Major Incident

1. A UK Emergency Services definition. Any emergency that requires the implementation of special arrangements by one or more of the Emergency Services, National Health Service or a Local Authority. (Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute) 2. A UK Emergency Services definition. Any emergency that requires the implementation of special arrangements by one or more of the Emergency Services, National Health Service or a Local Authority. Many organisations will use this terminology internally for an incident which causes widespread operational disruption and is likely to involve the Emergency Services. (Source: Business Continuity Institute - BCI) (Source: ENISA - the European Network and Information Security Agency. BCM & Resilience Glossary)