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AZ Vigilant Guard Update- Be Prepared to Stay, Be Prepared to Go.

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:30-07:00October 21st, 2011|Preparedness|

As you’ve probably heard over the past couple weeks, we are preparing for our big exercise on Nov. 4. The exercise scenario will prompt public health departments to make decisions about evacuation and sheltering in place. There are lots of factors that come into play when making these decisions. In some situations it may be [...]

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September is National Preparedness Month

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:06-07:00September 27th, 2010|Uncategorized|

September is national preparedness month, which is dedicated to encourage individual preparation for the full range of hazards including natural disasters, cyber attacks, pandemic disease and acts of terrorism. Hurricane Katrina taught us that we have to be independently prepared and not expect government resources to be able to rapidly respond in the initial stages [...]

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