The EmergencyResponseGuidebook is used by first responders, such as firefighter s, police officer s, and ambulance personnel when responding to a transportation emergency involving hazardous material s. It was first issued by the US United States Department of Transportation Department of Transportation in 1973 and was most recently reissued in 2008 as a joint publication of the United States Department of Transportation Department of Transportation , Transport Canada, and the Secretariat of Transport and Communications Mexico . It is issued every 4 years, so the next edition will be published about 2012. It is divided into four color coded sections and is intended only to be used for the first thirty minutes of an emergency. File ERG 2008 Front Cover.jpg thumb right Yellow Section The first section, with yellow page borders, references the material in order of its assigned 4 digit ID number UN United Nations number which is often placarded with the other hazardous materials placards. This gives a guide number which refers the user to the orange section. Blue Section The second section, with blue page borders, references the material in alphabetical order of its name. It then, like the yellow section, gives the guide number and the UN number to reference to the orange section. In both the yellow and blue sections, a highlighted entry means an evacuation area needs to be established and the user should first refer to the green section. Orange Section The third section, with orange page borders, provides safety recommendations and directions on how to proceed during the first ... Files erg2008 eng.pdf 2008 EmergencyResponseGuidebook 2.6 MB PDF file Online version of http www.messagenetcommunicationsystems.com emergencyresponseguidebook 2004 EmergencyResponseGuidebook ... types of containers. See also Emergency management Wireless Information System for Emergency ... Emergency management Category Firefighting in the United States ... more details
EmergencyResponse Unit may refer to EmergencyResponse Unit Garda EmergencyResponse Unit IFRC , pre trained teams of specialist volunteers of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies EmergencyResponse Unit Cyprus , a division within the Cyprus police EmergencyResponse Unit Iraq , an elite counter terrorism unit of the Iraqi police EmergencyResponse Unit Liberia Disambig ... more details
EmergencyResponse Officers EROs are people who are trained to be the first line of response in any emergency situation. The primary role played by EROs are to check out any reported incident locally and assess the situation. If deemed appropriate the professional Emergency Services like the police , ambulance and or fire brigade will be called up and the EROs will facilitate the access of the professional services to the right location and provide the initial briefing. This is very important as the EROs are local to a building or complex and are normally able to reach the location of a reported incident before the professional services can get there. The first few minutes are crucial and any assistance provided in that period can be the difference between the life and death of a victim. See also Emergency management Fire fighting First Aid Industrial Civil Defence NIBHV Category Emergency services ... more details
Infobox Oklahoma legislation name EmergencyResponse Act fullname Oklahoma EmergencyResponse Act acronym enacted by 49th effective date July 1, 1993 purpose Creates a network of first responders throughout the state to respond to hazardous material disasters and other emergencies effecting the public health and safety. state law url http www.oscn.net applications oscn DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID 79255 27A O.S. Section 4 1 101 cite state law acts amended title amended Title 27A Environment and Natural Resources sections created Sections 4 1 101 through 4 1 106 sections amended leghisturl introducedin introducedbill introducedby introduceddate committees passedbody1 Oklahoma House of Representatives House of Representatives passeddate1 passedvote1 passedbody2 Oklahoma Senate Senate passeddate2 passedvote2 conferencedate passedbody3 passeddate3 passedvote3 passedbody4 passeddate4 passedvote4 signedgovernor David Walters signeddate July 1, 1993 amendments The Oklahoma EmergencyResponse Act 27A O.S. Section 4 1 101 4 1 106 is an Oklahoma state law governing emergencyresponse through the state. The act creates a network for rapid response to hazardous material incidents and other events that threaten the public health and safety. It is also used to respond to dangerous threats to the natural environment of the state. The EmergencyResponse Act was signed into law by Governor of Oklahoma Governor David Walter on July 1, 1993. See also Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003 Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act Oklahoma Emergency Management Interim Legislative Succession Act References Reflist Category Oklahoma statutes EmergencyResponse Category 1993 in law Oklahoma Category 1993 in Oklahoma ... more details
