“Response is an effort to mitigate the impact of an incident on the public and the environment.”
Reference: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
“That portion of incident management in which personnel are involved in controlling (defensively or offensively) a hazardous materials incident. The activities in the response portion of a hazardous materials incident include analyzing the incident, planning the response, implementing the planned response, and evaluating progress.”
Reference: NFPA 471, 1997
“Response refers to actions undertaken immediately before and during impact to reduce primary and secondary negative effects.”
Reference: Peterson and Perry 1999, 242
Management/Emergency Planing and Response/Emergency Response