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Emergency

An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate threat to human life or serious damage to property. A false report of an emergency is usually a crime.

Forms of emergency:

fire
crime such as a violent crime in progress
- note that a "cold" crime, even if serious, may no longer be an emergency
medical emergency
maritime emergency
state of emergency declared by a government official during some disaster such as a terrorist attack or declaration of war or
natural disasters such as:

Referenced By

Modern Literature in Irish

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