The ability to undertake maritime operations, the combination of readiness and sustainability.
Activities that lead to a safe, efficient, and cost-effective fire management program in support of land and resource management objectives through appropriate planning and coordination. Mental readiness to recognize changes in fire danger and act promptly when action is appropriate. The range of deliberate, critical tasks, and activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to protect against, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents. see also: Readiness
the degree of alertness and readiness of an individual or a community immediately before the onset of a hazard event. To enhance preparedness, people plan how to respond in case a disaster occurs and work to increase the resources available to respond effectively. Preparedness activities are designed to help save lives and minimize damage by preparing people to respond appropriately.
maintaining emergency management capabilities in readiness, preventing capabilities from failing, and augmenting the jurisdiction's capability including training, developing, conducting and evaluating exercises, identifying, and correcting deficiencies, and planning to safeguard personnel, equipment, facilities, and resources from effects of a hazard.
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"
The range of deliberate, critical tasks and activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the operational capability to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents. Preparedness is a continuous process. Preparedness involves efforts at all levels of government and between government and private-sector and nongovernmental organizations to identify threats, determine vulnerabilities, and identify required resources. Within the NIMS, preparedness is operationally focused on establishing guidelines, protocols, and standards for planning, training and exercises, personnel qualification and certification, equipment certification, and publication management.
Arrangements to ensure that, should a disaster occur, all those resources (e.g. financial, human, technical), expertise and services which may be needed to cope with the effects can be mobilized rapidly and deployed (includes the issuance of effective early warnings and the temporary removal of people and property from a threatened location).
The ability to ensure effective response to the impact of Hazards, including the issuance of timely and effective early warnings and the temporary evacuation of people and property from threatened locations.
Readiness to respond to an environmental emergency is crucial to minimizing the harmful effects it could have on the environment.
Condition or degree of being ready to cope with a potential fire situation
Preparedness refers to the process of developing the capabilities required to respond effectively to an emergency should one occur.
All activities undertaken in advance of wildfire occurrence to decrease wildfire area and severity and to ensure more effective fire suppression. Fire
Those activities, programs, and systems that exist before an emergency and that are used to support and enhance response to an emergency or disaster.
Ensuring that systems, procedures and resources required to confront a natural disaster are available to provide timely assistance to those affected, using existing mechanisms wherever possible (training, awareness raising, disaster plans, early warning mechanisms).
All measures and policies taken before an event occurs that allow for prevention, mitigation, and readiness. Preparedness includes designing warning systems, planning for evacuation and relocation, storing food and water, building temporary shelter, devising management strategies, and holding disaster drills and exercises. Contingency planning is also included in preparedness as well as planning for post impact response and recovery (Landesman definition).
Preparedness refers to the state of being prepared for specific or unpredictable events or situations. Preparedness is an important quality in achieving goals and in avoiding and mitigating negative outcomes. It is a major phase of emergency management, and is particularly valued in areas of competition such as sport and military science.