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RecoveryEncompasses both short-term and long-term efforts for the rebuilding and revitalisation of affected communities. Examples: Short-term recovery focuses on crisis counselling and restoration of lifelines such as water and electric supply, and critical facilities. Long-term recovery includes more permanent rebuilding. The capabilities necessary to assist communities affected by an incident to recover effectively. | |
Recovery PlanA plan developed to restore an affected area or community. | |
ReimbursementMechanism used to recoup funds expended for incident-specific activities. | |
RESL - Resource Unit LeaderThe Resource Unit Leader role plays a critical part of the Planning Section in the ICS structure. The RESL is responsible for tracking and managing resources assigned to an incident. | |
Resource ManagementDescribes standard mechanisms to systematically manage resources, including personnel, equipment, supplies, teams, and facilities, both before and during incidents in order to allow organisations to more effectively share resources when needed. | |
Resource TeamSee Strike Team. | |
Resource TrackingThe process that all incident personnel and staff from associated organisations use to maintain information regarding the location and status of resources ordered for, deployed to, or assigned to an incident. | |
ResourcesPersonnel and major items of equipment, supplies, and facilities available or potentially available for assignment to incident operations and for which status is maintained. Resources are described by kind and type and may be used in operational support or supervisory capacities at an incident or at an EOC. | |
ResponseActivities that address the short-term, direct effects of an incident. Response includes immediate actions to save lives, protect property, and meet basic human needs. Response also includes the execution of emergency operations plans and of mitigation activities designed to limit the loss of life, personal injury, property damage, and other unfavourable outcomes. As indicated by the situation, response activities include applying intelligence and other information to lessen the effects or consequences of an incident; increased security operations; continuing investigations into nature and source of the threat; ongoing public health and agricultural surveillance and testing processes; immunisations, isolation, or quarantine; and specific law enforcement operations aimed at pre-empting, interdicting, or disrupting illegal activity, and apprehending actual perpetrators and bringing them to justice. | |