strategic action for emergencies
21Coordinated Incident Management System — The New Zealand Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) is New Zealand s system for managing the response to an incident involving multiple responding agencies. Its developers based the system on California s Incident Command System (ICS)… …
22Merchant Marine Act of 1920 — The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (P.L. 66 261) is a United States Federal statute that regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports. Section 27, better known as the Jones Act, deals with cabotage (i.e., coastal shipping) and… …
23Federal Reserve System — FRB and FED redirect here. For other uses, see FRB (disambiguation) and FED (disambiguation). Federal Reserve System …
24Coastwise shipping laws — The maritime Coastwise Shipping Laws or Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (commonly referred to as the Jones Act as it was sponsored by U.S. Senator Wesley L. Jones) is a United States Federal statute that regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters and …
25environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
26Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …
27Douglas MacArthur — General MacArthur redirects here. For other uses, see General MacArthur (disambiguation). For the diplomat, see Douglas MacArthur II. Douglas MacArthur …
28Simulation — Simulator redirects here. For other uses, see Simulator (disambiguation). For other uses, see Simulation (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Stimulation. Wooden mechanical horse simulator during WWI. Simulation is the imitation of some real …
29Military of Azerbaijan — Infobox National Military name = Azeri Armed Forces native name = Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri caption = Azerbaijan coat of arms headquarters= Baku commander in chief= President Ilham Aliyev minister=Colonel General Safar Abiyev minister title =… …
30Fire service in the United Kingdom — The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Fire services have undergone significant changes since the beginning of the 21st century …
