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An incident response team or emergency response team (ERT) is a group of people who prepare for and respond to any emergency incident, such as a natural disaster or an interruption of business operations. Incident response teams are common in corporations as well as in public service organizations. This team is generally composed of specific members designated before an incident occurs, although under certain circumstances the team may be an ad hoc group of willing volunteers. Incident response team members ideally are trained and prepared to fulfill the roles required by the specific situation (for example, to serve as incident commander in the event of a large-scale public emergency). As the size of an incident grows, and as more resources are drawn into the event, the command of the situation may shift through several phases. In a small-scale event, usually only a volunteer or Ad hoc Team may respond. In small but growing, and large events, both specific member and ad hoc teams may work jointly in a unified command system. Individual team members can be trained in various aspects of the response, be it Medical Assistance/First Aid, hazardous materials spills, hostage situations, information systems attacks or disaster relief. Ideally the team has already defined a protocol or set of actions to perform to mitigate the negative effects of the incident. ==Examples of incidents== Public contingencies often addressed by incident response teams include: * Natural disasters (hurricanes, tornados, typhoons, earthquakes, Floods) * Public health threat such as the outbreak of an epidemic * Power grid outage or other infrastructure failure * Travel system interruption such as significant air or rail accidents * Hazardous material spill * Food or drug contamination * Internet or computer attacks * Terrorist attacks In the context of a single company or organization, incident response teams also may prepare for: * A computer incident such as theft or accidental exposure of sensitive customer data * Exposure of intellectual property or trade secrets * Accidental or intentional product contamination * Bomb threats * Hostage situations * Any incident which creates significant public relations or legal liability 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Incident response team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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