The emergency service s in various countries use systems of response codes to categorize their responses to reported events. One of the best known is the Code 3 Response , which is used in several countries, particularly the United States , to describe a mode of response for an emergency vehicle responding ... lights. These response codes are used by Norfolk Police, Fire and EMS units. Richard Herzing br Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response br Public Safety Communications br Norfolk, Virginia ref its ... generates a case type and ambulance response code depending on the severity of the emergency. There are three ... call. Response time target is to attend to 90 of emergency calls within 15 minutes br Priority 2 represents ... References references Category Emergency services Response Codes ... origin of Code 3 is not clearly known, ref Starting 1971 Norfolk Police Department, implemented response ... procedural intended to compete with Dragnet . Response Codes The most commonly used response codes are CODE 1 Non emergencyresponse. No lights or siren, following the flow of traffic. CODE 2 Emergencyresponse. Lights and siren used to avoid stopped or slow traffic and traffic lights and to maintain safety. CODE 3 Life threat response. Lights and siren used to bypass all traffic and all traffic ... 7 Lunch break. CODE 8 Confidential information. CODE 9 All non emergency traffic stay off the radio. A beep transmits over the air every couple of seconds. CODE 0 Big emergency. All units in the area ... a Hot Response . Code 1 is also called a Cold Response . ref Sources br San Francisco CA EMS Agency ... upgrade may be used. The term downgrade may be used in the opposite situation. Some Paramedic Emergency .... Priority 1 Critical Priority 2 Emergency Priority 3 Non Emergency Other Countries United Kingdom unreferenced ... them. Calls are graded by either the control room direct in the case of emergency calls or by some sort of first contact centre non emergency calls . Grading is effected by such factors as the use, or threat ... more details
right Ambulance emergencyresponse car, built on a Volvo V70 in Sweden An ambulance emergencyresponse vehicle is a vehicle operated by an emergency medical service to respond to medical emergencies ... be known as a fly car , echo unit , rapid response vehicle RRV , quick response vehicle QRV , quick response service QRS , emergencyresponse unit ERU , medic car , paramedic chase car , fast response unit FRU , tango unit or simply an ambulance car PRU Paramedic Response Unit. Emergencyresponse vehicles ... Dodge D 300 Emergency Photo gallery Commons category Rapid response vehicles gallery Image Rtwnef Ambulance ... Rettungswagen . Image NEF BMW.jpg German emergency physician rapid response car, a BMW BMW 5 ... flycar in Beekman, New York . Image Eru tahoe 2003.jpg Toronto EMS EmergencyResponse Unit ERU ... carrying capacity which is provided and manned by an emergency medical service organization in order ... their equipment quickly to the scene of an emergency, and may carry most of the same equipment as a full ... Image VMER INEM.jpg thumb right Emergency medical vehicle, built in a Renault Scenic , in Portugal. An emergencyresponse vehicle can help emergency medical organizations use their resources more efficiently, sending this smaller vehicle to the scene of an emergency call, where they can assess ... and an attendant . Fly cars can also be used to improve response times. This especially applies in areas ... lower qualified staff, such as emergency medical technician s on an ambulance, meaning fewer people ... of the individual service, any level of emergency medical provider from first responder to doctor can be found on fly cars. Examples Image NEF.jpg thumb Emergency physician rapid response car in Graz , Austria Several European countries, such as Germany and Austria , with physician led emergency services, there are Emergency Physician Rapid Response Cars in German called NEF from NotarztEinsatzFahrzeug Notarzt Emergency Physician, Einsatz Mission, Fahrzeug Vehicle , staffed with at least an emergency ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 For the Australian unit Special EmergencyResponse Team Queensland The Special EmergencyResponse Team SERT was the Royal Canadian Mounted Police RCMP counter terrorism unit which existed until 1993. Its duties were then taken by the Canadian Forces in the form of Joint Task Force Two JTF 2 . SERT was formed in the 1980s, but its history can be traced back to the EmergencyResponse Team ERT that took shape in 1976 to deal with hostage and rescue patrol unit HARP . The primary purpose for the creation of the SERT team was that it was determined at the time that neither the regional police SWAT teams, nor the ERT teams were properly equipped to deal with counter terrorism activities. Members were drawn from the countries various ERT teams, and recruits were subjected to a physically and mentally grueling selection process. SERT was disbanded, reportedly, due to conflicts the RCMP and certain agencies within the Canadian government saw between the lethal mandate of the team, and the mandate of the RCMP as a police agency to save and protect life. During the transition between SERT and JTF2, RCMP operators from SERT were used as subject matter experts and as members of the training staff. Training and handover of operations took place at Dwyer Hill. