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public agency preparedness  

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  • Comprehensive emergency management is comprised of four phases, which includes mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Public agencies seeking to prepare their organizations for a disaster should engage in activities associated with both the mitigation and preparedness phases of comprehensive emergency management. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Public Agency Preparedness]

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