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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>.}}
 
{{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>.}}
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===Other Definitions===
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==== Ontario (Canada) ====
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{{definition|Emergency is a situation or an impending situation that constitutes a [[Danger|danger]] of major proportions that could result in serious harm to persons or substantial [[Damage|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.<ref>[https://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/emcommunity/response_resources/GlossaryOfTerms/glossary_of_terms.html Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms ]</ref>}}<br />
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{{definition|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.<ref>[https://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/emcommunity/response_resources/GlossaryOfTerms/glossary_of_terms.html Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms ]</ref>}}<br />
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 00:24, 24 May 2015

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]


New Zealand

An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to life, health, property, or the environment that requires a coordinated response.[4]


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.[5]
NIMS
An emergency is any incident, whether natural or manmade, that requires responsive action to protect life or property[6].


Standard Definition

ISO/PAS 22399:2007

Sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or event requiring immediate action [7].


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.[8]


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.[9]


See also

Notes