Facilitating of Tactical operations (Rapid response).Regardless of the type of crisis, Complying with the following guidelines increases the chance that an emergency response plan will be more effective and effcient:

• Manage resistance to the planning process
• Adopt an all-hazards approach (consider all potential disasters)
• Promote multi-organization response
• Rely on accurate assumptions
• Identify appropriate actions while encouraging improvisation
• Link emergency response to disaster recovery and hazard mitigation
• Train and evaluate