PLANNING AND RESPONSE

Preparing for the Unexpected: Defining a Corporate Crisis Before It Defines You

When it comes to the topic of crisis management, there is a rhetorical saying made popular by JFK and used by a host of others that claim that the Chinese language defines a crisis with two brush strokes. One brush stroke was said to represent Danger and the other Opportunity. When you actually think about it, the combination of two such diverse words would appear to be quite appropriate.

Getting Started - General Preparedness and Response

This page provides employers, responders and recovery workers with emergency preparedness and response guidance and resources that apply to a variety of potential hazards. This page includes information for two audiences: (1) general business employers who need information on preparing for emergencies, and (2) emergency response and recovery workers.

Evacuating Yourself and Your Family

Evacuations are more common than many people realize. Fires and floods cause evacuations most frequently across the U.S. and almost every year, people along coastlines evacuate as hurricanes approach. In addition, hundreds of times a year, transportation and industrial accidents release harmful substances, forcing many people to leave their homes.

Mass Evacuation

When disaster strikes (whether natural or man-made) emergency responders including police, fire, and ambulance are significant components of service in addition to any number of additional support personnel, including but not limited to, transportation officials who also must be readily available to facilitate the evacuation and effective routing of people out-and-away from an impact zone.

How to Manage Your Fire Safety and Emergency Plans

Having emergency plans for your business is not an option - they are a necessity. Simply having a fire safety or emergency action plan isn't enough either. A big red binder full of procedures is only the beginning. You need to manage your plans, keep them up-to-date and train your emergency personnel so they know what to do should an emergency occur. It may sound like a daunting task to mainta

Supplemental Evacuation For a High Rise Building

This article explores the difficulties in evacuating occupants from high rise fires. This subject has received careful attention, with many international conferences to determine optimum systems and codes that help developers and stake holders to comply with their responsibility towards the tenants occupying high rise buildings. When balancing Economy with Responsibility, greater weight must be gi

Building Exit Strategy.

Emergencies in high-rise buildings can arise from numerous factors including man-made, weather-related, building system failure, and terrorist acts. In these emergencies, the presence of sprinklers will not control the emergency. These emergencies might require a total or partial building evacuation. But when a tall building has over fifties occupied floors; many questions and concerns have been r

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 is a United States federal law passed by the 99th United States Congress located at Title 42, Chapter 116 of the U.S. Code, concerned with emergency response preparedness.