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ECC - Emergency Coordination Centre

The physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to support incident management (on-scene operations) activities normally takes place. An ECC may be a temporary facility or may be located in a more central or permanently established facility, perhaps at a higher level of organisation within a jurisdiction. ECCs may be organised by major functional disciplines (e.g., fire, law enforcement, medical services), by jurisdiction (e.g., Federal, State, regional, tribal, city, county), or by some combination thereof. (Interchangeable with EOC).

EEG - Exercise Evaluation Guides

Is a document that provides a consistent tool to guide exercise observation and data collection which is aligned to exercise objectives and core capabilities, EEGs list capability targets and critical tasks.

EEI - Essential Element of Information

Is any critical intelligence information required by intelligence consumers to perform their mission. The EEI are specific to a particular event, thing or other target individual. The EEI are written out in advance as questions by consumers of the EEI information. Then, the EEI questions are used by collectors of the information that may not be in direct contact with the consumer at the time the information is collected. A specific set of EEIs are used by collectors to develop a collection plan to find the answers to the questions in the EEIs. EEIs are also used in non-intelligence fields, such as responders to crisis events or medical emergencies.

EF - Emergency Function

An Emergency Function refers to a specific area of responsibility or operational function within an emergency management structure. Emergency Functions are part of the broader framework used by agencies and organisations involved in disaster response to ensure effective coordination and resource management across different sectors.

EMAC - Emergency Management Assistance Compact

A congressionally ratified agreement that provides form and structure to interstate mutual aid. Through EMAC, a disaster-affected state can request and receive assistance from other member states quickly and efficiently, resolving two key issues up front: liability and reimbursement.

Emergency

Any incident, whether natural, technological, or human-caused, that necessitates responsive action to protect life or property.

Emergency Management/Response Personnel

Includes Federal, State, territorial, tribal, sub state regional, and local governments, NGOs, private sector organisations; critical infrastructure owners and operators, and all other organisations and individuals who assume an emergency management role. Also known as emergency or first responder.

EMS - Emergency Medical Services

Services, including personnel, facilities, and equipment required to ensure proper medical care for the sick and injured from the time of injury to the time of final disposition (which includes medical disposition within a hospital, temporary medical facility, or special care facility; release from the site; or being declared dead). EMS specifically includes those services immediately required to ensure proper medical care and specialised treatment for patients in a hospital and coordination of related hospital services.

EOC - Emergency Operations Centre

The physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to support incident management (on-scene operations) activities normally takes place. An EOC may be a temporary facility or may be located in a more central or permanently established facility, perhaps at a higher level of organisation within a jurisdiction. EOCs may be organised by major functional disciplines (e.g., fire, law enforcement, medical services), by jurisdiction (e.g., Federal, State, regional, tribal, city, county), or by some combination thereof. (Interchangeable with ECC)

EOP - Emergency Operations Plan

A plan for responding to a variety of potential hazards.

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