Today, the societal needs have become very
interconnected. Many complexities exist for the societal infrastructure such as
power, water, and medical services – as well as the most basic economic
activities.
To meet the challenges of these complexities,
the new approach to Emergency management has been adopted, as 4 phased cycle
model to address all aspects of an incident, leave alone response. This model
includes:
IBM has developed a comprehensive vision for
how a 21st century city can use technology to speed emergency response. - Preparedness – Pre-event planning that occurs in anticipation of the event
- Response – This phase is execution of the plan and allocation of resources
- Recovery – This phase includes, coordinating, developing, executing services and site resoration plan
- Mitigation – Focuses on reducing on-going effects of disaster damage
