In the context of global climate change and increasingly active geological activities, China urgently needs to achieve rapid and efficient emergency response to natural disasters, and the corresponding upgrading of disaster prevention and control industries is also imperative. This study employs a comprehensive research methodology, encompassing literature review, on-site research, expert consultation, and questionnaire survey. Furthermore, combined with the development objectives of key steps within natural hazard mitigation, the issues and challenges faced by the natural disaster prevention and control industry were analyzed to propose the development paths of technology breakthroughs. On this basis, the following strategies were summarized. A more comprehensive standardization system should be established to seriously verify professional qualifications, control the market dynamics of industries in real-time, and ensure efficient competition in the industrial market. Leveraging advantages of localized development, the development of natural hazard prevention and control industries should be clustered to connect multiple chains. Led by the basic research on natural hazard prevention and reduction, the upgrading of natural hazard industries should be completed through theoretical innovation and technological iteration. Moreover, the industry should highlight the overall, systematic, and synergistic characteristics to enhance international competitiveness within disaster prevention and reduction. This paper aims to provide forward-looking, targeted, and evidence-based scientific references to facilitate the high-quality and expeditious development of the natural disaster prevention and control industry.