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Pets? Include Them in your Plans!
PLANNING AHEAD PLAN Plan your pet’s evacuation prior to the disaster to include asking others familiar with your pets to assist in the event you’re not able to. Let your vet know if someone else is authorized to make decisions regarding your pet’s care (i.e. surgery). Make sure your pet has current ID and vaccination…
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Small to Medium Business: Planning for Emergency and Disaster
When you are a small business owner, you eat, drink and sleep your business. Who has time to plan for something that may never happen? ( I am thinking every business ever hit by a tornado didn’t think it would happen to them) The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, as well as FEMA,…
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Can My Business Survive?
According to Wikipedia; A business continuity plan is a roadmap for continuing operations under adverse conditions (i.e. interruption from natural or man-made hazards). BCP is an ongoing state or methodology governing how business is conducted. In the US, governmental entities refer to the process as continuity of operations planning (COOP). BCP is working out how to continue operations under…
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Disaster Plan
How about developing a disaster plan? How would you find your family if you are separated? How do you communicate in an emergency? Decide where your household will reunite after a disaster, Choose 2 places to meet: one right outside your home and another outside of your neighborhood, such as the church, out building, neighbors…
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Maintain your kit once it’s built!
It’s important to maintain your kit once you put it together. Here’s the link. There is nothing worse than thinking you’re prepared, only to find out that the water is stale and the nutrition bars are rancid! http://www.ready.gov/maintaining-your-kit