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<br />-- -- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Organizational Characteristic 4 <br />Emergency Management Procedures are <br />as Close to Routine Operational <br />Procedures as Possible <br /> <br />Caution! <br />The Emergency Manage- <br />ment Plan requires that <br />personnel switch to special <br />operating procedures <br />during a disaster (under <br />stress, people tend to <br />revert to first learned <br />behavior), <br /> <br />Description of Characteristic <br /> <br />The organization structure should provide for the integration of emergency <br />preparedness functions into the day-to-day operations of the community, Emergency <br />planning should be a part of routine activities and not something that is "taken off the <br />she if' when a disaster occurs, Furthermore, personnel in the organization should be <br />generally acquainted with others with whom they will be working during a disaster. <br /> <br />Characteristics of EjJi:!ctive Emergency Management Organization Structures <br /> <br />30 <br />