Emergency Preparedness

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009283",
  "term": "Emergency Preparedness",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Those activities, programs, and systems that exist before an emergency and that are used to support and enhance response to an emergency or disaster.\n\n2. Continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action in an effort to ensure effective coordination during incident response.",
  "abbreviation": "EP",
  "references": [
    "FEMA",
    "FEMA, https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/national-preparedness"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/emergency-preparedness/"
}