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27 APPENDIX 3 - GLOSSARY OF TERMS BoC Klickitat County Board of County Commissioners CEMP Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan CEO Chief Elected Official DEM Director/ Coordinator of Emergency Management (Local) EAS Emergency Alert System EMD Emergency Management Division (State) EOC Emergency Operations Center ESF Emergency Support Function FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency (Homeland Security) HAZMAT Hazardous Materials HIVA Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Assessment ICS Incident Command System IIO Incident Information Officer (also PIO) JIC Joint Information Center KCDEM Klickitat County Department of Emergency Management LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee NIMS National Incident Management System PIO Public Information Officer (also IIO) RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service RCW Revised Code of Washington SAR Search and Rescue SITREP Situation Report SOG Suggested Operating Guidelines SOP Standard Operating Procedures WAC Washington Administrative Code ---PAGE BREAK--- 28 COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN - (CEMP) - The overall master plan for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery for Klickitat County and the political subdivisions. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT - The process of determining the magnitude of damage and the unmet needs of the community as the result of a hazardous event. DIRECTION AND CONTROL - The emergency support function that defines the management of emergency response and recovery. EMERGENCY or DISASTER: Emergency or disaster shall mean an event or set of circumstances which demands immediate action to preserve public health, protect life, protect public property, or to provide relief to a stricken community overtaken by such occurrences, or reaches such a dimension or degree of destructiveness as to warrant declaring a local emergency EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) – This is a federally mandated program that requires local broadcasters to relay emergency information. It replaced the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS). EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC) - A central location from which overall direction, control and coordination of the community's response to a disaster may be established. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION (ESF) - Emergency Support Functions are functional components to the basic Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION - The President formally declares a state eligible for federal disaster assistance. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) - Agency created in 1979 to provide a single point of accountability for all federal activities related to disaster mitigation and emergency preparedness, response and recovery. FEMA provides technical advice and funding for state and local emergency management agencies. FEMA is an agency of the Department of Homeland Security GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY - A proclamation by the Governor in accordance with RCW 43.06 and 38.52 which activates the State of Washington Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and authorizes the use of state resources to combat the effects of a disaster or emergency. HAZARD - Any threat with the potential to disrupt services, cause damage, or create casualties. ---PAGE BREAK--- 29 HAZARD ASSESSMENT - Process of identifying the hazards that may impact a community and forms the basis for emergency planning and preparedness. HAZARD MITIGATION - Any measure that will reduce or prevent the damaging effects of a hazard is considered hazard mitigation. HAZARD PROBABILITY – This is the likelihood that a hazard will occur within a given time frame. HAZARD VULNERABILITY – This is the ratio of population, property, commerce, and essential infrastructure and services at risk from a given hazard relative to the entire community. INCIDENT COMMANDER (IC) - The individual responsible for the overall direction of operations at the scene of an incident. The IC is an authorized representative of the designated incident command agency. INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) - The combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure for the purpose of responding to a hazardous event. The required ICS is the NIMS - the National Incident Management System.