; (2) preparedness, by planning, training, conducting exercises, and building the emergency management profession to prepare effectively for mitigating, responding to, and recovering from any hazard; (3) response, by conducting emergency operations to save lives and property through positioning emergency equipment, personnel, and supplies, through evacuating potential victims, through providing food, water, shelter, and medical care to those in need, and through restoring critical public services; and (4) recovery, by rebuilding communities so individuals, businesses, and governments can function on their own, return to normal life, and protect against future hazards. (d) Response duties In carrying out subsection (c)(3), the Director, at a minimum, shall— (1) help to ensure the effectiveness of emergency response providers in responding to a hazard; (2) coordinate and provide the Federal Government’s response to hazards; (3) build a comprehensive national incident management system with Federal, State, and local government personnel, agencies, and authorities to respond to hazards; (4) consolidate existing Federal Government emergency response plans into a single, coordinated plan to be known as the National Response Plan; (5) administer and ensure the implementation of the National Response Plan, including coordinating and ensuring the readiness of each emergency support function under the National Response Plan; and (6) help ensure the acquisition of operable and interoperable communications capabilities by Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and emergency response providers. (e) Continuity of Government The Director shall prepare and implement the plans and programs of the Federal Government for— (1) continuity of operations; (2) continuity of Government; and (3) continuity of plans. (f) Other duties The Director shall— (1) coordinate the National Advisory Council; (2) maintain and operate within the Agency the National Response Coordination Center (or its successor)