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This webpage provides resources and tips on how to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a winter storm. This mission area focuses on the ability to save lives, protect property and the environment, as well as meet the basic needs of a community during a disaster. This document outlines which actions to take before, during, and after a winter storm. Mitigation: This mission area focuses on the ability to reduce the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of a disaster.Protection: This mission area focuses on the ability to secure and protect a community against a variety of threats and hazards.Prevention: This mission area focuses on the ability to avoid, prevent, or stop an imminent threat.Preparedness (Prevention, Protection, Mitigation) IHEs should use these resources to prepare for, respond to, and recover from winter storms. Winter storms occur when a significant amount of snow or ice accumulates over a short period of time, blocking roads, disrupting communications systems, causing power outages, and threatening life safety. The resources are organized according to the relevant Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mission Area within each category: Winter Storm
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The resources in this section provide useful information related to Natural Disasters. These resources serve to prepare IHEs for a variety of natural disasters, including winter storms, floods, tornados, hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, or any combination thereof. Natural disasters occur both seasonally and without warning, subjecting the nation to frequent periods of insecurity, disruption, and economic loss. Natural disasters include all types of severe weather, which have the potential to pose a significant threat to human health and safety, property, critical infrastructure, and homeland security.