Standard 15.0 Vocabulary Terms

1. The steps you take to make sure you are safe before, during and after an emergency or natural disaster.
7. A form of terrorism in which victims "within a country are targeted by a perpetrator with the same citizenship" as the victims.
9. The organization and management of the resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies (prevention, preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery).
11. The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
12. They identify and dispose of harmful substances such as asbestos, lead, and radioactive waste.

2. They prepare plans and procedures for responding to natural disasters and other emergencies.
3. Provides first responders with a go-to manual to help deal with hazmat transportation accidents during the critical first 30 minutes.
4. They establishes protocols and creates prevention and recovery systems in case of a cyber-attack or natural disaster.
5. Department that works to improve the security of the United States. Includes customs, border, and immigration enforcement, emergency response to natural and manmade disasters, antiterrorism work, and cybersecurity.
6. Any substance or material that is capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce.
8. The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
10. The National Incident Management System guides all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations and the private sector to work together to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to and recover from incidents.