context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Agency." The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
"Committee." The Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee.
"Dedicated emergency response organization." Any entity
organized, chartered or incorporated in this Commonwealth or
chartered by the Congress of the United States for the primary
purpose of providing emergency services. The term shall include
volunteer, career and combination organizations.
"Emergency responder." An individual in the public or
private sector who has special skills, qualifications, training,
knowledge or experience, whether or not the person possesses a
license, certificate, permit or other official recognition for
the skills, qualifications, training, knowledge or experience,
that would benefit a participating political subdivision in
responding to an authorized mutual aid request or participating
in an authorized drill or exercise. The term shall include a law
enforcement officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical
services worker, a physician, nurse or other public health
worker, an emergency management official, a coroner or medical
examiner, a State-certified hazardous materials team member, a
public works worker, a building inspector, an architect, an
engineer or other design professional or a person with
specialized equipment operations skills or training or with any
other skills needed to provide aid in a declared emergency.
"Incident." Any event or condition which constitutes an
actual or imminent threat to public health and safety, public or
private property or the economic well-being of the community.
"Incident commander." The individual responsible for all
incident-related activities, including the development of
strategies and tactics and the ordering and releasing of
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