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Resilience and Emergency Preparedness / Response

The Resilience and Emergency Preparedness/Response Mission Area supports activities associated with preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating incidents across the all-hazards spectrum. Critical stakeholders in this area include DHS components: FEMA, U.S. Coast Guard, the Offices of Health Affairs and Operations Coordination, and the National Protection and Programs Directorate.

Resiliency - including continuity of operations, continuity of government, and individual and community preparedness activities - is a key component of this mission area. Improving the effectiveness of operations and plans (through the development of doctrine and concepts of operations) while integrating stakeholder perspectives are also priorities.

To achieve the most effective response possible, this mission area supports DHS’s ability to integrate the efforts of federal, state, territorial, and local jurisdictions; nongovernmental organizations; and the private sector.