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<br />'tfU~822 <br /> <br />Responsibility for implementing these techniques resides primarily with local <br />governments, with some involvement of state and federal government and the <br />private sector. Generally, these techniques involve little construction or <br />capital costs. Local governments incur costs for program adoption and <br />administration. Problems of potential future landslide hazard zone activity <br />are addressed more effectively than those presented by existing land use. It <br />is much easier to encourage appropriate future land use than to modify <br />inappropriate existing land use. <br /> <br />Disaster Preparedness <br /> <br />Disaster assistance and preparedness is a very important technique for <br />communities to implement. Disaster preparedness has the following general <br />goals: <br /> <br />o Protect life, health, and safety; <br />o Minimize property damage and disruption of community activities to the <br />degree practicable; <br />o Reestablish critical facilities and services; <br />o Provide relief to disaster victims. <br /> <br />An effective disaster response has the following stages: <br /> <br />Planning and preparation; <br /> <br />Warning; <br /> <br />Emergency operations to include evacuation; <br /> <br />Rehabilitation/recovery; <br /> <br />Post-disaster evaluation and mitigation of future events. <br /> <br />Disaster planning and preparation consists of identifying potential problems, <br />determining the required actions and parties responsible for implementing <br />them, and ensuring the readiness of necessary equipment, supplies and <br />facilities. An important aspect of this stage of preparation is a public <br />education and information campaign informing citizens of their potential <br />exposure, warnings to be issued, probable evacuation time available and <br />appropriate actions to be taken. <br /> <br />- 37 - <br />