Hurricane Biz VISeptember 14 2006 |
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Exercise - Mission
With the mission of bringing the Dixie & Taylor 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.
- Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
- Capital Area Citizen Corps
- Dixie County
- Division of Emergency Management
- Health Department
- Sheriff's Office
- North Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Force
- Taylor County
- Division of Emergency Management
- Health Department
- Sheriff's Office
- Perry / Taylor County Chamber of Commerce
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
- Non-Profit
- Retail
- Professional
- Sales
- Wholesale
Exercise - Method
Businesses throughout Dixie & Taylor Counties were invited to participate in this exercise which was held on September 14 from 9:00AM through 1:00PM at the Taylor Technical Institute in Perry.
| Exercise Information | ||
| Date | Thursday September 14 | |
| Time | 9:00AM - 1:00PM | |
| Location | Taylor Technical Institute Administrative Building 3233 US Highway 19 South Perry 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 would be taken as the workplace plans and prepares for, responds to and recovers from Hurricane Biz VI, 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 | September 11 2006 | 11:00AM |
| Advisory Number Two | September 11 2006 | 5:00PM |
| Advisory Number Three | September 11 2006 | 11:00PM | Advisory Number Four | September 12 2006 | 5:00AM | Advisory Number Five | September 12 2006 | 11:00AM | Advisory Number Six | September 12 2006 | 5:00PM | Advisory Number Seven | September 12 2006 | 11:00PM | Advisory Number Eight | September 13 2006 | 5:00AM | Advisory Number Nine | September 13 2006 | 11:00AM | Advisory Number Ten | September 13 2006 | 5:00PM | Advisory Number Eleven | September 13 2006 | 11:00PM | Advisory Number Twelve | September 14 2006 | 5:00AM | Advisory Number Thirteen | September 14 2006 | 11:00AM | Advisory Number Fourteen | September 14 2006 | 5:00PM | Advisory Number Fifteen | September 14 2006 | 11:00PM |
Exercise - Benefits
In addition to the lessons employees will learn 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 VI - A Business Tabletop Exercise were 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 VI - A Business Tabletop Exercise:
| Business Name | Type Of Business | Size |
| Big Bend Hospice Inc | Health Care | Large |
| Perry Connections Inc | Retail | Small |
| Taylor Employment Connections Inc | Professional | Small |
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