Mitigation: Minimizing the Effects of Disaster

US Navy · 1996 · 2 pages

CBRN & Disasters · Home Hardening & MitigationCBRN & Disasters · Natural Disasters & Fire

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MITIGATION: MINIMIZING THE EFFECTS OF DISASTER Investing in preventive measures the reduce the impacts from the next inevitable disaster is called "mitigation." MITIGATION Mitigation includes any activities that prevent an emergency, reduce the chance of an emergency happening, or lessen the damaging effects of unavoidable emergencies. Mitigation can take place before and after emergencies. Information learned from past disasters helps identify mitigation steps to be taken in the future. Followi

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