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23 <br />Emergency Worker - Workers employed during an emergency to work <br />specifically in disaster roles such as debris removal, <br />engineering services, dike construction, water removal, etc. <br />Also any person engaged in operations required to minimize <br />the effects of a fixed nuclear facility emergency. <br />Evacuation - Relocation of population to safe areas when <br />disaster, emergencies or threats thereof necessitate such <br />action. <br />Evacuee - That individual which is moved to an area of less risk. <br />Shelter - A habitable structure, facility or space used to protect <br />occupants. <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - A federal agency <br />tasked with national.disaster or emergency preparedness and <br />response. It also deals in temporary emergency housing, <br />training of state and local emergency response personnel and <br />funding of preparedness projects and functions. <br />Fixed Nuclear Facility - Nuclear power plants, reactor fuel <br />fabrication or processing plants, test and research <br />reactors, or any other facility using or producing large <br />quantities of .radioactive material. <br />Flash Flood Watch - Indicates that a flash flood is possible or <br />probable within an area, stay alert. <br />Flash Flood Warning - Means a flash flood is imminent within an <br />area, take immediate action. <br />General Statute (G.S.) - The specific form of state law, codified <br />and recorded for reference. <br />Green Book - A North Carolina County document listing all <br />available resources of fire fighting equipment in the <br />county. <br />Hazard - Any situation that has the potential for causing damage <br />to life, property, and the environment. <br />Hazard Analysis - A process used by emergency managers to <br />identify and analyze crisis potential and consequences. <br />Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) - A substance or material which may <br />pose an unreasonable risk to safety, health, or property. <br />Host Area Allocation - The process of designating rural, non -risk <br />counties as hosting areas for a specific risk area. <br />Hurricane - Pronounced rotary circulation, constant wind speed of <br />74 miles per hour (64 knots) or more. <br />17 <br />