"....the mission of the Agency [FEMA] is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of (A) mitigation, by taking sustained actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risks to people and property from hazards and their effects; (B) preparedness, by planning, training, and building the emergency management profession to prepare effectively for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from any hazard; (C) response, by conducting emergency operations to save lives and property through positioning emergency equipment, personnel, and supplies, through evacuating potential victims, through providing food, water, shelter, and medical care to those in need, and through restoring critical public services; and (D) recovery, by rebuilding communities so individuals, businesses, and governments can function on their own, return to normal life, and protect against future hazards (Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, Title VINational Emergency Management (Sec. 503., Federal Emergency Management Agency, para. (c) Administrator, (9) carrying out ), pp. 1398-1399 of DHS Appropriations Act, 2007 emphasis added) Thus: (1) Mitigation (2) Preparedness (3) Response (4) Recovery