Preparedness Plan
As the Emergency Manager of our agency, it is important to know the hazards before they
become disaster, plan, train, understand the resources available, and locate the best people who can
excel in high-stress situations (Eby, 2019).
To begin the process, the agency must begin to identify potential threats within the community.
In order for this to happen, there must be several agencies that get involved with the process. This would
include elected officials, police, fire, public works, hospital officials, and business leaders. Bringing these
people in will allow them to understand their role and responsibilities during an emergency and to use
their support for emergency management programs. “Whole Community is a means by which residents,
emergency management practitioners, organizational and community leaders, and government officials
can collectively understand and assess the needs of their respective communities and determine the
best ways to organize and strengthen their assets, capacities, and interests” (FEMA, 2011).
Upon identifying potential hazards, our agency will develop training and action plans which will
reduce the response times and with the recovery efforts. The development of preparedness plans will
serve as operational manuals during emergency response. This plan will designate who is in charge,
articulate operational procedures, and give guidance for allocating resources.
In order to make sure that the preparedness plan is effective and still useable, training would be
conducted for different scenarios that could potentially happen. Training would allow the plan to be
changed or adapted to new hazards. Training would show everyone involved what their role would look
like and how they need to be prepared in the event an emergency happened.
Mitigation Plan
“A mitigation plan is a way to find, evaluate, and lower the risk for your projects. Risk mitigation,
in some ways, is similar to risk reduction and elimination in that it involves taking steps to reduce the
damage to your business” (Karolyn, 2022). Our agency needs to make an effective mitigation plan to
understand the risks. Our agency with the proper mitigation plan can prevent certain emergencies, or at
least, lessen the risk of emergencies. Something that could be done would be to implement different
restrictions on land. This could be done to mitigate the risk of flooding in certain areas or to designate
land for recreational use instead of commercial or residential. This will provide places for people to go in
case of an emergency for services. This is something that could be done but you are not fully able to stop
residential growth.
Biblical Worldview
1 Peter 5:8 says, "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring
lion looking for someone to devour" (New International Version). There are several verses in the Bible
teach us to not be caught unprepared when Christ returns. We must be on guard for what the devil may
throw at us, which could be a stumbling block in our walk of faith. The Biblical concept of preparedness
and mitigation provides us with a lesson in how we prepare for emergencies we may face in everyday
life. Our country must always be on the watch for potential threats and risks, and develop strategies that
can mitigate the threats, or be prepared for what may be thrown at our country.
References
Eby, C. (2019, March 13). THE SEVEN AND A HALF TRAITS OF THE ULTIMATE EMERGENCY MANAGER.
https://domesticpreparedness.com/commentary/the-seven-and-a-half-traits-of-the-ultimate-
emergency-manager
FEMA. (2011, December) A Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management: Principles,
Themes, and Pathways for Action. https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1813-
25045-0649/whole_community_dec2011__2_.pdf
Karolyn, H. (2022, June 6). Mitigation Plan. Unisoftbank. https://www.unisoftbank.com/project-
management/mitigation-plan/#:~:text=A%20mitigation%20plan%20is%20a%20way%20to
%20find%2C,not%20possible%20to%20reduce%20or%20eliminate%20all%20risks.
1 Peter 5:8. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%205:8&version=NIV
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