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      Joseph Pred

      Founder, Mutual Aid Risk & Safety

      stay safe & healthy

      As an Emergency and Risk Manager with over twenty years experience, you could say I’m a disaster geek. That’s because for me each phase of the disaster planning cycle is very important, be it preparing, mitigating, responding, or recovery. While everyone can connect with the exciting aspects of responding to an emergency of the sirens blaring, running bravely into the danger zone variety, few realize that what makes such heroics possible starts with the parts that might actually seem as quite boring. Planning, checklists, training and logistics are all invisible when large incidents happen and you see people coming to the rescue, but that’s honestly what gets you to the finish line. Without this essential planning, your chances of making it even past the starting line are slim. While nothing can truly stop the devastation of a pandemic, what you do in advance can make the inevitable recovery period much easier for you and your family. After all, this is going to be stressful enough as it is without also having to buy supplies, figure out