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=== Other International Definitions ===
 
=== Other International Definitions ===
{{definition|A sudden and usually unforeseen [[event]] that calls for immediate [[measure|measures]] to minimize its adverse [[consequence|consequences]].<ref>UNDHA, Disaster Management Glossary, 1992, 34</ref> }}
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====United Nations====
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{{definition|A sudden and usually unforeseen [[event]] that calls for immediate [[measure|measures]] to minimize its adverse [[consequence|consequences]]. <ref>UNDHA, Disaster Management Glossary, 1992, 34</ref> }}
  
 
=== National Definitions ===
 
=== National Definitions ===
  
 
==== Australia ====
 
==== Australia ====
{{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 />
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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 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 />
  
 
==== Canada ====
 
==== Canada ====
{{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.<br />Situation présente ou imminente requérant des actions rapides et coordonnées touchant des personnes ou des biens pour protéger la santé, la sécurité et le bien-être des personnes ou limiter les dommages aux biens ou à l’environnement. <ref> [http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/mrgnc-mngmnt-frmwrk/index-eng.aspx An Emergency Management Framework for Canada (Second Edition) </ref> <ref name="canada">[http://www.bt-tb.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/publications/documents/urgence-emergency.pdf Vocabulaire de la gestion des urgencies/Emergency Management Emergency Management Vocabulary 281 (2012)]</ref>}}.<br /><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.<br />Situation présente ou imminente requérant des actions rapides et coordonnées touchant des personnes ou des biens pour protéger la santé, la sécurité et le bien-être des personnes ou limiter les dommages aux biens ou à l’environnement. <ref> [http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/mrgnc-mngmnt-frmwrk/index-eng.aspx An Emergency Management Framework for Canada (Second Edition) </ref> <ref name="canada">[http://www.bt-tb.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/publications/documents/urgence-emergency.pdf Vocabulaire de la gestion des urgencies/Emergency Management Emergency Management Vocabulary 281 (2012)]</ref>}}<br /><br />
  
 
==== New Zealand ====
 
==== New Zealand ====
{{definition|An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to life, health, property, or the environment that requires a coordinated response.<ref name="CIMS">[http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/publications/CIMS-2nd-edition.pdf The New Zealand Coordinated Incident Management System, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand. (2014)]</ref>}}<br />
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{{definition|An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to life, health, property, or the environment that requires a coordinated response. <ref name="CIMS">[http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/publications/CIMS-2nd-edition.pdf The New Zealand Coordinated Incident Management System, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand. (2014)]</ref>}}<br />
 
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====Singapore ====
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{{definition|A sudden, unexpected [[event]] requiring immediate action due to its [[impact]] on health and safety, the environment, or compliance with regulation, or which can cause the organization to be unable to provide critical business functions for some predetermined minimum period of time.  <ref>Singapore Standard SS 540: 2008 on Business Continuity</ref>}}
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An emergency may precede or happen at the same time as a disaster.<br />
 
====United Kingdom====
 
====United Kingdom====
 
{{definition|An emergency is an [[event]] or situation that threatens serious [[damage]] to human welfare in a place in the UK or to the environment of a place in the UK, or war or [[terrorism]] which threatens serious [[damage]] to the security of the UK. <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61046/EP_Glossary_amends_18042012_0.pdf Glossary - Revision to Emergency Preparedness, Cabinet Office (2012)]</ref>}}
 
{{definition|An emergency is an [[event]] or situation that threatens serious [[damage]] to human welfare in a place in the UK or to the environment of a place in the UK, or war or [[terrorism]] which threatens serious [[damage]] to the security of the UK. <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61046/EP_Glossary_amends_18042012_0.pdf Glossary - Revision to Emergency Preparedness, Cabinet Office (2012)]</ref>}}
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==== United States ====
 
==== United States ====
 
===== FEMA =====
 
===== FEMA =====
{{definition|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.<ref>http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/frp/frpappa.htm Defined in the Stafford Act</ref>}}
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{{definition|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. <ref>http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/frp/frpappa.htm Defined in the Stafford Act</ref>}}
  
 
===== NIMS =====
 
===== NIMS =====
{{definition|An emergency is any incident, whether natural or manmade, that requires responsive action to protect life or property<ref> [http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMS_core.pdf National Incident Management Plan (core)]</ref>.}}
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{{definition|An emergency is any incident, whether natural or manmade, that requires responsive action to protect life or property. <ref> [http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMS_core.pdf National Incident Management Plan (core)]</ref>}}
 
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==== ISO/PAS 22399:2007 ====
 
==== ISO/PAS 22399:2007 ====
 
{{definition|Sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or [[event]] requiring immediate action. <ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=50295 ISO/PAS 22399:2007 Societal security - Guideline for incident preparedness and operational continuity management.]</ref>}}<br />
 
{{definition|Sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or [[event]] requiring immediate action. <ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=50295 ISO/PAS 22399:2007 Societal security - Guideline for incident preparedness and operational continuity management.]</ref>}}<br />
====SS 540:2008 ====
 
{{definition|A sudden, unexpected [[event]] requiring immediate action due to its [[impact]] on health and safety, the environment, or compliance with regulation, or which can cause the organization to be unable to provide critical business functions for some predetermined minimum period of time.  <ref>Singapore Standard SS 540: 2008 on Business Continuity</ref>}}
 
An emergency may precede or happen at the same time as a disaster.<br />
 
 
 
===Other Definitions===
 
===Other Definitions===
 
==== Ontario (Canada) ====
 
==== Ontario (Canada) ====
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Revision as of 14:14, 10 June 2015

Definitions

European Definitions

Other International Definitions

United Nations

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.
Situation présente ou imminente requérant des actions rapides et coordonnées touchant des personnes ou des biens pour protéger la santé, la sécurité et le bien-être des personnes ou limiter les dommages aux biens ou à l’environnement. [4] [5]



New Zealand

An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to life, health, property, or the environment that requires a coordinated response. [6]


Singapore

A sudden, unexpected event requiring immediate action due to its impact on health and safety, the environment, or compliance with regulation, or which can cause the organization to be unable to provide critical business functions for some predetermined minimum period of time. [7]

An emergency may precede or happen at the same time as a disaster.

United Kingdom

An emergency is an event or situation that threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the UK or to the environment of a place in the UK, or war or terrorism which threatens serious damage to the security of the UK. [8]

To constitute an emergency this event or situation must require the implementation of special arrangements by one or more Category 1 responder.


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. [9]
NIMS
An emergency is any incident, whether natural or manmade, that requires responsive action to protect life or property. [10]


Standard Definition

ISO/PAS 22399:2007

Sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or event requiring immediate action. [11]


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. [12]


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. [12]


See also

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