Comprehensive Emergency Management (CEM) 7
Comprehensive Emergency Management (CEM) 7 : The formal title of the founding principles and doctrine of emergency management, presented in two documents by the National Governors' Association in 1978 and 1979.22 It presents a conceptual framework that encompasses all hazards and all levels of government (including the private, non-profit and volunteer sectors) and group emergency management activities across four phases: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery