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Hurricane Biz V - A Business Tabletop Exericse

Hurricane Biz V

August 31 2006

 Hurricane Biz V - A Business Tabletop Exercise

Exercise - Mission

With the mission of bringing the Southwest Georgia 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.

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 Should 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
  • Grocery Store
  • Health Care
  • Hotel / Motel
  • Manufacturing
  • Non-Profit
  • Retail
  • Professional
  • Sales
  • Wholesale

Exercise - Method

Businesses throughout Southwest Georgia were invited to participate in this exercise which was held on August 31 from 9:00AM through 1:00PM in the YMCA in Thomasville.

 Exercise Information 
 Date   Thursday August 31 
 Time   9:00AM - 1:00PM 
 Location   YMCA 
 103 South Dawson Street 
 Thomsaville Georgia 

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 V, so participants were required to bring a cell phone and important phone numbers.

 Document   Format 
 Fact Sheet   PDF 
 Overview   PDF   Power Point Presentation 
 Promotional Flyer   PDF 

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   PDF 
 Church   PDF 
 Financial Institution   PDF 
 Government Agency   PDF 
 Health Care Facility   PDF 
 Hotel / Motel   PDF 
 Insurance   PDF 
 Non-Profit Organization   PDF 
 Manufacturing   PDF 
 Professional   PDF 
 Retail   PDF 
 Sales   PDF 
 Veterinary Clinic   PDF 
 Wholesale   PDF 
 Mid-Size Business - Master Sequence Of Events List 
 Auto Dealership   PDF 
 Church   PDF 
 Financial Institution   PDF 
 Government Agency   PDF 
 Health Care Facility   PDF 
 Hotel / Motel   PDF 
 Insurance   PDF 
 Non-Profit Organization   PDF 
 Manufacturing   PDF 
 Professional   PDF 
 Retail   PDF 
 Sales   PDF 
 Veterinary Clinic   PDF 
 Wholesale   PDF 
 Large Business - Master Sequence Of Events List 
 Auto Dealership   PDF 
 Church   PDF 
 Financial Institution   PDF 
 Government Agency   PDF 
 Health Care Facility   PDF 
 Hotel / Motel   PDF 
 Insurance   PDF 
 Non-Profit Organization   PDF 
 Manufacturing   PDF 
 Professional   PDF 
 Retail   PDF 
 Sales   PDF 
 Veterinary Clinic   PDF 
 Wholesale   PDF 

Exercise - Advisories

 National Hurricane Center   Date   Time 
 Advisory Number One  March 20 2006   11:00AM 
 Advisory Number Two  March 20 2006   5:00PM 
 Advisory Number Three  March 20 2006   11:00PM 
 Advisory Number Four  March 21 2006   5:00AM 
 Advisory Number Five  March 21 2006   11:00AM 
 Advisory Number Six  March 21 2006   5:00PM 
 Advisory Number Seven  March 21 2006   11:00PM 
 Advisory Number Eight  March 22 2006   5:00AM 
 Advisory Number Nine  March 22 2006   11:00AM 
 Advisory Number Ten  March 22 2006   5:00PM 
 Advisory Number Eleven  March 22 2006   11:00PM 
 Advisory Number Twelve  March 23 2006   5:00AM 
 Advisory Number Thirteen  March 23 2006   11:00AM 
 Advisory Number Fourteen  March 23 2006   5:00PM 
 Advisory Number Fifteen  March 23 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 be 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 V - 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 registered to participate in the Hurricane Biz V - A Business Tabletop Exercise:

 Business Name   Type Of Business   Size 
 American Signature Inc  Wholesale   Small 
 Centek Industries Inc  Manufacturing   Large 
 Commercial Bank  Finance   Large 
 Disaster Evacuation Services Inc  Disaster Planning   Small 
 Fall of Babylon Productions Inc  Retail   Small 
 Human Factors Consulting Inc  Professional   Small 
 J Smith Lanier & Company  Insurance   Small 
 Secure Records solutions Inc  Storage   Small 
 Thomas County DFCS  Government   Large 
 Thomas County Federal Savings & Loan  Financial   Large 
 Thomas University  Education   Large 
 WalMart  Retail   Large 

Exercise - Photo Expose

Hurricane Biz V - A business Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Biz V - A business Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Biz V - A business Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Biz V - A business Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Biz V - A business Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Biz V - A business Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Biz V - A business Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Biz V - A business Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Biz V - A business Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Biz V - A business Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Biz V - A business Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Biz V - A business Tabletop Exercise

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