EMERGENCY

1. arguments as to what constitutes an emergency are settled by the test, "Are they costing or will they cost time or money or loss?" (FO 3195-1) 2. an unpredictable circumstance which necessitates fast and unplanned handling. (HCO PL 18 Dec 64, Reissue Series 21 Administrative Traffic Trend) 3. they weren't predicted. That's what makes an emergency. Did you know that? That's just a failure to predict. (SH Spec 230, 6301C15)

the state or condition which applies when the statistics of a n organization, department, portion of an organization or a person are seen to be declining or are unchanging. —PTS-SP Approved Glossary

the condition that a person or organization is in when the statistics of the organization, department or portion of an organization or a person are seen to be declining or when there are unchanging statistics of an organization or a portion of an organization or a person.the state or condition which applies when the statistics of an organization, department, portion of an organization or a person are seen to be declining or are unchanging.reference to the State of Emergency, a condition assigned to an organization or portion thereof when it has consistently down statistics or numerous noncompliances or offenses. This can be assigned to a unit, subsection, section, department, division or the entire organization. It is not assigned to a person. The state is not idly assigned and is assigned only after a steadily declining statistic resulting in overwork for seniors of the org or near catastrophe. By the way, organizations are beginning to move off of Emergency right now.