A fact from Preparing for Emergencies appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 March 2006. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that Preparing for Emergencies was a British Home Office programme to increase public safety after several major disasters, including the Madrid bombings, SARS outbreak and UK foot and mouth crisis? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2006/March.

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In modern usage, the word "scheme" (as opposed to, perhaps, "plan") has a negative connotation, even though, strictly speaking, it is an appropriate term. Should we substitute a more neutral word in this article? CommanderFalafel 19:21, 3 March 2006 (UTC) reply

I'm tempted to say "programme", but that might confuse people into thinking it was television based. smurrayinch ester^{( User), ( Talk)} 20:16, 3 March 2006 (UTC) reply

Maybe it's a "campaign." CommanderFalafel 12:16, 6 March 2006 (UTC) reply