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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Organizational Characteristic 8 <br /> <br />Disaster Prevention and Mitigation <br /> <br />Additional Thoughts <br /> <br />. A risk assessment could be undertaken in your community. Municipalities and <br />officials may be liable for damages if prevention/mitigation steps are not taken for <br />known hazards. <br /> <br />. In general, an effective emergency management program mitigates the <br />consequences of any type disaster; however, there may be other specific actions <br />which can be taken for a particular type of incident. <br /> <br />. Occasionally, disaster prevention/mitigation actions are particularly unpopular <br />(e.g., some people like to have wood roofs on their houses). <br /> <br />. In some cases, state and/or federal regulations may require that certain <br />prevention/mitigation actions be taken. <br /> <br />. Hazard mitigation could be built into the planning and review of new <br />transportation and industrial developments. <br /> <br />Characteristics of Effective Emergency Management Organization Structures <br /> <br />52 <br />