EmergencyManagement
Emergency management is the organizational function that coordinates and integrates people, policies, and procedures to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of hazards. It encompasses all activities to reduce risks to people, property, and infrastructure from natural, technological, and human-caused threats. The core objective is to increase community resilience through proactive planning, rapid response, and effective recovery.
The field typically operates through four or more interrelated phases: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Mitigation
Governance and coordination are central, often using standardized incident management frameworks (such as incident command systems)