We never know when a pandemic is going to hit so it's part of our bio-emergency planning.

They would like to see people more sheltered at home to lower risk of transmission.

We're so scattered all over the country--have a family plan of how you're going to notify each other and keep in touch.

With 15-35 percent of the population becoming ill, we're not going to be able to be stocking our store shelves like we do now.

If Northwest Iowa hospitals get bogged down with a number of flu cases, maybe central Iowa has more facilities they could offer so we could spread people out to get the treatment they need.

You don't want a bunch of people panicking and terrified that we're not going to be able to do anything for them. We're developing our communications plans right now, and based on what we know, we can have some of that ready.