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some level of risk remains no never be able to eliminate the
matter how many countermea- threat or all hazards completely.
sures are in place.
Natural events occur on a fre-
You could spend every day at the
quency all their own.
hospital and some people do. Or at
least it seems like it.
Some events occur every year; i.e.,
snowstorms, hurricanes, torna-
And yet, people have been known
does while others occur every thou-
to have a heart attack right there in
sand years, flooding, earthquakes,
the parking lot.
volcanic eruptions.
Now some folks will argue that if
So the question is, “Why is it
enough countermeasures are
that, even after I’ve spent all
put in place then total risk can be
this money and I dealt with ev-
avoided.
ery conceivable azard scenario,
the event still occurred”.
This is simply not true.
That’s like saying, “If I
take enough pills, I’ll
be okay.”
While you may be able
to reduce to a level
that a successful man-
made threat is highly
improbable, you will
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