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  2. 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.

  3. Emergency management information system - Wikipedia

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    An emergency management information system (EMIS) is a computer database for disaster response that provides graphical, real-time information to responders. [1]

  4. Emergency communication system - Wikipedia

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    An emergency communication system (ECS) is any system (typically computer-based) that is organized for the primary purpose of supporting one-way and two-way communication of emergency information between both individuals and groups of individuals. These systems are commonly designed to convey information over multiple types of devices, from ...

  5. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    IS-IS—Intermediate System to Intermediate System; ISA—Industry Standard Architecture; ISA—Instruction Set Architecture; ISAM—Indexed Sequential Access Method; ISATAP—Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol; ISC—Internet Storm Center; iSCSI—Internet Small Computer System Interface; ISDN—Integrated Services Digital Network

  6. Emergency Alert System - Wikipedia

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    The National Public Warning System, also known as the Primary Entry Point (PEP) stations, is a network of 77 radio stations that are, in coordination with FEMA, used to originate emergency alert and warning information to the public before, during, and after incidents and disasters. PEP stations are equipped with additional and backup ...

  7. Evacuation simulation - Wikipedia

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    The evacuation system (e.g., slides, life-boats). Ship motion and/or abnormal floating position may decrease the ability to move. This influence has been investigated experimentally and can be taken into account by reduction factors. The evacuation of a ship is divided into two separate phases: assembly phase and embarkation phase.

  8. Emergency evacuation - Wikipedia

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    In preparation for emergency evacuation situations, experts often advise having an individual emergency evacuation kit prepared and on hand prior to the emergency. An emergency evacuation kit is a container of food, clothing, water, and other supplies that can be used to sustain an individual during lag time.

  9. Network service - Wikipedia

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    In computer networking, a network service is an application running at the network application layer and above, that provides data storage, manipulation, presentation, communication or other capability which is often implemented using a client–server or peer-to-peer architecture based on application layer network protocols.