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Response and Recovery Procedures
Disaster Prevention &
Emergency Planning
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Response THREE PHASES |
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1. Immediate response to notification that there is a disaster. |
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Gather the team. |
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Alert outside professionals of the disaster |
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Determine if the building should be closed and for
how long |
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2. Assess the scope of damage. |
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Call in outside assistance. |
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Organize recovery steps based upon prioritization
(developed or assigned in planning phase) |
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Set up communications - internal and external |
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3. Begin to deal with items that fall into primary
prioritization / recovery categories. |
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Arrange for temporary office space if building
inaccessible |
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Purchase or Rent computers, office equipment |
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Install at least 3 phone lines (incoming, outgoing &
modem/fax) |
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Contact Media with Positive PR, contact information,
etc. |
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Reassign/reallocate staff as needed |
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Arrange for counseling for emotional issues |
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Recovery |
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Restore primary services - skeleton staff |
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Restore primary functions - skeleton functions with
available staff |
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Return to normal - most staff back to regular duties |
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Evaluate response procedures and revise disaster response plan. |
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