National Preparedness System as defined by PPD-8
  • PPD-8 is a presidential policy directive signed by President Barack Obama in 2011. It created a comprehensive system of planning documents to describe and guide how the Nation manages emergency incidents.
  • The National Preparedness Goal describes five mission areas – prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery – and 32 core capabilities that address the greatest risks to the nation.
  • Agencies have various roles and responsibilities under this PPD-8 framework.
  • The following slides describe the comprehensive National Preparedness System established by PPD-8 and how the NCP fits into this system.
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Structure of the National Preparedness System. For a full description of this image, use the link on this slide.