{"id":24585,"date":"2022-09-27T11:40:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?p=24585"},"modified":"2022-09-27T11:40:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:40:51","slug":"national-preparedness-month-test-your-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/2022\/09\/27\/national-preparedness-month-test-your-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"National Preparedness Month: Test Your Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24364 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/Week-4-NPM-2.0-300x123.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/Week-4-NPM-2.0-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/Week-4-NPM-2.0-1024x420.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/Week-4-NPM-2.0-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/Week-4-NPM-2.0.png 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now that you have your all-hazards plan in place, it is important to get everyone involved in testing your plan.\u00a0 Everyone from the most senior to the probationary member should participate in plan testing.\u00a0 Everyone is at risk during an emergency or disaster! 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