The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the federal agency responsible for leading the Nation's efforts to prepare for, protect and mitigate against, respond to, and recover from the impacts of natural disasters and man-made incidents or terrorist events.

1) Any natural catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought), or, regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the United States, which in the determination of the ...

Emergency Support Functions

• ESF #1: Transportation.
• ESF #2: Communications.
• ESF #3: Public Works and Engineering.
• ESF #4: Firefighting.
• ESF #5: Information and Planning.
• ESF #6: Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Temporary Housing, and Human Services.
• ESF #7: Logistics.
• ESF #8: Public Health and Medical Services.

Emergency managers think of disasters as recurring events with four phases: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. The following diagram illustrates the relationship of the four phases of emergency management.

The National Preparedness Goal describes five mission areas - prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery - and 32 activities, called core capabilities, that address the greatest risks to the nation. Each of these core capabilities is tied to a capability target.

The National Preparedness Goal describes five mission areas - prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery - and 32 activities, called core capabilities, that address the greatest risks to the nation. Each of these core capabilities is tied to a capability target.

Emergency managers think of disasters as recurring events with four phases: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. The following diagram illustrates the relationship of the four phases of emergency management.

Emergency managers think of disasters as recurring events with four phases: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.

Prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery are the five steps of Emergency Management.

• Prevention. Actions taken to avoid an incident.
• Mitigation.
• Preparedness.
• Response.
• Recovery.

5 phases of emergency management

• Prevention. Prevention focuses on preventing hazards from occurring, whether they are natural, technological or caused by humans.
• Mitigation. Mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters and emergencies.
• Preparedness.
• Response.
• Recovery.

Findings – Disasters are classified into three types: naturals, man-mades, and hybrid disasters. It is believed that the three disaster types cover all disastrous events. No definition of disaster is universally accepted.

Prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery are the five steps of Emergency Management.

• Prevention. Actions taken to avoid an incident.
• Mitigation.
• Preparedness.
• Response.
• Recovery.