National Preparedness Goal: Capabilities and Mission Areas
The emphasis of the National Preparedness Goal is on building and sustaining core capabilities across the five mission areas. The core capabilities are not individual competencies that emergency management professionals should possess. Rather, they are essential for the execution of each mission area.
At the top of the graphic is the National Preparedness Goal, with an arrow leading down to the Mission Areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery. There is an arrow leading from the Mission Areas to Core Capabilities