Catastrophic Disaster 1
Catastrophic Disaster 1 : "A Catastrophic Disaster is defined by: a sudden event which results in tens of thousands of casualties and tens of thousands of evacuees; response capabilities and resources of the State and local jurisdiction will be overwhelmed; characteristics of the E.L. Quarantelli. 1994. Disaster Stress. Paper presented at the After Everyone Leaves: Preparing for, Managing and Monitoring Mid- and Long-Term Effects of Large-Scale Disasters Conference, Minneapolis Minnesota. precipitating event will severely aggravate the response strategy and further tax the capabilities and resources available to the area; and life saving support from outside the area will be required, and time is of the essence; and likely to have long-term impacts within the incident area as well as, to a lesser extent, on the Nation". (Maxwell, Report to NEMA on Disaster Operations Catastrophic Disaster Planning, October 2007, 1)
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