Hurricane Biz
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Exercise - Mission
With the mission of bringing the local 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 are undertaking the coordination of this very unique disaster exercise.
- Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
- Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners
- Gadsden County Sheriff Office Division of Emergency Management Department
- Gadsden County Chamber of Commerce
This four hour tabletop exercise will provide business leaders and company employees an opportunity to learn the importance of working together when disaster strikes. Participants will work 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 - Recommended Participants
- Small Companies (1 to 10 employees)
- Mid-Size Companies (11 to 25 employees)
- Large Companies (26 employees and up)
- Church
- Food Service
- Government
- Grocery Store
- Health Care
- Hotel / Motel
- Insurance
- Manufacturing
- Non Profit Organization
- Retail
- Professional
- Sales
- Wholesale
Exercise - Method
Businesses throughout the county are invited to participate in this exercise.
| Exercise Information | ||
| Date | Wednesday July 18 | |
| Time | 1:00PM - 4:00PM | |
| Location | Gadsden County Sheriff's Office 339 E Jefferson St Quincy Florida |
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Businesses participating in the exercise are asked to recruit a minimum of two employees to represent their entire organization.
During the exercise participants will be 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, so participants are required to bring a cell phone and important phone numbers.
| Document | Format | |
| Fact Sheet | ||
| Overview | Power Point | |
| Promotional Flyer | ||
Exercise - Advisories
| National Hurricane Center | Day | Time |
| Storm Track Advisory Number One | Monday | 11:00AM |
| Storm Track Advisory Number Two | Monday | 5:00PM |
| Storm Track Advisory Number Three | Monday | 11:00PM | Storm Track Advisory Number Four | Tuesday | 5:00AM | Storm Track Advisory Number Five | Tuesday | 11:00AM | Storm Track Advisory Number Six | Tuesday | 5:00PM | Storm Track Advisory Number Seven | Tuesday | 11:00PM | Storm Track Advisory Number Eight | Wednesday | 5:00AM | Storm Track Advisory Number Nine | Wednesday | 11:00AM | Storm Track Advisory Number Ten | Wednesday | 5:00PM | Storm Track Advisory Number Eleven | Wednesday | 11:00PM | Storm Track Advisory Number Twelve | Thursday | 5:00AM | Storm Track Advisory Number Thirteen | Thursday | 11:00AM | Storm Track Advisory Number Fourteen | Thursday | 5:00PM | Storm Track Advisory Number Fifteen | Thursday | 11:00PM |
Exercise - Business Hazard Identification / Vulnerability Assessment
Organizations who participate in the Hurricane Biz exercise are 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 Exercise:
| Business Name | Type Of Business | Size |
| First Baptist Church Of Bristol | Church | Small |
| Gadsden Correctional Facility | Prison | Large |
| Gadsden County - Emergency Medical Services | Government | Large |
| Gadsden County - Extension Office | Government | Small |
| Quincy Farms | Agriculture | Large |
Exercise - Registration
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