EM USA Terms and Definitions - FEMA

Animal Emergency Response Credentials (AER): (FEMA, AER… Credentials, 25 Oct 2007) Annual Flood: “Highest peak discharge in a year.” (UNDHA, DM Glossary, 1992, p. 18) Annualized Loss Expectancy (ALE): “The Annualized Loss Expectancy (ALE) is the expected monetary loss that can be expected for an asset due to a risk over a one year period. ................
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