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Position Qualifications

The minimum criteria necessary for individuals to fill a specific position.



PPE - Personal Protective Equipment

This is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection.

Preparedness

A continuous cycle of planning, organising, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action in an effort to ensure effective coordination during incident response. Within the NIMS, preparedness focuses on the following elements: planning, procedures and protocols, training and exercises, personnel qualification and certification, and equipment certification. 


Prevention

Actions to avoid an incident or to intervene to stop an incident from occurring. Prevention involves actions to protect lives and property. Examples include: risk reduction, pandemic influenza sanitation measures, building access control procedures, security systems and cameras, etc. In national preparedness guidance, the term “prevention” refers to preventing imminent threats.

Private Sector

Organisations and individuals that are not part of any governmental structure. The private sector includes for-profit and not-for-profit organisations, formal and informal structures, commerce, and industry.

Procedure

A series of standard actions or operations that specify what personnel should do in responding to and recovering from an incident.

Protection

The capabilities necessary to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and manmade or natural disasters.



Protocol

A set of established guidelines for actions (designated by individuals, teams, functions, or capabilities) under various specified conditions.



PSA’s - Public-Service Announcements

A message in the public interest disseminated without charge, with the objective of raising awareness of, and changing public attitudes and behavior towards, a social issue.



PSC - Planning Section Chief

A member of the General Staff who supports the incident action planning process by tracking resources, collecting/analysing information, and maintaining documentation.  Leads the Planning section


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