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MASS EVACUATION [1 record]

Record 1 2012-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
  • Protection of Life
DEF

An evacuation of a very large number of people usually carried out in catastrophicincidents when a government indicates that resources may or have become overwhelmed and that national, federal or provincial support and coordination are required.

OBS

mass evacuation; large-scale evacuation: terms and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Sécurité des personnes
DEF

Évacuation d'un très grand nombre de personnes habituellement effectuée au coursd'incidents catastrophiques quand un gouvernement indique que les ressourcespourront ne plus suffire ou qu'elles ne suffisent plus et qu'un soutien et une coordination sur les plans national, fédéral ou provincial sont requis.

OBS

évacuation massive : terme et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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