<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-25. - Definitions of recoverable events.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Hazardous materials.</span> A hazardous material is any substance or material that poses an unreasonable risk
               to the health, safety and/or welfare of the public and all properties. Materials could
               include, but are not limited to an element, compound or combination thereof which
               is flammable, corrosive, toxic, radioactive or explosive that may have a detrimental
               effect on emergency personnel, the public, equipment and the environment. Eligible
               incidents may include, but are not limited to highway spills, unlawful hazardous dump
               cleanup, natural gas line ruptures or any incident which causes the loss of containment
               of a potential hazardous chemical.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Long-term emergency operations.</span> These types of incidents may be described as a combination of other types of incidents
               covered or not covered by other sections of this article. Long-term emergency operations
               could be, but not limited to the following: extended emergency services on scene time,
               assistance from/to another public safety agency or emergency service organization.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Special or unusual incident.</span> Historically emergency services organizations have been called upon to perform services
               that are not the normal response type; however, they are the only logical means of
               mitigation. Some of these incidents are rare, but when they occur can deplete resources
               very rapidly and/or require extreme or unusual tactics and supplies to mitigate the
               situation. An example would be a fire department flowing water on an overturned livestock
               trailer to prevent the cargo from perishing while livestock are unloaded.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Motor vehicle collisions.</span> For the purpose of the article, motor vehicle collisions (MVC) shall be defined as
               those types that require services and/or equipment to safely mitigate the hazards
               involved in passenger vehicles, motor carriers, freight, railroad and mass transit.
               These incidents often involve multiple injuries, long-term cleanup and control measures,
               as well as specialized extrication and rescue equipment.
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               (e)
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               <span class="ital">Man-made disasters.</span> Man-made disasters are defined as terrorist attacks, plane crashes, explosions, industrial
               emergencies or similar incidents. These incidents can escalate to the point of multi-agency/multi-jurisdiction
               response. As mentioned above, this article would not be enacted if the specific incident
               was a North Carolina or federally declared state of emergency.
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               (Ord. of 12-2-2014, Â§Â§ 201â€”205)
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