About the Office of Homeland Security
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To provide guidance, direction and coordination in mobilizing, organizing, and preparing the City of Columbus for acts of terrorism and man-made or natural disasters. The Columbus Office of Homeland Security shall develop and coordinate the implementation of a comprehensive local strategy and shall perform the functions necessary to carry out the mission.
Actions to avoid, intervene, or stop an incident from occurring.
Prevention includes:
Actions to reduce the vulnerability of critical infrastructures or key resources.
Protect includes:
Activities that address short-term, direct effects of an incident.
Response includes:
Activities that include the development, coordination and execution of service and site restoration plans; government operations and services, individual private-sector, non-governmental and public-assistance programs to provide housing and to promote restoration; long-term care and treatment of affected persons, social and economic restoration, evaluation of the incident to identify lessons learned, and initiatives to mitigate the effects of future incidents.
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Department of the Columbus, Georgia Consolidated Government