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3 Emergency management involves preparing for, responding to, and recovering from a disaster or emergency. It is a continuous process of managing threats and hazards to avoid or reduce the impact of incidents and events.
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4 A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies Challenges Facing State Transportation Agencies Planning for emergency management relates to the following important challenges for transportation agencies: • Today there are higher expectations for system performance and reliability and lower tolerance for delays. Small events pose threats of great consequences, because the impact of any incident is magnified when a transportation network is operating at or past its capacity -- as is the case in portions of many states as travel demand on their transportation networks grows.
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Introduction 5 Preparedness Framework. It summarizes the emergency management legal authorities and the current national frameworks, strategies, and guidance related to emergency management.
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