| | Emergency management - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Emergency management is the continuous process by which all individuals, groups, and communities manage hazards in an effort to avoid or ameliorate the impact of disasters resulting from the hazards. |
 | | It is common to place the responsibility for governmental emergency management with the institutions for civil defense or within the conventional structure of the emergency services. |
 | | Common preparedness measures include the proper maintenance and training of emergency services, the development and exercise of emergency population warning methods combined with emergency shelters and evacuation plans, the stockpiling, inventory, and maintenance of supplies and equipment, and the development and practice of multi-agency coordination. |
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