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... This need has led to new efforts in planning and training; developing procedures; evaluating facility designs with security criteria; using the power of technology; and enhancing cooperation and coordination with state, regional, and local agencies to mitigate the effects of human-made and natural disasters. In the assessment of the state of preparedness in the transportation environment, the practice of conducting and evaluating emergency exercises offers a potential tool second only to the experience of responding to an actual emergency.
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