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Emergency Management is a discipline that is more than the sum of its four parts or rather, phases: mitigation, preparedness, recovery, and response.  The four phases of Emergency Management produce the ebb and flow of a preparedness-based community life and how it perseveres before, through, and after times of crises. Each phase of Emergency Management is equal in its importance; although the amount of time a community spends in any phase at a particular time will vary a great deal, each phase is terminally vital.  The majority of time is spent in the mitigation and preparedness phase in grounding a solid platform to respond and recover from a disaster. The information provided in the navigation menu will provide in-depth details and definitions as to what each phase is comprised of and how it helps develop and maintain a strong community atmosphere in times of peace and times of crises.