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When the Emergency Happens, All the Rules Go Out the Window.

Wrong! Emergency preparedness exists so the right decisions become easier to make under pressure.

Every weakness identified during training is one less weakness waiting to be discovered during a real emergency.

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Training is an event. Readiness is a capability.

That disconnect doesn't become apparent during an audit or while reviewing procedures in a conference room. It becomes painfully apparent during the first few minutes of an emergency, when the Incident Commander is expected to make decisions under pressur

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