Private-sector organizations play a key role before, during, and after an incident. First, they must provide for the welfare and protection of their employees in the workplace. In addition, emergency managers must work seamlessly with businesses that provide water, power, communication networks, transportation, medical care, security, and numerous other services upon which both response and recovery are particularly dependent.

During an incident, key private-sector partners should be involved in the local crisis decision-making process, or at least have a direct link to key local emergency managers. Communities cannot effectively respond to or recover from incidents without strong cooperative relations with the private sector.

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