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police RCMP still maintains a national network of special operations units called the EmergencyResponse Team RCMP EmergencyResponse Team , usually aligned with the Force s geographic divisions. i.e., F Division covers Saskatchewan D Division covers Manitoba. Joint Task Force Two JTF 2 now uses SERT s former training base near Ottawa at Dwyer Hill. See also Emergency management Category Royal Canadian Mounted Police Canada law stub Law enforcement agency stub Military stub ... more details
Computer EmergencyResponse Team is a name given to expert groups that handle computer security incidents ... Emergency Readiness Team while handling the same tasks. The name Computer EmergencyResponse team ... to the formation of the first Computer EmergencyResponse Team at Carnegie Mellon University under ... EmergencyResponse Team Coordination Center CERT CC publisher apple.com ref . CERT Coordination ... . Romanian National Computer EmergencyResponse Team RoCSIRT, http www.csirt.ro . Romanian NREN ... EmergencyResponse Team Portugal CERT WT, http csirt.webtuga.pt . WebTuga Computer EmergencyResponse ... Computer EmergencyResponse Team for Belgium BELNET CERT https cert.belnet.be . BELNET Computer EmergencyResponse Team Belgium CERT IPN http www.cert.ipn.pt pt . CERT IPN Computer Emergency ... Security Incident Response Team Slovakia http www.cert.gov.ua CERT UA , Computer EmergencyResponse Team of Ukraine http www.iriss.ie iriss IRISS CERT , Computer EmergencyResponse Team of Ireland SI CERT, http www.cert.si en.html . Computer EmergencyResponse Team of Slovenia . A service of ARNES ... http www.cert in.org.in CERT In , Indian Computer EmergencyResponse Team India http www.techcert.lk ... computer emergencyresponse services to the public and private sector institutions. ref http ... , Canada , Singapore http www.cert.uz UZ CERT , Uzbekistan Computer EmergencyResponse Team Uzbekistan http www.mocert.org index.php?lang en MOCERT , Macau Computer EmergencyResponse Team Coordination Centre , Macao http ircert.cc en default IrCERT , Iran Computer EmergencyResponse Team , Iran http cert.sharif.edu ?lang en SharifCERT , University Based Computer EmergencyResponse Team, Sharif University of Technology , Iran http www.cicert.ci C te d Ivoire Computer EmergencyResponse Team ... pt CERT IPN Computer EmergencyResponse Team Unidade do Laborat rio de Inform tica e Sistemas ... Computer EmergencyResponse Team Category Carnegie Mellon University cs CERT de Computer ... more details
Asia EmergencyResponse Facility , or AERF, is a Special Operation of the United Nations World Food Programme , designed to establish an emergencyresponse facility in Asia. The AERF was created in 2003 following the signing of an MOU between the World Food Programme and the Cambodia n Government. The purpose of AERF would become the Asia facility of the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot UNHRD , working in collaboration with the other operating UNHRD facilities provide world wide coverage for first line response to emergencies. AERF was created to meet the requirements for planning and supplying equipment for emergencies in Asia. Although the facility is primarily for WFP use, it is designed to be shared by UN agencies, the Red Cross movement, international and local NGO s and partners from the private sector. References div class references small cite web url http www.wfp.org operations current operations countries countryproject.asp?section 5&sub section 7&country 116 title Current Operations, Cambodia accessdate 2006 10 18 author World Food Programme authorlink World Food Programme cite web url http www.wfp.org operations current operations project docs 103520.pdf title WFP ODB Special Operation SO 10532 accessdate 2006 10 18 author World Food Programme authorlink World Food Programme format PDF div See also Emergency management UN stub Cambodia stub Category World Food Programme ... more details
Many zoos created or enhanced their EmergencyResponse Teams following a gorilla attack at the Dallas Zoo in 2004. Denver Zoo On February 24, 2007, an EmergencyResponse Team at the Denver Zoo shot and killed ... also Emergency management Zoo Category Zookeepers ... more details
