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State: When capitalized, refers to any State of the United States, the District of <br /> Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American <br /> Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession <br /> of the United States. See Section 2 (14), Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. <br /> 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (2002). <br /> Strategic: Strategic elements of incident management are characterized by <br /> continuous long-term, high-level planning by organizations headed by elected or <br /> other senior officials. These elements involve the adoption of long-range goals <br /> and objectives, the setting of priorities; the establishment of budgets and other <br /> fiscal decisions, policy development, and the application of measures of <br /> performance or effectiveness. <br /> Strike Team: A set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an <br /> established minimum number of personnel. <br /> Strategy: The general direction selected to accomplish incident objectives set by <br /> the IC. <br /> Supporting Technologies: Any technology that may be used to support the <br /> NIMS is included in this subsystem. These technologies include orthophoto <br /> mapping, remote automatic weather stations, infrared technology, and <br /> communications, among various others. <br /> Task Force: Any combination of resources assembled to support a specific <br /> mission or operational need. All resource elements within a Task Force must have <br /> common communications and a designated leader. <br /> Technical Assistance: Support provided to State, local, and tribal jurisdictions <br /> when they have the resources but lack the complete knowledge and skills needed <br /> to perform a required activity (such as mobile-home park design and hazardous <br /> material assessments). <br /> Terrorism: Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, terrorism is defined as <br /> activity that involves an act dangerous to human life or potentially destructive of <br /> critical infrastructure or key resources and is a violation of the criminal laws of <br /> the United States or of any State or other subdivision of the United States in <br /> which it occurs and is intended to intimidate or coerce the civilian population or <br /> influence a government or affect the conduct of a government by mass <br /> destruction, assassination, or kidnapping. See Section 2 (15), Homeland Security <br /> Act of 20021 Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (2002). <br /> Threat: An indication of possible violence, harm, or danger. <br /> 13 <br />