Emergency '''evacuation''' is the [[immediate]] and rapid movement of people away from the threat or [[actual]] occurrence of a hazard. Examples range from the small scale evacuation of a building due to a bomb threat or [[fire]] to the large scale evacuation of a district because of a [[flood]], bombardment or approaching [[weather]] system. In situations involving hazardous materials or possible contamination, evacuees may be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decontamination decontaminated] prior to being [[transported]] out of the contaminated area.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation] | Emergency '''evacuation''' is the [[immediate]] and rapid movement of people away from the threat or [[actual]] occurrence of a hazard. Examples range from the small scale evacuation of a building due to a bomb threat or [[fire]] to the large scale evacuation of a district because of a [[flood]], bombardment or approaching [[weather]] system. In situations involving hazardous materials or possible contamination, evacuees may be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decontamination decontaminated] prior to being [[transported]] out of the contaminated area.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation] |