orphan date June 2009 In computer security , the Zeroday EmergencyResponse Team ZERT was a group of volunteer security researchers who produced emergency patches for zero day attack vulnerabilities in proprietary software . They came to public notice in late September 2006 with a patch for that month s Vector Markup Language vulnerability before Microsoft , later producing a patch for older versions of Microsoft Windows which are no longer supported by Microsoft. The team included several members prominent in antivirus and network security work. Their manifesto states ZERT members work together as a team to release a non vendor patch when a so called 0day zero day exploit appears in the open which poses a serious risk to the public, to the infrastructure of the Internet or both. The purpose of ZERT is not to crack products, but rather to uncrack them by averting security vulnerabilities in them before they can be widely exploited. The ZERT website has not been updated since April 2007 and the group is presumed to be inactive. References http www.eweek.com article2 0,1895,2019162,00.asp Zero Day Response Team Launches with Emergency IE Patch Ryan Naraine, eWeek, 22 September 2006 http www.eweek.com article2 0,1895,2022670,00.asp ZERT Patches Out of Support Windows OS Ryan Naraine, eWeek, 29 September 2006 External links http isotf.org zert Home page software stub Category Computer security organizations ... more details
The Cuba EmergencyResponse System is warning system for potentially dangerous weather events that strike Cuba . this may need refining. Hurricane Dennis and Hurricane Ivan In July 2005, Cuba weathered Hurricane Dennis and in September 2004 Hurricane Ivan two of the most powerful storms to strike the Caribbean in the last century, ref http stormcarib.com hurr04.htm nine Stormcarib.com ref . In the case of Dennis, just 10 people died amid massive damage to island, ref http www.palmbeachpost.com storm content storm 2005 atlantic dennis news.html recap Hurricane Dennis Day by day recap Bot generated title ref while Ivan claimed not a single victim. ref cite news url http www.usatoday.com weather hurricane 2004 09 13 hurricane ivan x.htm work USA Today title Hurricane Ivan drenches western Cuba date 2004 09 14 accessdate 2010 04 30 ref In both cases, Cuba succeeded in evacuating more than 1.5 million people, emptying out entire flood prone coastal areas. People were provided buses to pre arranged shelters staffed with medical personnel and stocked with food and water, as well as to private homes that took in the evacuees ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world americas 3650682.stm BBC News ref Cuba s Emergency System Cuba is the largest and most populated island in the Caribbean yet is consistently experiences the lowest death tolls during hurricane season. ref http www.medicc.org publications medicc review 0905 top story.html Medicc Review Bot generated title ref According to United Nations ... OxfamR The response system has four stages. In Stage I, which takes place 72 hours before Landfall ... by the DCN. Rescue operations and tallies of damages begin. ref name OxfamR See also Emergency management Burned area emergencyresponse Criticism of government response to Hurricane Katrina Emergency Management Information System Northern Territory National EmergencyResponse References Reflist 2 Category Organizations based in Cuba Category Emergency management ... more details
refimprove date January 2009 Infobox VG title Emergency Fire Response collapsible state show image image File Emergency Fire Response Cover.jpg 250px caption aspect ratio resolution developer Monte Cristo Multimedia publisher DreamCatcher Interactive distributor license series engine version 1.1 released vgrelease NA July 30, 2003 genre Simulation video game Simulation modes ratings vgratings ESRB Teen platforms Microsoft Windows media CD ROM requirements input Emergency Fire Response aka Fire Department in Europe and Fire Chief in UK is a simulation video game released for Microsoft Windows on Start date 2003 7 30 by DreamCatcher Interactive ref cite web title Emergency Fire Response information for PC publisher GameFAQs accessdate 2009 01 02 url http www.gamefaqs.com computer doswin data 914448.html ref . In this game, the player takes control of a team of firefighter s from the fictional Fire Station 615. There are more than thirty missions, each featuring different challenges which must be met with a range of different tactics. In this game, the player is able to take advantage of the individual talents of each member of his firefighting team. These include paramedic s, High Risk Environment Specialists, and Technical Officers. Players can also use a number of different support vehicles, including ambulance s and Fire apparatus ladder trucks , to help complete missions. Players are also able to choose the appearance of their firefighting units based on the different appearances of firefighters in different parts of the world, but this does not change the overall experience of the game. Sequels Two sequels have been made Fire Department 2 aka Firefighter Command Raging Inferno in North America and Fire Department Episode 3 . External links moby game id group fire department series name Fire Department series References reflist Category 2003 video games Category Emergency simulation Category Video games developed in France Category Windows games simulation videogame ... more details
