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| a national member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCRCS) |
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| Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) |
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| a group of concerned ctiizens who receive some basis disaster training |
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| Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) |
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| similar to local mutual aid agreement but for states |
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| groups of individuals who work together to perform common goals but do not have a formalized organization |
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| established organizations |
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| groups that perform routine tasks with existing structures |
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| groups that perform routine tasks with new structures |
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| groups that perform nonroutine tasks with existing structures |
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| faith-based organizations |
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| nonprofit groups that perform some of the same functions as other nonprofits but are associated with religious organizations |
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| Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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| federal agency created in the late 1970s by President Jimmy Carter to help coordinate the activities of the government |
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| the national political unit that is composed of many agencies and officials |
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| city or county organizations that perform important public functions |
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| the sharing of personnel, equipment, and facilities; this occurs when local resources are inadequate to meet the needs of the disaster |
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| a reserve military unit operated under the direction of the governor |
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| a document that describes what the government will do in catastrophic disasters |
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| National Volunteer Organizations Activite in Disasters (NVOAD) |
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| an organization that brings agencies together to promote various types of assitance after disasters |
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| the division of society that is comprised of humantiarian, charitable, religious, and voluntary organizations |
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| a part of society that includes businesses and corporations |
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| the segment of society that is made up of government offices, departments, and agencies |
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| the political unit that is comprised of numerous cities and counties and includes bureaucratic agencies and politicians |
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