Emergency
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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 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. [2]
New Zealand
An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to life, health, property, or the environment that requires a coordinated response.[3]
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.[4]
NIMS
An emergency is any incident, whether natural or manmade, that requires responsive action to protect life or property[5].
Standard Definition
ISO/PAS 22399:2007
See also
Notes
- ↑ UNDHA, Disaster Management Glossary, 1992, 34
- ↑ Multi-agency incident management, Emergency Management Australia (1998)
- ↑ The New Zealand Coordinated Incident Management System, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand. (2014)
- ↑ http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/frp/frpappa.htm Defined in the Stafford Act
- ↑ National Incident Management Plan (core)
- ↑ ISO/PAS 22399:2007 Societal security - Guideline for incident preparedness and operational continuity management.