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damage containment  

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  • Damage containment—often referred to as “damage control” or just “containment”—is identified by most emergency management researchers as the most often overlooked aspect of emergency planning. Planning for damage containment is as an element of mitigation and actually occurs in two stages. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crisis Management; Damage Containment]

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