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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > disaster relief > emergency preparedness > local planning for disasters
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local planning for disasters  

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  • Planning for the occurrence of a natural, human-made, or technological event within the community is one of the most basic elements of an emergency management program. Disaster planning includes conducting risk, threat, hazard, and vulnerability assessments within a local community and creating a system of mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery from the occurrence of an emergency or a disaster. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Planning for Disasters, Local]

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