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munity can better understand its risk exposure and design an emergency plan to help mitigate the risk or avoid it in entirety. Once a community has identified its most plausible risks, the commu- nity must look at its infrastructure and determine what it can address ahead of various emergencies, what it can do during an emergency and what protocols it will follow after an event occurs. A community should also work with municipal and county Emergency Management personnel to further identify risks associated with the region. It is important to under- stand how local government plans for emergencies and how the community fits in to that overall plan. When creating plans to reduce risk and manage emergencies, it is important to keep in mind that edu- cation and communication are often two tasks that are vital and also the most susceptible to failure. In order for any plan to be successful, it must follow the “K.I.S.S” principle – Keep it Simple Stupid. People faced with an emergency such as a forest fire or hurricane will be anxious and will not have the capacity to follow a 30-page preparedness guide. Creating an easy-to-follow plan, training residents on the procedures and implementing the plan during an actual emergency are critical components to reducing risk and successfully navigating an emergency. Taking practical mea- sures ahead of an event, like having hurricane shutters installed, is one

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