Cutting through the swathes of arguments as to whether the origin was from Alyes (French) Alice (English) Alan (Scottish) or Ellis (Norman from Hebrew), what can be said with historical accuracy is that the oldest know recording is English! (see below).
Disaster area. A disaster area is a region or a locale, heavily damaged by either natural, technological or social hazards. Disaster areas affect the population living in the community by dramatic increase in expense, loss of energy, food and services; and finally increase the risk of disease for citizens. An area that has been struck with a natural, technological or sociological hazard that opens the affected area for national or international aid.
1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) - provides medical care during a disaster or other incident. 2  National Medical Response Team (NMRT) - provides mass decontamination and medical care to victims of a release of Weapons of Mass Destruction, or a large scale release of Hazardous Material. Emergency medical response by civilian medical teams, equipment, and supplies to a disaster area when local medical resources are overwhelmed. 2  Movement of ill and injured patients from a disaster area to areas unaffected by the disaster. 3  Definitive care of patients at hospitals in areas unaffected by the disaster.