Goal 5.3: Emergency Response

Ensure Effective Emergency Response

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Strengthen nationwide response capacity to stabilize and recover from a catastrophic event. Because it is impossible to eliminate all risks, a resilient Nation must have a robust capacity to respond when disaster strikes. Such response must be effective, efficient, and grounded in the basic elements of incident management. When an incident occurs that is beyond local response capabilities, communities must be able to obtain assistance from neighboring jurisdictions and regional partners quickly. This will require a - Whole Community' approach to Emergency Management; that is, the integration of the private sector, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and other community organizations (including individuals) into activities which build, sustain, and deliver the core response capabilities. Additionally, when an incident occurs that is beyond local response capabilities, communities must be able to obtain assistance from neighboring jurisdictions and regional partners quickly as part of an effective Whole Community emergency response.

Stakeholder(s):

• Private Sector


• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)


• Community Organizations


• Individuals

Indicator(s):

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