Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 2a > Part 16 - Emergency Response Team

• Disaster: means an event that:
       (5)(a) causes, or threatens to cause, loss of life, human suffering, public or private property damage, or economic or social disruption resulting from attack, internal disturbance, natural phenomena, or technological hazard; and
       (5)(b) requires resources that are beyond the scope of local agencies in routine responses to emergencies and accidents and may be of a magnitude or involve unusual circumstances that require response by government, not-for-profit, or private entities. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Division: means the Division of Emergency Management created in Section 53-2a-103. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Emergency responder: includes a:
       (1)(a) firefighter;
       (1)(b) structural engineer;
       (1)(c) physician;
       (1)(d) physician assistant;
       (1)(e) paramedic; or
       (1)(f) technical rescue specialist. See Utah Code 53-2a-1601
• Emergency response team: means a group of emergency responders placed at the direction, control, and funding of the Division of Emergency Management, in accordance with an agreement between the Division of Emergency Management and a sponsoring agency and the provisions of this part, to assist in urban search and rescue:
       (2)(a) in response to a disaster, emergency, or important event; or
       (2)(b) in anticipation of a forecasted severe weather event, a flood, or a planned important event. See Utah Code 53-2a-1601
• Emergency response team member: means an individual who is:
       (3)(a) an emergency responder;
       (3)(b) a member of an emergency response team; and
       (3)(c) acting within the scope of the individual's duties for an emergency response team. See Utah Code 53-2a-1601
• Important event: includes an event attended by one or more officials of the United States or one or more foreign dignitaries and where a large crowd has or is anticipated to gather. See Utah Code 53-2a-1601
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Motor vehicle: means every self-propelled vehicle and every vehicle propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails, except motorized wheel chairs and vehicles moved solely by human power. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Sponsoring agency: means an entity in the state that executes a written agreement to organize a National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task force as described in Utah Code 53-2a-1601
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Urban search and rescue: means the location, extrication, and initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in a confined space as the result of a structural collapse, transportation accident, mining accident, or collapsed trench. See Utah Code 53-2a-102