"James Lee Witt, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), introduced Project Impact in 1997 [November 6]106 in an effort to "protect families, businesses, and communities by reducing the impact of natural disasters," Through its four-pronged program, Project Impact builds safe communities when individuals, businesses, and community leaders take the following steps: (1) Identify and recruit Project Impact partners in the community such as local government leaders, civic and volunteer groups, businesses, and individual citizens. (2) Determine the community's risk for falling victim to natural disasters. (3) Set priorities and target resources to reduce impact of future disasters. (4) Keep the entire community informed and focused on Project Impact's ability to reduce damage and costs of future disasters". (FEMA, Project Impact: Building A Disaster- Resistant Community, November 22, 1999)