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According to their website, The Council for Excellence in Government is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that serves as an independent catalyst for constructive change in government and meaningful public engagement.
Sounds like they have a big job to do.
Right now they are promoting on their website a short online test for people to take to find out their R.Q., or Readiness Quotient.
By answering a brief survey, and plugging in your zip code, you can find out how prepared you are for a disaster, and compare your level of readiness to others who have taken the survey in your area.
Here is how they describe it. Follow the link, and take the test.
What's Your Readiness Quotient?
In recent years, the American people have been urged to “get ready” and to prepare for emergencies – from natural disasters to terrorist attacks. But no one has ever given the public a simple, comprehensive and consistent tool to actually measure how prepared they are. No one has ever provided individuals, communities, and the nation as a whole with a practical “gauge” to assess their preparedness, recognize their successes and identify gaps where more work needs to be done.
Until now.
The Readiness Quotient – or RQ – is a first of its kind tool for individuals, families and communities to determine and evaluate their readiness.
See how you stack up against the national average and learn specific steps you can take to better prepare yourself and your family, as well as things you can do to encourage your community, schools and workplace to be better prepared.
Your first important step is to learn your RQ score. This simple test takes less than one minute to complete.
Oh yes, I scored an 8 out of 10. The average in my community, according to this site is a 4.4.
