A plan is a proposed or intended method of getting from one set of circumstances to another. A plan provides guidelines and/or directives on moving from the present situation towards the achievement of one or more objectives or goals. The term Plans in emergency management has multiple connotations: (1) Component plans: of the overall emergency management program (EMP). In comprehensive emergency management, these are the Mitigation Plan, Preparedness Plan, Emergency Operations Plan (i.e., Response Plan), and Recovery Plan. (2) Incident plans: plans developed during incident response (often customized from preplans) that guide the response actions and achieve management by objective. See: Incident Action Planning. (3) Plans section: (see: Planning Section below) (4) Pre-plans: Guidelines that describe processes and procedures to be followed, plus other response considerations, for specific events and/or for specific geographic locations (stadiums, government facilities, special security events, etc.). These build upon the guidance in the functional annexes, and are included in the incident (i.e., hazard-specific) annexes of the EOP. Most of the guidance and accompanying considerations in the perplan can be accomplished within the usual EOP construct. Many organizations refers to these detailed pre-plans for complex events as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) based upon State and Local Guidance 101. (5) Preparedness plans: plans that address the preparedness of organizations for emergency response and recovery; these include a training plan, exercise plan, and others. Developing, documenting and revising/refining response and recovery plans and all their components. (6) Sub-plans: Function-specific guidance and tools for use during emergency response and recovery. For example, the mobilization of the decontamination area may be a sub-plan to the Patient Decontamination Plan, which is a function-specific plan that guides hospital personnel in receiving and managing contaminated casualties. (7) Supporting Plans: the incident planning documents that support the Incident Action Plan. These include the Safety Plan, the Medical Plan, Communications Plan and others