When developing a disaster mitigation program, it is important to include the Whole Community and define roles and responsibilities of each participating individual or group.

There should be an open discussion of the roles and responsibilities of each party during mitigation planning. The vision of the community's mitigation strategies and plans should be clearly conveyed so that participating organizations can commit adequate resources over the long term and have a clear understanding of what the desired outcomes will be.

Strategic themes and principles of the Whole Community approach are outlined in A Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management: Principles, Themes, and Pathways for Action: (https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/whole_community_dec2011__2.pdf)