CAI and NBC-CAM, along with many other organizations, have partnered with the Department of Homeland Security to promote National Preparedness Month. As we have all learned too well over the past several years, no part of the country is immune from unexpected disaster - whether natural or man-made. As we recall the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the fifth anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, it is clear that every community and every family needs to think about and plan for the unexpected.
It can be a simple as a family emergency contact plan to locate loved ones in time of crisis, to as detailed as a community-wide disaster response plan integrated with city and county resources, but it is imperative that we all plan and prepare for the worst-case.
As the number and size of community associations across the country continues to grow, it is important that preparedness become a required component of an effectively managed community. If you haven't already done so, now is the time to have a conversation with your community, your board, and your manager about how well prepared your community is and to ask what you can do to be part of the solution.
