The goal of the Providence Emergency Management Agency is to conduct pro-active planning and education to prevent damage to property, life, and resources and to preserve and enhance the quality of life, property, and resources for residents and visitors of Providence by identifying and promoting educational opportunities to introduce residents and visitors to various appropriate hazard mitigation management strategies; and implementing a variety of technical and/or educational mechanisms for effective resource management programs, and to implement priority hazard mitigation programs in order to protect Providence's cultural, historical, structural and natural environment, and to protect the individuals residing in Providence.