Prevention - Actions taken by the District to avoid an incident or to intervene to stop an incident from occurring.

Mitigation - Includes activities to reduce the loss of life and property from natural and/or human caused disasters by avoiding or lessening the impact of a disaster and providing value to the public by creating safer communities.

Preparedness - A continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action in an effort to ensure effective coordination during incident response.

Response - Activities that address the short-term, direct effects of an incident.

Recovery - Encompasses both short-term and long-term efforts for the rebuilding and revitalization of affected communities