Enhancing community preparedness and resiliency

摘要

When people hear the term "community" along with "preparedness and resiliency," the first thing that comes to most people's minds is probably local emergency services, such as fire and police protection. Most people probably don't think of drinking water or wastewater services when they think about preparedness and resiliency. Water services are very reliable, and most people don't even consider the possibility of their failure when preparing for or recovering from an emergency, much less delve into the specifics of how they would be affected if these services failed.