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GLOSSARY
• Advisory: An Advisory is issued by the National Weather Service to let people know that there is weather or conditions that people may want to take into account when planning their daily activities. An advisory does not require you to take immediate action.
• Airborne hazard: Something in the air such as a chemical that could be hazardous to your health.
• Back-up communications system:
The system(s) you will use if your main source of communication (such as the telephone or e-mail) does not work.
• Child identification badges: Badges that children can wear in an emergency that will identify them if they are separated from their caregiver.
• Disaster: A sudden, unplanned event that causes great damage and/or serious loss. A disaster (e.g., an earthquake) usually occurs at a larger scale than an emergency (e.g., somebody having a heart attack).
• Disaster supplies kit: The kit contains everything your staff, volunteers and children will need to survive in an emergency such as food, drinks, supplies and a first aid kit. This kit should contain supplies to last 3 days.
• Drop! Cover! HoldOn!: Immediate action to take during an earthquake. Drop to the ground, take Cover and Hold On until shaking stops.
• Emergency: A sudden, unexpected event requiring immediate action due to its potential threat to health and safety, the environment or property. An emergency (e.g., somebody having a heart attack) usually occurs at a smaller scale than a disaster (e.g., an earthquake).
• Emergency Action Plan (EAP): A written document that helps organize your staff and volunteer actions in an emergency.
• Emergency communications system: The system you will use to communicate with others, such as parents or guardians, in an emergency. This may include notification via a radio station or through a Resource & Referral Agency.
• Emergency equipment/supplies: Equipment and supplies that you may need in an emergency or disaster such as food, drinks and a first aid kit. These supplies will typically go into an emergency supplies kit.
• Emergency manager/management officials:
People who are responsible for dealing with all aspects of an emergency such as preparing for and responding to disasters.
• Emergency plan: A document that includes policies and procedures to help ensure children’s safety and protection in an emergency or disaster.
• Emergency response agency: An organization responding to an emergency such as law enforcement or the fire department.
• Emergency supply kit: The kit contains everything your staff, volunteers and children will need to survive in an emergency such as food, drinks, supplies and a first aid kit.
• Emergency warning system: A system to notify staff, volunteers or children of an emergency at your site, such as an intercom or bullhorn.
• Evacuation plan: The procedures you will use in case you need to leave your site with your children in an emergency.
• Evacuation site: The location you will move everybody to if you need to leave your site in an emergency.
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