### Question
How does the law define emergency preparedness?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 5195a*, **emergency preparedness** is defined as:

> all those activities and measures designed or undertaken to prepare for or minimize the effects of a hazard upon the civilian population, to deal with the immediate emergency conditions which would be created by the hazard, and to effectuate emergency repairs to, or the emergency restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by the hazard

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5195a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 68-DISASTER RELIEF > SUBCHAPTER IV&ndash;B-EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS**

