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Where Is Your Sense of Urgency?

We may not have all the time in the world to get better prepared.

See my latest Disaster Zone column at Emergency Management magazine: Earthquake Country Needs a Sense of Urgency.

California is overdue and the peace on the Ring of Fire will not last forever. What can you do today that will make a difference tomorrow?

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.