Deliberate Plans

Deliberate plans prepare for potential future incidents and events.

  • Planning takes place in normal (steady state) circumstances.
  • Planners develop concepts of operations and of support for mitigating, handling, and recovering from hazards.
  • Deliberate plans also include information on:
    • Resources (personnel and commodities) and capabilities
    • Projected timelines
    • Critical considerations
    • Assumptions
    • Key tasks
    • Risk analysis
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Examples of Deliberate Plans
  • Federal Interagency Operational Plans
  • Regional All-Hazards Plans
  • Hazard-Specific Annexes
FEMA Region IV All-Hazards Plan, Annex M: Hurricane Operations Plan June 2013 (FOUO) cover
book icon Reference: FOPM pg. 17