or otherwise.[9]
Situation d’urgence: situation ou situation imminente dangereuse à un point tel qu’elle risquerait de causer un grave préjudice à des personnes ou d’importants dommages à des biens et qui est due à un fléau de la nature, à une maladie ou autre risque pour la santé, à un accident ou à un acte intentionnel ou autre.[10]
See also
Notes
- Jump up ↑ UNDHA, Disaster Management Glossary, 1992, 34
- Jump up ↑ Australian Emergency Management Glossary, Emergency Management Australia (1998)
- Jump up ↑ Multi-agency incident management, Emergency Management Australia (1998)
- Jump up ↑ [http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/mrgnc-mngmnt-frmwrk/index-eng.aspx An Emergency Management Framework for Canada (Second Edition)
- Jump up ↑ The New Zealand Coordinated Incident Management System, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand. (2014)
- Jump up ↑ http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/frp/frpappa.htm Defined in the Stafford Act
- Jump up ↑ National Incident Management Plan (core)
- Jump up ↑ ISO/PAS 22399:2007 Societal security - Guideline for incident preparedness and operational continuity management.
- Jump up ↑ Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms
- Jump up ↑ Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms
