Crisis 28
Crisis 28 : General definition - an unstable and abnormal situation or set of conditions, presenting extreme difficulty and profound consequences for an organisation, requiring extraordinary decision-making and response (Source: work in progress, at June 2009, on British Standards Institute PAS 200, Crisis Management). In Central Government Arrangements for Responding to Emergencies: Concept of Operations crisis is treated as being synonymous with an emergency of magnitude and/or severity requiring the activation of central government arrangements for responding to emergencies