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108 is a free-to-call emergency telephone number in India. One-zero-eight is a free-to-call telephone number for emergency services in India.It is implemented by the respective state and union territory governments, mostly under Public–private partnership with funding from the National Health Mission of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Disaster response is the actions taken directly before, during or immediately after a disaster. The objective is to save lives, ensure health and safety and to meet the subsistence needs of the people affected. [1] : 16 It includes warning and evacuation, search and rescue, providing immediate assistance, assessing damage, continuing assistance ...
Civil defense. Civil defense or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from human-made and natural disasters. It uses the principles of emergency management: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or emergency evacuation and recovery.
United States[edit] In the United States, response codes are used to describe a mode of response for an emergency unit responding to a call. They generally vary but often have three basic tiers: Code 3: Respond to the call using lights and sirens. Code 2: Respond to the call with emergency lights, but without sirens.
Mayday. Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice-procedure radio communications . It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency primarily by aviators and mariners, but in some countries local organizations such as firefighters, police forces, and transportation organizations also use the term.
A fire alarm notification appliance as widely used under North American standards. A fire alarm system is a building system designed to detect, alert occupants, and alert emergency forces of the presence of fire, smoke, carbon monoxide, or other fire-related emergencies. Fire alarm systems are required in most commercial buildings.
Near miss (safety) A near miss, near death, near hit, close call is an unplanned event that has the potential to cause, but does not actually result in human injury, environmental or equipment damage, or an interruption to normal operation. [citation needed] OSHA defines a near miss as an incident in which no property was damaged and no ...
An 1860s-era siren. [2] A siren is a loud noise-making device. Civil defense sirens are mounted in fixed locations and used to warn of natural disasters or attacks. Sirens are used on emergency service vehicles such as ambulances, police cars, and fire engines. There are two general types: mechanical and electronic.