I participated in the evacuation drill because I saw it has an opportunity to practice. It pointed out gaps in my own plan with my family, and in my neighborhood. I commend Sophie for pulling it together. I would love to see a regular monthly evacuation drill at the very least in my neighborhood so that we can all practice. If given notice, I plan to get out early as I did last summer when we evacuated, even though we did not have a specific order to do so. But if the fire starts in my neighborhood or jumps to it, we have to be ready. We have to have practiced. I don't I think these drills are so much for Town governance, as they are for us as individuals and small groups of neighbors to practice before the actual emergency. That's why we practice in sports, that's why we practice in the arts; it's a proven strategy. Confused/saddened/sahking-my-head re push-back.

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