Emergencies can be categorized in three forms. Which option describes a form that is NOT one of them?

• A. Non-time available
• B. Time available short notice (>5 minutes)
• C. Time available (<15 minutes)
• D. Time available immediate (0 minutes)

Answer: (D)

Emergencies are categorized by how much time you have to react. The three forms used are: non-time available (no time to prepare, actions must be immediate), time available short notice (a brief window to prepare, more than a few minutes but not long), and time available with some lead time (you have enough time to plan and coordinate within a limited period, like under about 15 minutes). The idea is to match procedures to how much time you actually have to respond.

The option describing immediate time (0 minutes) isn’t a separate form. Immediate action falls under non-time available, since there’s no lead time to prepare. That’s why this option doesn’t describe one of the three forms.