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2. Emergency evacuation - Wikipedia

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   Emergency evacuation is an immediate egress or escape of people away from an area that contains an imminent threat, an ongoing threat or a hazard to lives or property.

3. Emergency evacuation procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic

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   Emergency evacuation may be required for people living in areas threatened by natural disasters. Historic procedures maximizing capacity of public transport and emergency shelters may be inconsistent with quarantine and physical distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not advisable to set up congregate shelters in an ...

4. Evacuation model - Wikipedia

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   Evacuation models are simulation tools designed to predict the movement and behaviour of individuals during an emergency evacuation. [1] [2] These models are today used to simulate evacuations for several disasters, such as building fires, wildfires, hurricanes, and tsunamis. Thes models have been under development since the late 1970s and they ...

5. Emergency procedure - Wikipedia

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   An emergency procedure is a plan of actions to be conducted in a certain order or manner, in response to a specific class of reasonably foreseeable emergency, a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or the environment. [1]

6. Safety drill - Wikipedia

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   A tornado drill is a procedure of practicing to take cover in a specified location in the event that a tornado strikes an area. This safety drill is an important element of tornado preparedness. [1] Generally, a signal is given, such as a series of tones (ex. Continuous Tone), or a voice announcement.

7. Emergency management - Wikipedia

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   The training program should include the types of emergencies that may occur, the appropriate response, evacuation procedure, warning/reporting procedure, and shutdown procedures. Training requirements are different depending on the size of workplace and workforce, processes used, materials handled, available resources and who will be in charge ...

8. Fire drill - Wikipedia

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   Fire drill procedures may vary depending on the building type, such as hospitals or high rise buildings, where occupants may be relocated within the building as opposed to evacuating the building. Generally, the evacuation interval is measured to ensure that it is fast enough, and problems with the emergency system or evacuation procedures are ...

9. Evacuation - Wikipedia

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   Casualty evacuation (CASEVAC), patient evacuation in combat situations; Casualty movement, the procedure for moving a casualty from its initial location to an ambulance; Emergency evacuation, removal of persons from a dangerous place due to a disaster or impending war; Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), evacuating a patient by plane or helicopter or ...