If you have visited a beach community, you probably have seen houses built atop pillars as you move closer to the shore. These pillars are one of the most easily observed forms of disaster mitigation, designed to support the home by allowing the ocean to simply pass underneath during major storms.
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Communities, too, are built on pillars. Not just the police, fire and other emergency services, but also those who provide the services and products that people need: the local bank, the grocery store and the insurance agent.
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