Hurricane Biz VIIOctober 12 2006 |
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Exercise - Mission
With the mission of bringing the Franklin County business community together to work through how employees should collectively help the workplace plan and prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate the effects of a HURRICANE, the following organizations undertook the coordination of this very unique disaster exercise.
- Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce
- Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
- Capital Area Citizen Corps
- Franklin County
- Division of Emergency Management
- Health Department
- Sheriff's Office
- North Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Force
This four hour tabletop exercise provided business leaders and company employees an opportunity to learn the importance of working together when disaster strikes. Participants worked within their workplace group as they undertake coordination of activities such as business planning and preparedness, threat assessment, needs assessment and continuity of operations.
Exercise - Participants Represent The Following Types Of Businesses
- Small Companies (1 to 10 employees)
- Mid-Size Companies (11 to 25 employees)
- Large Companies (26 employees and up)
- Food Service
- Government
- Grocery Store
- Health Care
- Hotel / Motel
- Manufacturing
- Non-Profit
- Retail
- Professional
- Sales
- Wholesale
Exercise - Method
Businesses throughout Franklin County were invited to participate in this exercise which was held on Thursday October 12 from 9:00AM through 1:00PM at the Franklin County Emergency Operations Center in Apalachicola.
| Exercise Information | ||
| Date | Thursday October 12 2006 | |
| Time | 9:00AM - 1:00PM | |
| Location | Franklin County Emergency Operations Center
28 Airport Drive Apalachicola Florida |
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Businesses participating in the exercise were asked to recruit a minimum of two employees to represent their entire organization.
During the exercise participants were required to call various fellow employees and vendors to discuss action items that should be taken as the workplace plans and prepares for, responds to and recovers from Hurricane Biz VII, so participants were required to bring a cell phone and important phone numbers.
| Document | Format | |
| Fact Sheet | ||
| Overview | Power Point Presentation | |
| Promotional Flyer | ||
Exercise - Situation Manual
Situation Manuals were written for numerous sizes and types of businesses. Each of the various Situation Manuals contained three (3) exercise segments:- Planning / Preparedness Simulation
- During The Storm Simulation
- Response / Recovery Simulation
| Document | Format | |
| Small Business - Master Sequence Of Events List | ||
| Auto Dealership | ||
| Church | ||
| Financial Institution | ||
| Government Agency | ||
| Health Care Facility | ||
| Hotel / Motel | ||
| Insurance | ||
| Non-Profit Organization | ||
| Manufacturing | ||
| Professional | ||
| Retail | ||
| Sales | ||
| Veterinary Clinic | ||
| Wholesale | ||
| Mid-Size Business - Master Sequence Of Events List | ||
| Auto Dealership | ||
| Church | ||
| Financial Institution | ||
| Government Agency | ||
| Health Care Facility | ||
| Hotel / Motel | ||
| Insurance | ||
| Non-Profit Organization | ||
| Manufacturing | ||
| Professional | ||
| Retail | ||
| Sales | ||
| Veterinary Clinic | ||
| Wholesale | ||
| Large Business - Master Sequence Of Events List | ||
| Auto Dealership | ||
| Church | ||
| Financial Institution | ||
| Government Agency | ||
| Health Care Facility | ||
| Hotel / Motel | ||
| Insurance | ||
| Non-Profit Organization | ||
| Manufacturing | ||
| Professional | ||
| Retail | ||
| Sales | ||
| Veterinary Clinic | ||
| Wholesale | ||
Exercise - Advisories
| National Hurricane Center | Date | Time |
| Advisory Number One | October 9 2006 | 11:00AM |
| Advisory Number Two | October 9 2006 | 5:00PM |
| Advisory Number Three | October 9 2006 | 11:00PM |
| Advisory Number Four | October 10 2006 | 5:00AM |
| Advisory Number Five | October 10 2006 | 11:00AM |
| Advisory Number Six | October 10 2006 | 5:00PM |
| Advisory Number Seven | October 10 2006 | 11:00PM |
| Advisory Number Eight | October 11 2006 | 5:00AM | Advisory Number Nine | October 11 2006 | 11:00AM |
| Advisory Number Ten | October 11 2006 | 5:00PM |
| Advisory Number Eleven | October 11 2006 | 11:00PM |
| Advisory Number Twelve | October 12 2006 | 5:00AM |
| Advisory Number Thirteen | October 12 2006 | 11:00AM |
| Advisory Number Fourteen | October 12 2006 | 5:00PM |
| Advisory Number Fifteen | October 12 2006 | 11:00PM |
Exercise - Benefits
In addition to the lessons employees learned by taking part in this unique exercise, each participating organization received a free BUSINESS DISASTER RESPONSE KIT. Lunch was also provided as part of this important learning opportunity and useful door prizes such as NOAA Weather Radios were given away.Exercise - Business Hazard Identification / Vulnerability Assessment
Organizations who participate in the Hurricane Biz VII - A Business Tabletop Exercise are asked to complete a Business Hazard Identification / Vulnerability Assessment (HIVA) prior to the exercise.Copies of completed Business Hazard Identification / Vulnerability Assessments can be found at:
| Document | Format | |
| Business Hazard Identification / Vulnerability Assessment | HTML | |
Exercise - Preparing And Preparedness Resources
Vital on-line information on how to prepare individuals, families, neighborhoods and the workplace for a hurricane can be found at:
| Document | Format | |
| Disaster Education, Preparedness, Planning and Mitigation Library | HTML | |
| Hurricane Survival Guide For The Capital Area | HTML | |
Exercise - Participating Businesses
The following list of businesses have registered to participate in the Hurricane Biz VII - A Business Tabletop Exercise:
| Business Name | Type Of Business | Size | Apalachicola Bay Chamber Of Commerce | Professional | Small |
| City Of Carrabelle | Government | Mid-Size |
| Collins Vacation Rentals Inc | Sales | Large |
| Franklin County Clerk Of The Court | Government | Large |
| Franklin County School District | Government | Large |
| Moorings Marina Inc | Sales | Mid Size |
| Orman Building Inc | Professional | Small |
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