The EmergencyResponse Team ERT Lang fr Groupe tactique d intervention is the paramilitary Military tactics tactical police arm of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police . Purpose and history of the ERT The ERT assumed the tactical role held by the disbanded Special EmergencyResponse Team in 1993 to provide tactical response within Canada . The ERT is called in to deal with situations that are beyond the abilities of regular police personnel. Situations they are called in to deal with include Serious Crime arrest warrants Hostage rescue Armed barricaded subjects Protective duties The ERT dates back to 1976 prior to this, a Hostage and Rescue Patrol HARP team was called in to deal with like situations, though its duties mainly ended at the containment of the incident. In order to apply to be an ERT member, the potential candidate must meet the following criteria 1. Have a minimum of two 2 years of operational policing experience 2. Attained a minimum score of 225 in his her most recent PPC qualification 3. Must be in good physical condition. Prior to attending the ERT course, the applicant must undergo a standardized selection process with the ERT in his her area which includes shooting and physical testing. The candidate will receive familiarization training on the MP5 and M16 firearms, in addition to additional pistol training. The current minimum physical standard is the following 1.5 mile run in under 11 minutes 40 consecutive and uninterrupted pushups 40 sit ups in one minute ... in British Columbia, Canada, employs a Municipal Integrated EmergencyResponse Team . Both Nishnawbe Aski Police Service and Treaty Three Police Service are developing their own EmergencyResponse Teams. See also SWAT Royal Canadian Mounted Police Emergency management Emergency Task Force , Toronto ... etf Toronto Police ETF Homepage DEFAULTSORT EmergencyResponse Team Rcmp Category Royal Canadian Mounted Police Category Non military counter terrorist organizations no EmergencyResponse Team ... more details
Refimprove date February 2009 The EmergencyResponse Information Network ERIN , is a 24 hour hurricane TV channel set up by the Dish Network . It was formerly called the Katrina Information Network. Dish network set up the channel to provide information on missing people from Hurricane Katrina , but then changed the name before Hurricane Rita came ashore. Dish Network provides the channel free of charge to all Dish customers. Important phone numbers and other updates provided by hurricane relief agencies are shown in addition to the names of missing or dislocated children and adults. ERIN is currently shown on channel 206, and was developed by Flying Colors Broadcasts , a Washington, D.C. based company. References Dish Network Category Disaster preparedness in the United States ... more details
Infobox Company company name Life Alert company logo company type Personal EmergencyResponse Services foundation 1987 location Encino, California key people industry products homepage http www.lifealert.com Life Alert EmergencyResponse, Inc. is a nationwide company, with headquarters in Encino, California , which provides services that help the Old age elderly contact emergency services. The company s system is based around a main unit and a small wireless help button that is worn on the user at all times. Life Alert was founded by Isaac Shepher in 1987. Former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop has appeared in commercials for Life Alert since 1992, stating that he wears one. About the Life Alert service Life Alert service consists of a pendant shaped device, worn on a necklace or wristband, and an automated dialer connected to a telephone line . When an elderly or handicapped person falls down and cannot get up, or has an emergency, such as a break in, a telephone may be out of reach. To get quick assistance, the customer simply presses a button on the pendant. This activates the automated dialer and calls a company call center . The dialer then works as a speaker phone. At the other end is an dispatcher emergency services dispatcher to alert the authorities to the customer s predicament. The service is marketed as a way for seniors to continue living at home rather than move to a retirement home and is available nationwide. ref cite web url http www.prweb.com releases 2006 6 prweb405674.htm title Life Alert President and CEO Isaac Shepher Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 Award Winner in the Greater Los Angeles Area publisher Prweb.com date accessdate ... Alert EmergencyResponse, Inc., which first used the slogan in its commercials in 1987. A similar ... Alert EmergencyResponse Inc 23351 Better Business Bureau Category Companies established in 1987 Category ..., California pt Life Alert EmergencyResponse ... more details
