Actions taken after an incident has occurred are called?

• A. Pre-event phase
• B. Secondary prevention
• C. Event phase
• D. Post-event phase

Answer: (D)

After an incident, the activities fall into the post-event phase. This phase covers everything that happens once the immediate danger is over: documenting what occurred, evaluating response and outcomes, repairing and restoring damaged areas and equipment, supporting anyone affected, and putting lessons learned into plans to prevent or lessen future incidents. It marks the move from active response to recovery and improvement. The pre-event phase refers to things done before an incident to prevent it, the event phase is the actual incident response as it unfolds, and secondary prevention isn’t the standard label for this lifecycle stage.