Preparedness definition

Preparedness means any activity taken in advance of an emergency or disaster that improves emergency readiness posture and develops or expands operational capabilities. Examples of preparedness activities include, but are not limited to, continuity of government, emergency alert and warning systems, emergency communications, emergency operations centers, comprehensive countywide emergency operations plans, emergency public information materials, exercise of plans and systems, hazard analysis, mutual aid agreements, resource management, and the training and equipping of personnel.

Preparedness means the state of readiness to deal with a threatening disaster situation or disaster and the effects thereof;

Preparedness means actions taken and programs and systems developed prior to a disaster/emergency to support and enhance response to and recovery from a disaster.

Examples of Preparedness in a sentence

• These new capabilities no longer align directly with CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities, so joint measures will no longer contain the capability number.

• The Local Agency shall have a Hurricane Preparedness Plan in place that instructs staff ofair monitoring operational actions to take in the event a hurricane or other disaster is projected to impact their air monitoring sites.

• The names of the measures have changed from HPP-PHEP 6.1 to HPP-PHEP J.1 and from HPP-PHEP 15.1 to HPP-PHEP J.2 to reflect the revision of HPP’s Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities.

• Key reporting changes to PHEP measures • CDC has retired the evaluation tool for Capability 1: Community Preparedness (CP).

• Accountability Measures are collected in compliance with specific federal requirements, statutes, or initiatives, such as the Public Health Service Act as amended by the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA), the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), and the Healthy People 2020 Initiative.

More Definitions of Preparedness

Preparedness means a state of readiness and capability of human and material means, structures, communities and organisations enabling them to ensure an effective rapid response to a disaster, obtained as a result of action taken in advance;

Preparedness means a state of readiness and capability of human and material means enabling them to ensure an effective rapid response to an emergency, obtained as a result of action taken in advance;

Preparedness means a state of readiness and capability to ensure an effective rapid response to a significant or large-scale cybersecurity incident, obtained as a result of risk assessment and monitoring actions taken in advance;

Preparedness means actions that may include, but are not limited to planning, resourcing, training, exercising, and organizing to build, sustain, and improve operational disaster response capabilities. Preparedness also includes the process of identifying the personnel, training, and equipment needed for a wide range of potential incidents, and developing jurisdiction-specific plans for delivering capabilities when needed for an incident.

Preparedness means actions that involve a combination of planning, resources, training, exercising, and organizing to build, sustain, and improve operational capabilities. Preparedness is the process of identifying the personnel, training, and equipment needed for a wide range of potential incidents, and developing jurisdiction – specific plans for delivering capabilities when needed for an incident. U.S. General Services Administration, Disaster Purchasing FAQs.

Preparedness means the development of plans, the stockpiling and inventory of critical resources, the organization and training of response personnel, and the exercise of plans.

Preparedness means any coordinated efforts and processes taken to ensure communities and response agencies know what to do in the event of a disaster, and include without limitation the development of plans and standard operating procedures, issue of warnings, simulations, training and public education.