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Recovery is a state of mind, as well as a physical state of being.  That’s because an emergency always leaves a trail of experiences that never completely is gone.

The response to any emergency will be determined by your preparedness, the time frame you have for reaction, and your physical and emotional state.

Emergency preparedness demands that one consider mitigation of risk – it’s not prevention but the identification of means to reduce the occurrence or impact of the results of an emergency.

So what should you actually do to plan for emergencies?

One aspect of Scouting was always planning what to do in case of an emergency.  The BSA motto, Be Prepared, is the epitome of this philosophy.