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Emergency <br />Absent a Presidentially declared emergency, any incident(s), human -caused or <br />natural, that requires responsive action to protect life or property. Underthe Robert <br />T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, an emergency means <br />any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, Federal <br />assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts and capabilities to save <br />lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the <br />threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States. <br />Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) <br />The physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to <br />support domestic incident management activities normally takes place. An EOC <br />may be a temporary facility or may be located in a more central or permanently <br />established facility, perhaps at a higher level of organization within a jurisdiction. <br />EOCs may be organized by major functional disciplines (e.g., fire, law enforcement, <br />and medical services), by jurisdiction (e.g., Federal, State, regional, county, city, <br />tribal), or some combination thereof. <br />Emergency Operations Plan <br />The "steady-state" plan maintained by various jurisdictional levels for responding to <br />a wide variety of potential hazards. <br />Emergency Public Information <br />Information that is disseminated primarily in anticipation of an emergency or during <br />an emergency. In addition to providing situational information to the public, it also <br />frequently provides directive actions required to be taken by the general public. <br />Emergency Response Provider <br />Includes Federal, State, local, and tribal emergency public safety, law enforcement, <br />emergency response, emergency medical (including hospital emergency facilities), <br />and related personnel, agencies, and authorities. See Section 2 (6), Homeland <br />Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (2002). Also known as <br />Emergency Responder. <br />Evacuation <br />Organized, phased, and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of civilians <br />from dangerous or potentially dangerous areas, and their reception and care in safe <br />areas. <br />xiv <br />