Mitigation - CORRECT ANSWER- also referred to as disaster mitigation; the process of
putting strategies and measures in place to address vulnerabilities and to reduce the negative
impacts of a hazard on a community
Preparedness - CORRECT ANSWER- all planning done and actions taken in anticipation of
a likely emergency
SOLE - CORRECT ANSWER- State of Local Emergency
Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER- taking actions that keep a hazard event from becoming a
disaster and/or efforts to eliminate a threat or hazard
Disaster - CORRECT ANSWER- social phenomenon that results when a hazard exceeds a
community's ability to cope; it seriously harms the safety, health, welfare, property, or
environment of people
Disaster Risk Management - CORRECT ANSWER- is the process developed by a
community to help identify, assess, evaluate, and treat risks that are created by hazards
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