# Responding to CloudWatch events from Amazon EMR
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This section describes various ways that you can respond to actionable events that Amazon EMR emits as [CloudWatch event messages](emr-manage-cloudwatch-events.md). Ways you can respond to events include creating rules, setting alarms, and other responses. The sections that follow include links to procedures and recommneded responses to common evens.

**Topics**
+ [Creating rules for Amazon EMR events with CloudWatch](emr-events-cloudwatch-console.md)
+ [Setting alarms on CloudWatch metrics from Amazon EMR](UsingEMR_ViewingMetrics_Alarm.md)
+ [Responding to Amazon EMR cluster insufficient instance capacity events](emr-events-response-insuff-capacity.md)
+ [Responding to Amazon EMR cluster instance fleet resize timeout events](emr-events-response-timeout-events.md)