CRISIS & RECOVERY GLOSSARY OF TERMS
DISASTER TIMELINE |GLOSSARY OF TERMS
In the heat of battle and in the days and weeks that followed, a new language had to be committed to memory by MD staff, residents and support teams. Acronyms for incoming agencies and special terms and abbreviations used by emergency personnel had to be learned. Throughout the stories of the Crisis & Recovery section, many of these terms are used. A list of these terms is included below for reference.
ARC: Animal Rescue Center
AEMA: Alberta Emergency Management Agency
CEMA: Calgary Emergency Management Agency
DFAA: Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements
DRP: Disaster Recovery Program
EOC: Emergency Operations Center
GIS: Geographic Information System
NGO: Non-Government Organization
POC: Provincial Operations Center
ROC: Recovery Operations Center
SIT REP: Situational Reporting
SOLE: State of Local Emergency
SRD: Sustainable Resource Development
ON THE FRONT LINES
Firefighters and emergency services personnel of all stripes worked around the clock to keep the wildfires at bay. Despite risks to their safety, physical fatigue and emotional exhaustion, they would not back down.
COMMUNITY IN ACTION
From within our borders to far flung towns and municipalities, assistance was offered from a variety of sources. Click here to discover how these everyday heroes have helped before, during and after the disaster.
EVACUATING RESIDENTS
Municipal workers tasked with initiating evacuation procedures had to walk a fine line between conveying the sense of urgency while remaining calm and not allowing panic to take root. Here's how it went down.
FIRE WEATHER INDEX
CRISIS PRESENTATION
View an immersive presentation on the spring 2011 wildfires.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Listen to the personal accounts of those who weathered the fires.
Judy, Finance Administrator
Kelly, Human Resource Coordinator
Lana, Executive Assistant
INTERACTIVE MAP
Discover where the wildfires began and how they spread
