Organize the Team

Develop a mission statement that will describe the overall purpose of developing a hazard mitigation plan. The mission statement should answer these questions:

• Why is the plan being developed?
• What does the plan do?
• For whom or where is the plan being developed?
• How does the plan propose to achieve its mission?

Establish responsibilities of team members so that they know how much time they will need to dedicate.

Mission Statement

An example of a mission statement is: To foster, promote, and implement actions to eliminate or reduce the long-term risk to human life and property from the effects of natural hazards.