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The Emergency Management Cycle is an open ended process. The four phases comprising the cycle begins and ends with mitigation, the on-going attempt to limited or prohibited the effects of a disaster.
MITIGATION:
Minimizing the Effects of Disaster Mitigation includes any activities that prevents an emergency, reduces the chance of an emergency happening or lessens the damaging effects of unavoidable emergencies. This is accomplished through some of the following organizations: The National Flood Insurance Program: The ederal Emergency Management !gency " EM!# offers lood $nsurance to property owners and businesses at ris% of flood damage. This damage could be to buildings, manufactured homes and other structures insurable under the &ational lood $nsurance 'rogram "& $'#. To be eligible for flood insurance a community must first be a participant in the & $' and the property owner must ma%e application to purchase the insurance through a private carrier. Local Emergency Planning Committee: This organization is made up of representatives from government, business, industry and the media.
Exercises: /or%ing in concert with the various first responder agencies and departments within the +urisdiction, (incoln )ounty EM! actively see%s funding for annual tabletop, functional and full-scale e0ercises. The agency1s planner assists in designing and implementing the scenario for severe weather, hazardous material and counter-terrorism e0ercises. !n evaluation is conducted at the conclusion of the e0ercise to highlight accomplishments and needed improvement in the response. Training: ! variety of training opportunities are made available to volunteer and paid first responder organizations across the county annually. These classes are conducted in person and via distance learning. Public Education: (incoln )ounty EM! staff members ma%e numerous spea%ing appearances at civic clubs, schools and on broadcast media to inform the public on how to protect themselves from the various hazards that threaten (incoln )ounty.
2ed )ross volunteers open the needed facility and staff it until it is no longer needed. Fire# La$ and Medical: *nce an incident occurs, dispatchers immediately send iremen, (aw Enforcement *fficers and Medical 'ersonnel to the scene. Through routine training and e0ercises, these responders are prepared for their duties. Resources: The main duty of EM! is to serve as a resource coordinator in times of crisis. The E*) maintains an up-to-date resource database listing a variety of e4uipment and personnel available to respond to a disaster.
limited time during the recovery process. !fter calling a toll free telephone number to register and receive a EM! &umber, victims will be able to go to the D!) to apply for loans and grants to assist in their recovery. Crisis Counseling: Disasters can have a profound effect on the mental health of victims and responders ali%e. $n the days after a disaster, counseling is made available for those affected by the incident.