infobox Organization name Community EmergencyResponse Team image image border caption abbreviation CERT ... a community emergencyresponse team CERT can refer to one of five federal programs promoted under ... an organization of volunteer emergency workers who have received specific training in basic disaster response skills, and who agree to supplement existing emergency responder s in the event of a major disaster. Sometimes programs and organizations take different names, such as neighborhood emergencyresponse team NERT , or neighborhood emergency team NET . The concept of civilian auxiliaries is similar ... to form the City s NERT program Neighborhood EmergencyResponse Team . http www.sfgov.org site sfnert index.asp By 1993, the Federal Emergency Management Agency had made the program available ... are trained and agree to join the community emergencyresponse effort, a CERT is formed. Initial efforts ... funds for emergencyresponse equipment in their community provide first aid, crowd control or other ... nonmilitary emergencies, and is coordinated with all levels of emergency authorities, local to national ... , and team operations. History The concept of widespread local volunteer emergency responders ..., often a fire department or emergency management agency, agrees to sponsor CERT within its jurisdiction ... in disaster response exercises. Some sponsoring agencies use Citizen Corps grant funds to purchase response tools and equipment for their members and team s subject to Stafford Act limitations . Most ... of the specific needs of their community and equip the teams accordingly. CERT Response The basic ... to report their response status to the sponsoring agency. A self activated team will size up the loss ... equipped runners can effectively carry mail between the teams and the local emergency operations center ... operations. CERT members may augment support staff at an Incident Command Post or Emergency Operations ... mass casualties requiring professional response, or situations requiring professional rescues ... more details
The EmergencyResponse Unit lang ga Aonad Pr innfhreagartha ref cite web url http www.garda.ie Documents User Garda IRISH FINAL.pdf title An Garda Siochana Annual Report 2009 language Irish language Irish accessdate 2011 03 03 year 2009 publisher Garda S och na ref of the Garda S och na is a specialist armed intervention unit under the Special Detective Unit , ref name sdu cite web url http www.garda.ie Controller.aspx?Page 40&Lang 1 title The Crime & Security Branch accessdate 2009 05 03 year 2009 publisher Garda S och na ref formed to deal with situations that cannot be handled by regular Garda officers. Image Garda EMU.png thumb 280px Garda S och na EmergencyResponse Unit member in Dublin. History The ERU was formed as the Special Task Force in 1978, following a decision of Justice Ministers at the Ninth Council of the EEC at Brussels in 1975. ref name operations The Special Task Force was based in Dublin and it formed part of the Special Detective Unit in Harcourt Street . This unit was renamed the EmergencyResponse Unit in 1987. ref name barrtrib10 Cite web url http www.mulley.net BarrTribunalReport BarrTribunalReportChapter10.html title Rank and Structure in the Garda S och na and the Role of the EmergencyResponse Unit accessdate 2009 05 03 ref Most recently the ERU has been deployed to trouble spots in Dublin and Limerick to tackle gun crime. ref name tribune cite news ... OpenStatement.html ERU title EMERGENCYRESPONSE UNIT E.R.U. accessdate 2009 05 04 ref ref name barrtrib10 Armed response in anti criminal subversive operations Implementation of search techniques ... Carthy Irish Army Rangers CO19 Garda S och na Category Garda S och na EmergencyResponse Unit Category Non military counter terrorist organizations Category Law enforcement units fr EmergencyResponse ... title Barr Tribunal Report Chapter 8 Conclusions accessdate 2011 06 22 ref Duties The EmergencyResponse Unit is responsible for handling the following operations in service of the Garda S och na ... more details
File Debris catcher.jpg thumb Debris Rack NRCS Burned area emergencyresponse BAER is an emergency risk management reaction to post wildfire conditions that pose risks to human life and property or could further destabilize or degrade the burned lands. Even though wildfires are natural events, the presence of people and man made structures in and adjacent to the burned area frequently requires continued emergency risk management actions. High severity wildfires pose a continuing flood , debris flow and mudflow risk to people living within and downstream from a burned watershed as well as a potential loss of desirable watershed values. ref DeBano, L.F., D.G. Neary and P.F. Ffolliott. 