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25 <br />Reception Centers - Strategically located control points in the <br />host area where relocatees report and are assigned to <br />congregate care facilities. <br />Risk - The probability that damage to life, property, and the <br />environment will occur. <br />Shelter Manager - An individual who provides for internal <br />organization, administration, and operation of a shelter <br />facility. <br />Staging Area - A pre - selected location having large parking areas <br />such as a major shopping area, schools, etc. The area is a <br />base for the assembly of persons to be moved by public <br />transportation to host jurisdictions and a debarking area <br />for returning evacuees. Several of these areas should be <br />designated to each evacuating jurisdiction. <br />Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) - A set of instructions <br />covering those features of operations which lend themselves <br />to a definite or standardized procedure without loss of <br />effectiveness. <br />State Emergency Response Team (SERT) - A team of emergency <br />response personnel from the Department of Crime Control and <br />Public Safety who are dispatched to the scene of a disaster <br />in order to evaluate conditions, offer advice, and <br />coordinate all recovery activities. <br />State Warning Point (SWP) - The State Facility (State Highway <br />Patrol Communications Center) that receives warnings and <br />other emergency information over NAWAS and relays this <br />information in accordance with current directives. <br />Traffic Control Points — Places along evacuation routes that are <br />manned to direct and control movement to and from the area <br />being evacuated. <br />Tropical Disturbance - A moving area.of thunderstorms in the <br />Tropics that maintains its identity for 24 -hours or more. <br />common phenomenon in the tropics. <br />Tropical Depression - Rotary circulation at surface, highest <br />constant wind 38 miles per hour (33 knots). <br />Tropical Storm - Distinct rotary circulation, constant wind spee <br />ranges 39 -73 miles per hour (34 -63 knots). <br />Tornadoes - Spawned by hurricanes sometimes produce severe damag <br />and casualties. If a tornado is reported in your area, a <br />warning will be issued. <br />vulnerability - The Susceptibility to life., property, and the <br />environment to damage if a hazard manifests its potential. <br />19 <br />