Hurricane Biz IIIJuly 13 2006 |
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Exercise - Mission
With the mission of bringing the Gadsden 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 have undertaken the coordination of this very unique disaster exercise.
- Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
- Capital Area Citizen Corps
- City of Chattahoochee
- City of Greensboro
- City of Gretna
- City of Midway
- City of Quincy
- Gadsden County
- Board of County Commissioners
- Health Department
- Sheriff's Office
- Sheriff's Office Division of Emergency Management
- Gadsden County Chamber of Commerce
- Talquin Electric Coop
- Town of Havana
- 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 Represented 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
- Grocery Store
- Health Care
- Hotel / Motel
- Manufacturing
- Non-Profit
- Retail
- Professional
- Sales
- Wholesale
Exercise - Method
Businesses throughout Gadsden County were invited to participate in this exercise which was held on July 13 from 9:00AM through 1:00PM in the Conference Room of Tri Eagle Sales Inc located at 545 River Birch Road in Midway.
| Exercise Information | ||
| Date | Thursday July 13 | |
| Time | 9:00AM - 1:00PM | |
| Location | Conference Room Tri Eagel Sales Inc 545 River Birch Road Midway 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 III, so participants are asked to bring a cell phone and important phone numbers.
| Document | Format | |
| Fact Sheet | ||
| Overview | Power Point Presentation | |
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 | July 10 2006 | 11:00AM |
| Advisory Number Two | July 10 2006 | 5:00PM |
| Advisory Number Three | July 10 2006 | 11:00PM | Advisory Number Four | July 11 2006 | 5:00AM | Advisory Number Five | July 11 2006 | 11:00AM | Advisory Number Six | July 11 2006 | 5:00PM | Advisory Number Seven | July 11 2006 | 11:00PM | Advisory Number Eight | July 12 2006 | 5:00AM | Advisory Number Nine | July 12 2006 | 11:00AM | Advisory Number Ten | July 12 2006 | 5:00PM | Advisory Number Eleven | July 12 2006 | 11:00PM | Advisory Number Twelve | July 13 2006 | 5:00AM | Advisory Number Thirteen | July 13 2006 | 11:00AM | Advisory Number Fourteen | July 13 2006 | 5:00PM | Advisory Number Fifteen | July 13 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 will be given away.Exercise - Business Hazard Identification / Vulnerability Assessment
Organizations who participate in the Hurricane Biz III - 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 participated in the Hurricane Biz III - A Business Tabletop Exercise:
| Business Name | Type Of Business | Size |
| Capital City Bank Group | Banking | Large |
| Florida Housing Finance Corp | Housing | Large |
| Tri-Eagle Sales Inc | Wholesale | Large |
Exercise - Photo Expose
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