1998. Fire s Effects on Ecosystems . John Willey & Sons, Inc. New York. 331p ISBN 0 471 16356 2 . ref The burned area emergencyresponse risk management process begins during or shortly after wildfire containment with risk assessments evaluating the effects of the wildfire against values needing protection. These risk assessments can range from simple to complex. An organized interdisciplinary team of subject matter experts e.g., hydrologists, soil scientists, botanists, cultural resource specialists, engineers, etc. used among other assessment tools http www.tucson.ars.ag.gov agwa docs pubs Goodrich ASCE 05 AGWA.pdf hydrological modeling and http fire.r9.fws.gov ifcc esr Remote 20Sensing soil burnsev ... Burned area emergencyresponse has mostly concentrated on risk reduction treatments with varying ..., transfer and retention treatments are integral in the burned area emergencyresponse risk management ... Cuba EmergencyResponse System Emergency management References reflist External links http www.nifc.gov .... 2001a. Hydrologic and Sedimentologic Response of Two Burned Watersheds in Colorado. U. S. Geological ... relocated. emergency evacuation Evacuation planning and early warning system s are frequently ... Category Emergency management Category Natural hazards ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2012 File Prison Tactical Team.jpg thumb right 170pix Prison Tactical Team riot control A Correctional Emergency Response Team CERT , Special Emergency Response Team for Correction SERT , or Special Operation Response Team SORT is a team of highly trained prison officer s in the United States tasked with responding to incidents, riots, cell extractions, mass searches, or disturbances in prison s, possibly involving uncooperative or violent inmates. CERT team members are required to be contactable and available to respond at all times. CERT is founded upon a team concept and is made up of highly motivated and experienced prison officers. Duties Possible duties of a CERT team include transport of high risk inmates, extracting uncooperative prisoners from their prison cell cells , daily full cell searches and high profile security, barricaded persons, riots, mass arrest , high risk high profile transport and hostages situations, as well as crowd control. While, in the United States various details regarding CERT organization and training requirements differ from state to state, a standard CERT team organization is similar to that employed by the as shown below Team Leader Leads . Spoken communication skills, anger de escalation techniques. The Equipment Video Member EQV To capture the entire response on video. CERT Member 1 Lead member, first in to deal with the inmate. CERT Member 2 Second team member in. CERT Member 3 Minimal protective gear on to allow for maximum speed CERT Member 4 Same as CERT 3. CERT team members are outfitted with extensive gear, including Ballistic vest body armor , helmet, tactical gloves, handcuffs, riot shield and firearms. Requirements While requirements also differ from state to state, the Monroe County Police Department lists the following physical requirements for CERT team members Aerobic capacity 1 mile run in less than 16 Muscular endurance 25 push ups 1 min. 29 sit ups 1 min. Power vertical jump of at least 1 ... more details
The Highway EmergencyResponse Operators program is a freeway service patrol operated in metro Atlanta , USA by the Georgia Department of Transportation GDOT . It is a part of GDOT s Office of Traffic Operations. Both the program and the individual vehicles are typically referred to by the acronym HERO . The program began in Atlanta in 1994 and has since been expanded in association with GDOT s Navigator Intelligent Transportation System program. The HERO unit s primary purpose is to minimize traffic congestion by clearing wrecked or disabled vehicles from the roadway lane s and providing traffic control at incident scenes. As a secondary service, HERO s function as a service patrol assisting stranded motorists who may have a flat tire or are out of fuel. In addition to their normal duties in metro Atlanta, HEROs have been deployed in the past to assist with traffic control at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia and along Interstates 75 and 16 during hurricane evacuations. HERO truck operators are GDOT employees, distinguishing the program from freeway service patrols in other states, such as California , which are operated under contract by private tow truck companies. The HERO day is split into four shifts Alpha morning , Bravo afternoon , Charlie weekend and Delta overnight . The program operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Typically, HEROs work between 55,000 and 60,000 incidents per year. Motorists needing HERO assistance may dial 511 and press 1 to reach a HERO dispatcher. 511 is also the number for general traffic information throughout the state of Georgia. Goals To minimize major disruption of freeway traffic flow at incident locations. To focus on the factors ... support to law enforcement, first response and other emergency agencies Assist in clearing stalled ... cite web title Georgia DOT Office of Traffic Operations Highway EmergencyResponse Operators HERO ... and maintain a consistent flow of traffic at incident locations To reduce response time to traffic ... more details
