emergencyplanning
Emergency planning is a systematic process used to anticipate and prepare for potential emergencies in order to reduce harm, ensure rapid response, and facilitate recovery. It involves government authorities, critical infrastructure operators, organizations, and communities collaborating to identify risks, coordinate resources, and establish procedures to prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from disasters and other disruptive events.
Core elements include risk assessment, capability assessment, written plans, governance structures, resource management, communications and warning
The planning process involves identifying stakeholders, defining roles and authorities, securing funding, and coordinating across jurisdictions
Implementation relies on incident management structures such as an incident command system, mutual aid agreements, training,
Scope and challenges: Emergency planning spans local, regional, and national levels and applies across government, industry,