Emergency Management System

3. When a natural hazard takes place where humans live
6. Involves actions that begin after a disaster such as bridge repairs and restoration of power
8. Approach used to deal with natural hazards
10. A state of readiness to any emergency
12. Phase in the emergency management cycle that involves activities to meet urgent needs of victims during or immediately following a disaster
13. Inevitable occurrences such as floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes
14. development that meets the need of the present
15. A community or region developed or redeveloped to minimize the human, environmental, and property losses and social and economic disruption caused by disasters
17. The earths natural systems maintained at a balanced state
18. All the potential hazards that could cause harm to a community
19. the cycle of the four phases of emergency management

1. A document that presents policies and strategies to reduce vulnerability to hazards
2. Typically includes 5 steps to evaluate a risk( identify hazards, profile hazard event,inventory assets and populations, estimate losses, determine future development and population trends)
4. Educational messages such as teaching kids about emergencies
5. Exercises that involve detailed disaster scenarios
7. Emergency alert systems such as sirens and other notification methods
9. Intentional or accidential occurences caused by human activity
11. Sustained action to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people
16. emergency managers, first responders, and public officials take classes in emergency planning disaster management, hazardous materials response, fire service management and so on