Building and Sustaining Capabilities

After completing the capability estimation, the jurisdiction is ready to develop a strategy to build and sustain the needed capabilities to achieve the National Preparedness Goal and local capability targets.

Working together, planners, government officials, and elected leaders can develop strategies to obtain and allocate resources effectively. These include:

  • Leveraging the Whole Community
  • Mutual Aid
  • Resource Management
  • Training and Education

Let’s take a closer look at these strategies.

 

Preparedness System Cycle with the following six major components: (1) Identifying and Assessing Risk, (2) Estimating Capability Requirements, (3) Building and Sustaining Capabilities (highlighted), (4) Planning to Deliver Capabilities, (5) Validating Capabilities, and (6) Reviewing and Updating