Phases of Crisis and Emergency Management
Preparedness is the process of making plans and having the needed equipment and supplies for saving lives when a disaster occurs. Preparedness takes the form of plans or procedures that have been put in place to save lives and to minimize damage when a disaster strikes (Kunz, Reiner, & Gold, 2014). This is usually a continuous cycle of organizing, planning, training, exercising, equipping, evaluating, and improving activities to ensure that there is effective coordination for mitigating the effects of a disaster. Mitigation is the process of preventing a disaster or taking steps to reduce the impact of unavoidable disasters. In the real sense, mitigation should take place before an emergency occurs. However, mitigation and preparedness mostly occur after a disaster has taken place and repairs are being made. Mitigation is aimed at preventing hazards from developing into disasters or to reduce the effects of disasters.
Response involves taking immediate action once a disaster has occurred. The action taken is aimed at protecting oneself and others from harm or further arm. The onset of the event will determine the response that a person takes. This stage is aimed at making sure that all the necessary
…property. This means that hazards have to be identified and analyzed to determine their impact on people and property (Scholten, Sharkey Scott, & Fynes, 2014). However, not all hazards will result in disasters and it is not easy to predict the hazards that should be addressed. Mitigation is concerned with long-term measures for reducing or eliminating risks. This is hard because no one can predict when a disaster is likely to take place and the impact that it will have on an area. Therefore, preventing the impact that the disaster might have on an area is not as easy as one would imagine. Considering that there are many variables that come into
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