Hurricane Biz IIJuly 6 2006 |
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Exercise - Mission
With the mission of bringing North Florida's 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.
- Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
- Capital Area Citizen Corps
- City of Tallahassee
- Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce
- Leon County
- 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 undertook 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
- Retail
- Professional
- Sales
- Wholesale
Exercise - Method
Businesses throughout North Florida were invited to participate in this exercise which was held on July 6 from 9:00AM through 1:00PM at the Economic & Workforce Development Building at Tallahassee Community College location in Tallahassee.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 II, 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 |
| Storm Track Advisory Number One Wind Swath Advisory Number One |
July 3 2006 | 11:00AM |
| Storm Track Advisory Number Two Wind Swath Advisory Number Two |
July 3 2006 | 5:00PM |
| Storm Track Advisory Number Three Wind Swath Advisory Number Three |
July 3 2006 | 11:00PM | Storm Track Advisory Number Four Wind Swath Advisory Number Four |
July 4 2006 | 5:00AM | Storm Track Advisory Number Five Wind Swath Advisory Number Five |
July 4 2006 | 11:00AM | Storm Track Advisory Number Six Wind Swath Advisory Number Six |
July 4 2006 | 5:00PM | Storm Track Advisory Number Seven Wind Swath Advisory Number Seven |
July 4 2006 | 11:00PM | Storm Track Advisory Number Eight Wind Swath Advisory Number Eight |
July 5 2006 | 5:00AM | Storm Track Advisory Number Nine Wind Swath Advisory Number Nine |
July 5 2006 | 11:00AM | Storm Track Advisory Number Ten Wind Swath Advisory Number Ten |
July 5 2006 | 5:00PM | Storm Track Advisory Number Eleven Wind Swath Advisory Number Eleven |
July 5 2006 | 11:00PM | Storm Track Advisory Number Twelve Wind Swath Advisory Number Twelve |
July 6 2006 | 5:00AM | Storm Track Advisory Number Thirteen Wind Swath Advisory Number Thirteen |
July 6 2006 | 11:00AM | Storm Track Advisory Number Fourteen Wind Swath Advisory Number Fourteen |
July 6 2006 | 5:00PM | Storm Track Advisory Number Fifteen Wind Swath Advisory Number Fifteen |
July 6 2006 | 11:00PM |
Exercise - Maps
Each of the businesses participating in the Hurricane Biz II - A Tabletop Business Exercise was provided a map of the extent of damage surrounding their business headquarters building.
| Business | Format |
| Akin And Associates Architects Inc | |
| Awards 4U Inc | |
| Bryant, Miller & Olive PA | |
| Capital City Bank Group (Site # 1) | |
| Capital City Bank Group (Site # 2) | |
| Envision Credit Union | |
| Florida Economic Development Council | |
| Florida Housing Finance Corp | |
| Florida United Business Association | |
| Greater Tallahassee Chamber Of Commerce | |
| North Florida Womens Care | |
| Florida Economic Development Council | |
| Premier Bank (Site # 1) | |
| Premier Bank (Site # 2) | |
| Tallahassee Diagnostic |
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 participated in the Hurricane Biz II - A Business Tabletop Exercise were required 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 II - A Business Tabletop Exercise:
| Business Name | Type Of Business | Size |
| Akin & Associates Architects Inc | Architectural | Small |
| Awards 4U Inc | Awards / Promotional Products | Mid-Size |
| Bond Community Health Center Inc | Health Care | Large |
| Bryant, Miller & Olive PA | Law Firm | Large |
| Capital City Bank Group | Financial | Large |
| Coldwell Banker Hartung & Noblin Inc | Real Estate | Large |
| College Center For Library Automation | Government | Large |
| Elder Care Services Inc | Senior Services | Large |
| Envision Credit Union | Financial | Large |
| Faith Presbyterian Church | Church | Mid-Size |
| Florida A & M University | Education | Large |
| Florida Commerce Credit Union | Financial | Large |
| Florida Department Of Revenue | Government | Large |
| Florida Economic Development Council Inc | Association | Small |
| Florida Housing Finance Corp | Housing | Large |
| Florida Institute Of CPAs | Association | Large |
| Florida United Business Association Inc | Association | Mid-Size |
| Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Inc | Association | Small |
| Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Inc Economic Development Council |
Association | Small |
| Hospitality America | Hotel | Large |
| JKR Consulting LLC | Event Management | Small |
| North Florida Women's Care Inc | Medical | Mid-Size |
| Premier Bank | Banking | Large |
| Printing House Inc | Printing | Large |
| Refuge House | Social Services | Large |
| T-Formation of Tallahassee Inc | Screen Printer / Embroidery | Large |
| Tallahassee Diagnostic Imaging Inc | Medical | Large |
| Tallahassee Memorial Hospital | Health Care | Large |
| United Solutions Co Inc | Data Processing | Large |
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