Recovery Involves the coordinated efforts and processes used to bring about the short, medium and long-term holistic regeneration and enhancement of a community after an emergency. Reduction Involves identifying and analysing risks to life and property from hazards, taking steps to eliminate those risks if practicable, and if not, reducing the magnitude of their impact and the likelihood of their occurrence to an acceptable level. In the welfare context reduction involves activities that contribute to reduced individual and community vulnerability to the consequences of hazards, and subsequently, reduced consequences and loss in communities. Response Involves actions taken immediately before, during or directly after an emergency to save lives and property and to help communities begin to recover. RIMT Regional Incident Management Team Seiching A periodic oscillation of the surface of an enclosed or semi-enclosed body of water (lake, inland sea, bay, etc) caused by such phenomena as atmospheric pressure changes, winds, tidal currents, and earthquakes. SPCA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Support agency Any agency that assists the lead agency by providing services, resources, information, or otherwise contributing to the response and recovery. UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply. WCG The Welfare Coordination Group is a collective of welfare services agencies that provides a mechanism for collaboration and coordination between agencies to plan for and establish arrangements for the effective delivery of welfare services, and develops work programmes. Marlborough Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2018-2023 Page 3