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11 <br />EMERGENCY). <br />8. The basic data for a hazardous materials occurrence <br />is contained in APPENDIX 8, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS <br />INCIDENT. <br />­13. • ­The-Four�Objectives -of Comprehensive Emergency <br />Management <br />1. MITIGATION. Mitigation activities are those <br />designed to either prevent the occurrence of an <br />emergency or minimize the potentially adverse <br />effects of an emergency. Some mitigation <br />activities include development of public health and <br />zoning /building code ordinances and enforcement of <br />those regulations on a day -to -day basis. <br />2. PREPAREDNESS. Preparedness activities, programs, <br />and systems are those that exist prior to an <br />emergency and are used to support and enhance <br />response to an emergency or disaster. Planning, <br />training, and exercising are among the activities <br />conducted under this phase. <br />3. RESPONSE. Response activities and programs are <br />designed to address the immediate effects of the <br />onset of an emergency or disaster and help to <br />reduce casualties, damage, and to speed recovery. <br />Response activities include direction and control, <br />warning, evacuation, mass care, and other similar <br />operations. <br />4. RECOVERY. Recovery activities involve restoring <br />systems to normal. Short -term recovery actions are <br />taken to assess damage and return vital life - <br />support systems to minimum operating standards; <br />long -term recovery actions may continue for many <br />years. <br />,IV... ORGANIZATION.AND.ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES <br />A. Organization <br />Most of the departments within local government have <br />emergency functions in addition to their normal duties. <br />Each department is responsible for developing and <br />maintaining their own emergency management procedures. <br />Specific responsibilities are outlined below under the <br />4 <br />