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<br />Ramsey County-Wide Emergency Operations Plan <br /> <br />Revision 5.1 June, 2005 <br /> <br />Nuclear Weapons - A general name given to any weapon in which the explosion <br />results from the energy released by reactions involving atomic nuclei, either <br />fission or fusion, or both. <br /> <br />NWS - National Weather Service <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Operations Plan - A description of actions to be taken in facing an anticipated <br />disaster, and the method for coordinating to meet the needs of that situation. It <br />describes the action to be taken (who, what, where, when and how) on the basis <br />of assumptions, objectives, and capabilities. <br /> <br />OCP - Operational Continuity Plan - may be referred to as a Business Continuity <br />or Disaster Recovery plan. Documentation of steps taken to ensure the <br />continuous availability of critical functions during emergencies and disasters. <br /> <br />ODP - Office of Domestic Preparedness - A division of DHS. <br /> <br />OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Department of Labor) <br /> <br />p <br /> <br />PIO - Public Information Officer <br /> <br />PSAP - Public Safety Answering Point -location where 9-1-1 calls are received <br />and from which emergency first responders are dispatched. <br /> <br />R <br /> <br />Radiological Monitor - An individual trained to measure, record, and report <br />radiation exposure and exposure rates; provide limited field guidance on <br />radiation hazards associated with operations to which she/he is assigned; and <br />perform operator's maintenance of radiological instruments. <br /> <br />RCEOC - Ramsey County Emergency Operations Center <br /> <br />Recovery Team - A group of staff predetermined to recover resources. <br /> <br />Risk - The degree to which people, property, environment, and social and <br />economic activity are susceptible to injury, damage, disruption, or death. <br /> <br />Risk Analysis - The process of identifying the exposures to certain events which <br />a company may experience. The risk analysis often involves an evaluation of the <br />probabilities of a particular event. This process is similar to the process actuaries <br />use to help determine insurance rates. Associated terms: Risk assessment; <br />impact assessment, corporate loss analysis; risk identification; exposure <br /> <br />132 <br />