A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies (2020) / Chapter Skim
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345 Active Aggressor An individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area, typically (though not necessarily) through the use of firearms (Modified from Active Shooter Events from 2000 to 2012, 2014)
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346 A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies range of threat reduction, vulnerability reduction, deterrence, international engagement, incident response, resiliency, and recovery policies and activities, including computer network operations, information assurance, law enforcement, diplomacy, military, and intelligence missions as they relate to the security and stability of the global information and communications infrastructure (NCHRP Report 221: Protection of Transportation Infrastructure from Cyber Attacks: A Primer, 2015)
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Glossary 347 policies, plans, procedures, training, equipment, and interagency agreements; clarify and train personnel in roles and responsibilities; improve interagency coordination and communications; identify gaps in resources; improve individual performance; and identify opportunities for improvement (NCHRP Synthesis 468: Interactive Training for All-Hazards Emergency Planning, Preparation, and Response for Maintenance and Operations Field Personnel, 2015)
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348 A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies Major Disaster Any natural catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought) or, regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion in any part of the United States, which, in the determination of the President, causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under [the Stafford]
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Glossary 349 Resilience The ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to adverse events (Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative, 2012)
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350 A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies Security Countermeasures Actions that can be taken to avoid or mitigate security threats, the cornerstones of which are detect, deter, deny, and defend. Space Weather Naturally occurring phenomena in the space environment that have the potential to disrupt technologies and systems in space and on Earth.
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Glossary 351 Vulnerability Assessment Systematic examination of a critical infrastructure, the interconnected systems on which it relies, its information, or product to determine the adequacy of security measures, identify security deficiencies, evaluate security alternatives, and verify the adequacy of such measures after implementation. A systematic evaluation process in which qualitative and/or quantitative techniques are applied to arrive at an effectiveness level for a safeguards and security system to protect specific targets from specific adversaries and their acts.
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