Emergency Management Subcommittees
Mitigation and Preparedness
– Focus on 1) sustained actions that reduce or eliminate risk to people and property from natural hazards and their affect; 2) actions and activities public works engage in to hinder the occurrence of natural or manmade disaster; 3) or are necessary to prepare for disasters and emergencies whether they are natural or manmade.
– Focus on actions and activities that take place immediately prior to or following the onset of a disaster or emergency toward protection of life, property and the environment
– Focus on activities that are long term and conducted beyond the initial crisis period that focus on restoring all systems in a jurisdiction to pre-disaster condition.
Canadian Emergency Management
– This subcommittee focuses on support to the Canadian public works community in their emergency management efforts.