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Goal 2 (Minimize suffering and disruption when disasters occur) . Quick and effective response . Shared responsibility in managing disasters . Timely assistance . Mitigation in recovery CWCS Comments . Document disasters and their specific effects within 7 days of a disaster to develop preliminary infrastructure and life support system repair and recovery priorities; ensure that causes of problems that are experienced are fully understood so that the response strategies employed during and immediately after the disaster are truly addressing the right causes; develop short- term recovery and preliminary mitigation recommendations within 14 days of the disaster . Ensure that short-term recovery assistance and guidance are consistent with long-term mitigation plan goals and that they have been formally adopted by the local government(s) . Incorporate values that are not necessarily directly related to disaster preparedness (i.e. habitat protection and enhancement, recreation and open space, watershed and ecosystem stability, functionality of agricultural infrastructure like irrigation systems) into the planning process for post-disaster mitigation . Proactively solicit and provide incentives to partners (not just governmental partners) who may be interested in these non-disaster values to participate in the planning and mitigation process and to contribute funding where appropriate . Encourage or require local ownership and formal adoption of mitigation plans by elected officials . Create discretionary funds for each FEMA region (or discretionary access to a portion of the newly proposed emergency disaster fund), to be expended upon approval by the Regional Director, to assist local and state governments following disasters that are not federally declared; these funds would be used to promote pre-disaster flood hazard mitigation projects in locations that have clearly demonstrated the need for such mitigation . 3