The term “Plans” in emergency management generally refers to documents that describe a predetermined set of actions related to an element of the Emergency Management Program; and has multiple connotations: (1) Component plans: Planning document that describe predetermined actions for elements 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. They may include narrower scope plans such as a training plan or exercise plan. (2) Contingency plans: See “Contingency Plan”. (3) Incident plans: plans developed during incident response (often customized from preplans) that guide the response actions and achieve “management by objective, ” with the aggregate of these referred to as the “Incident Action Plan”. See “Incident Action Planning”. (4) Plans section: See “Planning Section” (below). (5) Pre-plans: Guidelines that describe processes and procedures to be followed, plus other response considerations, for specific hazards, incident types and/or specific geographic locations (stadiums, government facilities, special security events, etc). These build upon the guidance in the EOP base plan and functional annexes, and are included in the hazard-specific annexes of the EOP. Most of the guidance and accompanying considerations in the pre-plan 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 FEMA Comprehensive Planning Guidance 101 (formerly FEMA State and Local Guidance 101, September 1996). (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) Response plans: The guidance that an entity (organization, jurisdiction, State, etc). maintains that describes intended response to any emergency situation. It provides action guidance for management and emergency response personnel during the response phase of Comprehensive Emergency Management. A fully developed response plan is commonly referred to as an Emergency Operations Plan (See Emergency Operations Plan). (7) 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. (8) Supporting Plans: Supplemental sections of the incident action plan that provide additional information related to action planning. These generally are documents that address the response-generated demands during an incident. Standard supporting plans include the Safety Plan, Medical Plan, Communications Plan, and Transportation Plan