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24 <br />Integrated Emergency Management System (IEMS) - A system which <br />allows improved capability by all levels of government to <br />mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from all <br />disasters or emergencies. <br />Joint Information Center (JIC) - A combined Public Information <br />Office which serves two or more levels of government or <br />federal, state, local agencies. <br />Local Government - Political subdivision of the State. <br />Mitigation - Is an activity that actually eliminates or reduces <br />the probability of a disaster occurrence, or reduces the <br />effects of a disaster. Mitigation includes such actions as, <br />zoning and land use management, safety and building codes, <br />flood proofing of buildings, and public education. <br />Mutual Aid Agreements - Formal or informal understanding between <br />jurisdictions that pledge exchange of emergency or disaster <br />assistance. <br />National Warning System (NAWAS) - The Federal Warning System, <br />used to disseminate warnings of imminent natural disaster <br />into a Regional Warning System which passes it to the State <br />Warning Points for action. <br />National Weather Service (NWS) - A Federal Agency tasked with <br />forecasting weather and providing appropriate warning of <br />imminent natural disaster such as hurricane, tornados, <br />tropical storms, etc. <br />Public Information Officer (PIO) - Responsible for the <br />preparation and dissemination of public and emergency <br />information, and also for advising government on appropriate <br />news releases for keeping the public informed of <br />instructional emergency information. <br />Recovery - . %ctivity involves assistance to return the community to <br />normal or near - normal conditions. Short -term recovery <br />returns vital life- support systems to minimum operating <br />standards. Long -term recovery may continue for a number of <br />years after a disaster and seeks to return life to normal or <br />improved levels. Recovery activities include, temporary <br />housing, loans or grants, disaster unemployment insurance, <br />reconstruction, and counseling programs. <br />Response - Activities occur immediately before, during, and <br />directly after an emergency or disaster. They involve <br />lifesaving actions such as, the activation of warning <br />systems, manning the EOCs, implementation of shelter or <br />evacuation plans, and search and rescue. <br />W <br />