Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs - The NFPA Standards Council established the Disaster Management Committee in January 1991. The committee was given the responsibility for developing documents relating to preparedness for, response to, and recovery from disasters resulting from natural, human, or technological events.

The 2007 edition expands the conceptual framework for disaster/emergency management and business continuity programs. Previous editions of the standard focused on the four aspects of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. This edition identifies prevention as a distinct aspect of the program, in addition to the other four. Doing so brings the standard into alignment with related disciplines and practices of risk management, security, and loss prevention.