Community members, driven by a sense of urgency and compassion, become unprepared first responders... These spontaneous acts of community support emerge in every disaster.
The instinct to help is a core part of being human---vital for our species' survival... we are squandering our most valuable disaster-response resource: each other.
Emergency response agencies have long understood this fundamental truth about human behavior in disasters... neighborhoods methodically prepared for earthquakes, with residents trained in fire suppression.
Failing to recognize and foster community response, and by failing to provide adequate plans... we are putting well-meaning citizens at risk.
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