Draft Section I: Introduction Draft State Disaster Management Plan INTRODUCTION A disaster is a, event, located in time and space, that produces the conditions

Draft Section I: Introduction Draft State Disaster Management Plan INTRODUCTION A disaster is a, event, located in time and space, that produces the conditions whereby the continuity of the structure and processes of social units become problematic.” (Russell R. Dynes, 1980. Participation in Social and Political Activities, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass Publishers. ) 1.1 Background Disasters threaten (Extractive summary — verify with official source.)