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The American Sign Language Glossary

Deaf and hard of hearing populations have historically struggled to gain access to information in their daily lives. This struggle is intensified during disasters and emergencies. This American Sign Language (ASL) glossary aims to increase that access by defining terminology that certified ASL interpreters will use when delivering emergency information to the public during a disaster. The videos feature Certified Deaf Interpreters Shelley Herbold and Beca Bailey, who are qualified interpreters under the Emergency Response Interpreter Credentialing (ERIC) Program. 

The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA) created the ASL glossary of emergency management terminology through a grant from the Arizona Department of Health Services.

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Situational Awareness

All Hazards

Situational Awareness

An ongoing process of gathering information by observation and by communication with others. This information is integrated to create an individual's perception of a given situation.

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Fire Effects

Wildfire

Fire Effects

The physical, biological, and ecological impacts of fire on the environment.

Fire Environment

Wildfire

Fire Environment

The surrounding conditions, influences, and modifying forces of topography, fuel, and weather that determine fire behavior.

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Infectious or Communicable Disease

Public Health

Infectious or Communicable Disease

Sicknesses caused by germs, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, that enter the body and grow in number; some of these germs spread from one person to another, and some spread in air, water, food, soil, insects or animals.

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Situational Awareness

All Hazards

Situational Awareness

An ongoing process of gathering information by observation and by communication with others. This information is integrated to create an individual's perception of a given situation.