Which term refers to activities geared toward planning and preparing for the emergency?

• A. All activities designed to limit disaster impact.
• B. Real-time response actions during emergencies.
• C. Activities geared toward planning and preparing for the emergency.
• D. Recording and storing incident details.

Answer: (C)

Preparedness encompasses activities before an incident—planning, training, resource coordination, exercises, and mutual‑aid agreements—so that responses can be carried out smoothly when an emergency occurs. This focus on pre‑event planning and preparation distinguishes it from other phases: mitigation aims to reduce overall risk and potential impacts, not specifically to gear up for an imminent emergency; response actions occur during the actual event; and recording incident details relates to documentation and after‑action processes. So the term that matches planning and preparing ahead of time is preparedness.