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No organization should be allowed near disaster unless they are willing to cooperate with some level of established leadership.

From Irwin Redlener

From a population point of view, it's actually very important that as few people as possible get the flu. People getting the flu is not a private matter. The risk for healthy people is really about your friends and neighbors and fellow travelers.

From Irwin Redlener

There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizens.

From Irwin Redlener

The best way to get a sense of what kinds of emergencies might present themselves in your community is by contacting local chapters of the American Red Cross or offices of emergency management in the region or state. Most large cities will have their own offices of emergency management.

From Irwin Redlener

Every school should have well-rehearsed emergency response protocols covering a variety of possible scenarios, from fire to armed intruders. Schools should have good lines of communications with local emergency response officials and practice those relationships in drills and special exercises.

From Irwin Redlener

Americans do not have a good track record when it comes to preparing for disasters, unless they see a clear possibility of personally being in harms way.

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