EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS

Abstract

When we look at the development of human society, it becomes clear that emergencies have occurred in all historical periods. Historical facts show that most emergencies have resulted in disruption of life, numerous human deaths, serious changes in the natural world, and great damage to people and the environment.

In the early stages of human society, emergencies were mainly of a natural nature and were associated with spontaneous disasters. Emergency events can cause indirect economic damage - a decrease in product production while damaged and cooperating enterprises are stopped, an increase in the cost of products due to the involvement of workers in rescue operations, and similar responses can result in a deterioration, and in many cases aggravation, of the economic and social situation within the country.

 EMERGENCIES are classified according to the causes of their occurrence, the rate of spread, and the scale. According to the causes of their occurrence, emergencies are classified as emergencies of natural, ecological, technogenic, and socio-political origin