Emergency Planning: Are you flying by the seat of your pants?

[...]if I were to be totally honest, I'd have to admit I was likely a little cocky (or at least overconfident) in my ability to handle any situation that might have arisen. [...]my recollections are firmly rooted within my own first-person perspective, with little recall or awareness as to how the owners and management staff of the lodges were prepared to deal with the rapid evolution of any emergency. [...]in crafting emergency response plans for remote fishing lodges, scenarios such as aircraft accidents, bear attacks, and remote medical emergencies immediately come to the fore, whereas a chemical plant located within a municipality would likely prioritize incidents such as facility fires, hazardous materials spills, et cetera. Following the space for a brief event synopsis, the IAP template will then walk team members through the process of considering specific factors that will affect ongoing response efforts, to include weather forecasts, requested resources, and logistical challenges. The template will then serve to clarify overall incident objectives for the specified plan period (note: a significant or longduration event will likely be managed through a series of sequentially prepared IAP's, each directing efforts for periods of 24 hours, 48 hours, et cetera),