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The campaign offers free resources for households and organizations to discuss and practice plans and safety measures to improve resilience for specific disasters.  \nPlanning and preparing can make a big difference in being safe and keeping your doors open after a disaster. The ability to maintain or quickly reestablish business operations or organization processes requires a focus on preparedness, advance planning, and relationships with external partners and community leaders.  \nThis Prepare Your Organization for a Tornado Playbook provides you, as a community leader or employer, with tools and resources to support your preparedness efforts and to help you conduct an America’s PrepareAthon! Day of Action.  \nEveryone has a role to play to prepare for a disaster. 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