Emergency management definition

Emergency management means lessening the effects of, preparations for, operations during, and recovery from natural, technological or human-caused disasters. These actions are broad in scope and include, but are not limited to: disaster plans, mitigation, preparedness, response, warning, emergency operations, training, exercising, research, rehabilitation, and recovery activities.

Emergency management means a comprehensive integrated system at all levels of government and in the private sector which provides for the development and maintenance of an effective capability to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from known and unforeseen hazards or situations, caused by an act of nature or man, which may threaten, injure, damage, or destroy lives, property, or our environment.

Emergency management means the efforts of the higher education institutions to develop, plan, analyze, conduct, provide, implement and maintain programs for disaster/emergency mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.

Examples of Emergency management in a sentence

• Upon confirmation of a release of contaminants and notifications to the Engineer and DESU, the Contractor shall report the release to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) (e.g., by telephone or electronic mail) and provide them with whatever information is available (“owner” or “operator” shall be stated as the past registered “owner” or “operator”, or the IDOT District in which the tank is located and the DESU Manager).

• Contractor agrees to report each violation to the City and understands and agrees that the City will, in turn, report each violation as required to assure notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the appropriate Environmental Protection Agency Regional Office.

• The following Departments shall maintain existing Union orientation arrangements: Department of Emergency Management; Sheriff’s Department; and Police Department.

• The project will not occur in a mapped floodplain (official Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or local zoning map), or if the project is located in a regulated floodplain, the applicant has certified that they are working to or have obtained applicable floodplain permits or approvals from the local zoning authority.

• The State Administrator of Emergency Management notifies the Governor and makes recommendations.

More Definitions of Emergency management

Emergency management means the efforts of the State and the political subdivisions to develop, plan, analyze, conduct, provide, implement and maintain programs for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.

Emergency management means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters caused by fire, flood, tornado and other acts of nature, or from sabotage, hostile action or from industrial hazardous material mishaps. These functions include, without limitation, firefighting services, police services, emergency medical services, engineering, warning services, communications, radiological and chemical, evacuation, congregate care, emergency transportation, existing or properly assigned functions of plant protection, temporary restoration of public utility services and other functions related to civil protection, together with all other activities necessary or incidental for carrying out of the foregoing functions. Emergency Management includes those activities sometimes referred to as “Civil Defense” functions.

Emergency management includes “civil defense” and means all measures undertaken by or on behalf of the state and its subdivisions:

Emergency management means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters, and to aid victims suffering from injury or damage caused by all hazards, whether natural or human-made, and to provide support for search and rescue operations for persons or property in distress pursuant to the provisions of chapter 38.52 RCW.

Emergency management means all measures under- taken by or on behalf of the state and its subdivisions to do any of the following:

Emergency management means the preparation for, the mitigation of, the response to, and the recovery from emergencies and disasters. Specific emergency management responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Emergency management means the preparation for and