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emergency response team

[ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi rɪˈspɒns tiːm]
nounpl: emergency response teams
equipe de resposta a emergências
1. A specialized group of trained professionals organized to quickly respond to and manage crisis situations, disasters, or urgent incidents
The emergency response team arrived at the scene within minutes of the call.
A equipe de resposta a emergências chegou ao local alguns minutos após a chamada.
2. Personnel deployed to provide immediate assistance during natural disasters, accidents, medical crises, or other urgent situations
The emergency response team coordinated rescue operations after the earthquake.
A equipe de resposta a emergências coordenou as operações de resgate após o terremoto.
Synonyms
emergency teamrapid response teamcrisis response teamfirst response unitdisaster response team
Antonyms
non-emergency servicesroutine operations

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
equipe de resposta a emergências
Most common term in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
time de emergência
Informal variation sometimes used in Rio
São Paulo
equipe de resposta rápida
Emphasis on rapid response aspect
Portugal
equipa de resposta a emergências
Portuguese spelling with 'equipa' instead of 'equipe'

Related Idioms & Phrases

first on scene
rapid deployment
coordinated response
crisis management
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