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ExecBd10192022 <br /> G. "Chapter President"means a person elected as the President of each state Chapter; <br /> H. "Chief Officer" means the Fire Chief or agency head of a Unit, or a designee of the <br /> Unit's Fire Chief or agency head. <br /> I. "Council of Chapter Presidents"means the council or board whose members shall <br /> be the elected President of each State's Chapter, as set forth in this Agreement. <br /> J. "Disaster" means an occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, <br /> or loss of life or property resulting from a natural or human-made cause, including <br /> fire, severe weather event, environmental contamination, utility failure, radiological <br /> incident, structural collapse, explosion, transportation accident, hazardous materials <br /> incident, epidemic, pandemic,or similar calamity. <br /> K. "Division" means geographically associated Units which have been grouped for <br /> operational efficiency and representation within a State and may include Units from <br /> adjoining States. <br /> L. "Emergency" means any occurrence or condition which results in a situation where <br /> assistance is requested to supplement local efforts and capabilities to save lives, <br /> protect property and protect the public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the <br /> threat of a catastrophe or Disaster or other Serious Threat to Public Health and <br /> Safety. <br /> M. "Emergency Responder" includes any person who is an employee or agent of an <br /> Unit.An Emergency Responder includes,without limitation, the following: firefighters <br /> (including full time, part time, volunteer, paid-on -call, paid on premises, and <br /> contracted personnel,as well as hazardous materials,specialized rescue,extrication, <br /> water rescue, and other specialized personnel), emergency medical services <br /> personnel, support personnel and authorized members of non-governmental <br /> response Units. <br /> N. "Emergency Services" means provision of personnel and equipment for fire <br /> protection, suppression, provision of rescue and emergency medical services, <br /> hazardous materials response, technical rescue and recovery, and any other <br /> emergency support for the protection of life and property in the event of an <br /> Emergency, Disaster, or other Serious Threat to Public Health and Safety, and <br /> includes joint Training for the provision of any such services by the Units. <br /> O. "Incident Commander" is the individual responsible for all incident activities, <br /> including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and the release <br /> of resources in the provision of Emergency Services, has overall authority and <br /> 6 <br />