as in readiness
the state of being ready to act when the need arises
The city is often threatened by hurricanes and has spent top dollar on emergency preparedness.
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The agency also manages the National Flood Insurance Program, offers disaster preparedness training and helps states develop response plans to improve their overall responses systems.
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Ming Xie, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
However, the chaotic evacuation of the UC San Diego campus, Torrey Pines Elementary School and La Jolla Montessori School highlights significant gaps in our emergency preparedness and could have led to a catastrophe had the fire spread further.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
This bill mandates that all public and private schools in Ohio have an AED and an emergency preparedness plan and require staff and coaches to learn CPR and AED use.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
But having a job in the White House and a title like director of pandemic preparedness does not guarantee that Parker will be able to win over the crew of pandemic-response skeptics he will be tasked with coordinating.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
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Ming Xie, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
However, the chaotic evacuation of the UC San Diego campus, Torrey Pines Elementary School and La Jolla Montessori School highlights significant gaps in our emergency preparedness and could have led to a catastrophe had the fire spread further.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
This bill mandates that all public and private schools in Ohio have an AED and an emergency preparedness plan and require staff and coaches to learn CPR and AED use.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
But having a job in the White House and a title like director of pandemic preparedness does not guarantee that Parker will be able to win over the crew of pandemic-response skeptics he will be tasked with coordinating.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Preparedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparedness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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