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protected in the safest and most effective way <br />possible. Ramsey County has a comprehensive, all-hazards <br />countywide Emergency Operations Plan. T he county and its <br />cities all use and are signatories on the same plan, which is <br />approved by the Federal Emerg ency Manag ement <br />Ag ency (FEMA (http://www.fema.gov/) ). <br />T he City of Saint Paul maintains its own Emergency <br />Operations Plan that coordinates with the county plan. <br />Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />T he Ramsey County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (PDF) <br />identifies hazards in the county and how mitigation of those <br />hazards is prioritized and coordinated. The Ramsey County <br />All-Hazard Mitig ation Plan was last updated in 2019 and is <br />approved by FEMA. <br />Emergency manag ement reduces our community’s vulnerability <br />to disasters and increases our ability to cope with them. <br />Emergency manag ement is often thought of as a cycle: <br />Pr eparedness: planning, training, conducting drills and <br />exercises, testing equipment and public education. <br />Response: all of the actions immediately after a disaster <br />taken to save lives, as well as activities to protect proper ty <br />and the environment from the effects of the disaster. <br />Recover y: Retur ning a disaster-affected community to <br />“nor mal” after a disaster, including financial recover y and <br />rebuilding. <br />Mitigation: reducing or removing disaster risks in the <br />community. <br />Homeland security (http://www.dhs.gov/)  involves working <br />with all aspects of public safety - from the federal level <br />to individual community members - to ensure the most <br />comprehensive and coordinated approach to the protection of <br />public safety from acts of ter rorism. It includes identification <br />of possible threats, prevention, effor ts to lessen potential <br />impacts and pre paration for events related to ter rorism.  <br />About emergency management <br />About homeland security <br />12/10/24, 3:11 PM Emergency Management & Homeland Security | Ramsey County <br />https://www.ramseycounty.us/your-government/departments/safety-and-justice/emergency-management-homeland-security 3/4