The Central EmergencyResponse Fund CERF Fonds central d intervention d urgence, in French is a humanitarian funding mechanism established by the United Nations to enable more timely and reliable assistance to victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on 15 December 2005 and launched in March 2006. Following a disaster, the world looks to the UN to lead the international response. The UN relies on donor contributions to undertake relief activities. Contributions, however, can often be unreliable, uneven and late. Early and predictable funding is essential. It prevents situations from spiraling out of control, saving resources and, more important, saving lives. The CERF was created to ensure that funds are available immediately in response to disasters and emergencies. The Fund provides an easy and centralized way to support the UN s life saving efforts in humanitarian crises around the world. Whether in response to a headline disaster or a forgotten crisis, the CERF permits the UN to respond rapidly and equitably to save lives. Allocations Since its inception in March 2006, the Fund has provides over US 800 million in assistance, reaching millions of disaster victims in over 60 countries. Recent contributions have helped survivors of the May 2008 earthquake in China and cyclone in Myanmar, as well as victims of the ongoing ... 2007, the CERF proved vital in allocating funds US 8.7 million for the response to the 2007 Sudan floods , in response to a request launched by acting United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator David ... release , United Nations , 20 August 2007 ref In February 2008, in response to a request by Resident ... operations in response to the inflow of Chad ian refugee s into Cameroon , in the aftermath of the Battle ... press release , United Nations , 22 February 2008 ref In August 2008, in response to a request by Humanitarian ... of Humanitarian Affairs External links cite news author title UN launches 500m emergency ... more details
Refimprove date March 2012 Commander s EmergencyResponse Program or CERP is money for military commanders to use for conducting rebuilding and reconstruction during the Iraq War Iraq and War in Afghanistan 2001 present Afghanistan Wars. It was initially money seized during the 2003 invasion of Iraq invasion of Iraq , but later was also U.S. Federally Appropriation bill appropriated funds. The military must use the money for the benefit of the Iraqi or Afghan people, such as public roads, schools and medical clinics or humanitarian aid . The funds for CERPs come from the Department of Defense. The use of funds in the field can be authorized by military commanders at the brigade level. ref cite book last Kopp first Harry title Career Diplomacy, Second Ed. year 2011 publisher Georgetown University Press location Washington, DC isbn 978 1 58901 740 5 pages 99 ref The rules governing the use of such funds will be based on any Congressional restrictions in the legislation, and will be tailored to the needs of the particular operation. Ap References reflist Category Civil affairs of the United States military Category Humanitarian aid Category Military economics Category Iraq War Category War in Afghanistan 2001 present Category United States military policies US mil stub ... more details
orphan date August 2010 Infobox Website name GUIdebook logo Image GUIdebook logo.png 250px GUIdebook logo screenshot caption url http www.guidebookgallery.org commercial type language American English registration owner author Marcin Wichary launch date current status revenue GUIdebook is a website that contains screenshot s of computer software. ref cite web url http www.guidebookgallery.org title GUIdebook Graphical User Interface gallery accessdate 2006 12 23 last Wichary first Marcin ref It shows a visual history of the software s user interface. It includes operating systems like Mac OS and Microsoft Windows Windows , desktop environment s like GNOME and KDE , portable operating system s like Newton OS and Windows CE , and software application applications like iTunes and Adobe Photoshop . References references Category American websites Website stub ... more details
The Municipal Integrated EmergencyResponse Team , or MIERT , is an SWAT emergencyresponse unit formed as a joint venture of police agencies in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia . It was formed in 2006 and is composed of members of the Delta Police Department , the Abbotsford Police Department , the New Westminster Police Service , and the Port Moody Police Department . See also List of law enforcement agencies in British Columbia Emergency management EmergencyResponse Team References http www.deltapolice.ca miert index.php Delta Police MIERT Site Canada law stub law enforcement agency stub Category Law enforcement units Category Law enforcement agencies of British Columbia ... more details
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