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Ramsey County │ Glossary
<br />DOCUMENT N AME Glossary
<br />DOCUMENT TYPE Attachment
<br />CEOP SECTION Section 3
<br />LAST UPDATED March 2023
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<br />After-Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP): The main product of the Evaluation and
<br />Improvement Planning process. The After-Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP) has two
<br />components: an After-Action Report (AAR), which captures observations of an exercise or event and
<br />makes recommendations for post-exercise/post-event improvements; and an Improvement Plan (IP),
<br />which identifies specific corrective actions, assigns them to responsible parties, and establishes targets
<br />for their completion.
<br />All-hazards: A classification encompassing all conditions, environmental or human-caused, that have the
<br />potential to cause injury, illness, or death; damage to or loss of equipment, infrastructure services, or
<br />property; or alternatively causing functional degradation to social, economic, or environmental aspects.
<br />These include accidents, technological events, natural disasters, space weather, domestic and foreign-
<br />sponsored terrorist attacks, acts of war, weapons of mass destruction and chemical, biological (including
<br />pandemic), radiological, nuclear, or explosive events.
<br />American Red Cross: The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that
<br />provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to
<br />emergencies. It does this through services that are consistent with its Congressional Charter and the
<br />Principles of the International Red Cross Movement.
<br />Centers for Disease Control (CDC): A U.S. federal government agency whose mission is to protect public
<br />health by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. The CDC promotes healthy behaviors
<br />and safe and healthy environments. It tracks health trends, investigates the cause of health problems
<br />and outbreaks of disease, and responds to new public health threats. The CDC works with state health
<br />departments and other organizations throughout the country and worldwide to help prevent and
<br />control disease. The CDC is part of the U.S. Public Health Service of the Department of Health and
<br />Human Services (DHHS). Also called Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
<br />Common Operating Picture (COP): A continuously updated overview of an incident compiled
<br />throughout an incident's life cycle from data shared between integrated communication, information
<br />management, and intelligence and information sharing systems. The goal of a COP is real-time
<br />situational awareness across all levels of incident management and jurisdictions.
<br />Communications interoperability: The ability of public safety agencies, such as police, fire, emergency
<br />medical services (EMS), and other public and private service agencies (public works, transportation,
<br />hospitals, etc.) to share tactical information within and across agencies and jurisdictions via radio and
<br />associated communications systems, exchanging voice, data, and/or video with one another on-
<br />demand, in real-time, when needed, and when authorized.
<br />Community: A political entity that has the authority to adopt and enforce laws and ordinances for the
<br />area under its jurisdiction. In most cases, the community is an incorporated town, city, township, village,
<br />or unincorporated area of a county. However, each state defines its own political subdivisions and forms
<br />of government.
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