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USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USAFMSA
U.S. Army Force Management Support Agency
USARC
U.S. Army Reserve Command
USC
United States Code
USCG
U.S. Coast Guard
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
WMD
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Section II
Terms
All-hazards
An approach for preparedness, mitigation, prevention, response, continuity, and recovery that addresses a full range of
threats and hazards, including natural, human-caused, and technology-caused (see NFPA 1600).
Business continuity
An ongoing process to ensure that the necessary steps are taken to identify the impact of potential losses and maintain
viable recovery strategies, recovery plans, and continuity of services (see NFPA 1600).
Common operating picture
A COP provides consistent, identical and relevant operational information shared by more than one command or
jurisdiction. A COP facilitates collaborative planning and operations and assists in achieving situational awareness
across the Army. By enabling a COP, organizations and agencies can more effectively distribute information, enhance
communications, manage resources, support incident commander, and aid in the decision making across the enterprise.
The COP is shared in part or in its entirety with supporting civil and military response and recovery partners, tenant
commands and higher headquarters.
Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101
A guide designed to assist jurisdictions with developing operations plans. It promotes a common understanding of the
fundamentals of planning and decision-making to help emergency planners examine a hazard and produce integrated,
coordinated, and synchronized plans. (NIMS)
Damage assessment
An appraisal or determination of the effects of the incident on human, physical, operational, and economic characteristics
and on the environment (see NFPA 1600).
Emergency
A situation which poses an immediate risk to life, health, property, or environment. Most emergencies require urgent
intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation, to start rectifying the problem, or in some instances to simply offer
palliative care for the aftermath (see AR 525–27).
Emergency assistance
Assistance required by individuals, families, and their communities to ensure that immediate needs beyond the scope of
the traditional “mass care” services provided at the local level are addressed. These services include: support to
evacuations (including registration and tracking of evacuees); reunification of families; provision of aid and services to
special needs populations; evacuation, sheltering, and other emergency services for household pets and services
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