Problem of decision-making in planning and elimination of consequences of emergency situations is considered. Sources of increasing of the effectiveness of measures oriented to prevention and elimination of consequences of emergency situations are discussed. Importance of decision-making in the process of the prevention, localization and liquidation of consequences of emergency situations is underlined. Problems of determining rational resources and funds to be allocated for prevention and liquidation of emergency situations are discussed. The main goal of a system for protection from emergency situations is defined as reduction or prevention of damage to human health and life, the objects of the economy and the environment arising as a result of accidents, catastrophes and natural disasters. Strategy of effective decision-making in planning and elimination of consequences of emergency situations is proposed and discussed. A system of partial indicators that characterize the prevented damage from emergency situations is proposed. To find the optimal resource allocation corresponded to the predicted disaster, the method of ideal point is used. Some examples are given and discussed.