Hurricane Biz VIIIOctober 26 2006 |
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Exercise - Mission
With the mission of bringing the Wakulla 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
- Wakulla County
- Division of Emergency Management
- Health Department
- Sheriff's Office
- North Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Force
- Wakulla 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 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
- Government
- Grocery Store
- Health Care
- Hotel / Motel
- Manufacturing
- Non-Profit
- Retail
- Professional
- Sales
- Wholesale
Exercise - Method
Businesses throughout Wakulla County were invited to participate in this exercise which was held on Thursday October 26 2006 from 9:00AM through 1:00PM at the Wakulla County Agriculture Center at 84 Cedar Avenue in Crawfordville.
| Exercise Information | ||
| Date | Thursday October 26 2006 | |
| Time | 9:00AM - 1:00PM | |
| Location | Wakulla County Agriculture Center
84 Cedar Avenue Crawfordville 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 VIII, 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 | October 23 2006 | 11:00AM |
| Advisory Number Two | October 23 2006 | 5:00PM |
| Advisory Number Three | October 23 2006 | 11:00PM | Advisory Number Four | October 24 2006 | 5:00AM |
| Advisory Number Five | October 24 2006 | 11:00AM |
| Advisory Number Six | October 24 2006 | 5:00PM |
| Advisory Number Seven | October 24 2006 | 11:00PM |
| Advisory Number Eight | October 25 2006 | 5:00AM |
| Advisory Number Nine | October 25 2006 | 11:00AM |
| Advisory Number Ten | October 25 2006 | 5:00PM |
| Advisory Number Eleven | October 25 2006 | 11:00PM |
| Advisory Number Twelve | October 26 2006 | 5:00AM |
| Advisory Number Thirteen | October 26 2006 | 11:00AM |
| Advisory Number Fourteen | October 26 2006 | 5:00PM |
| Advisory Number Fifteen | October 26 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 were given away.Exercise - Business Hazard Identification / Vulnerability Assessment
Organizations who participated in the Hurricane Biz VIII - 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 have registered to participate in the Hurricane Biz VIII - A Business Tabletop Exercise:
| Business Name | Type Of Business | Size |
| Ameris Bank | Financial | Mid-Size |
| Gulf State Community Bank | Financial | Mid-Size |
| SCORE Federal Credit Union | Financial | Mid-Size |
| Sportsmans Paradise Amature Radio Club | Organization | Small |
| USDA - Forest Service | Government | Large |
| Wakulla Bank | Financial | Mid-Size |
| Wakulla County Clerk Of The Court | Government | Mid-Size |
| Wakulla County Health Department | Government | Large |
| Wakulla County Property Appraiser | Government | Mid-Size |
| Wakulla County School District | Government | Large |
| Wakulla County Tax Collector | Government | Mid-Size |
| Wakulla County Sheriff's Office | Government | Large |
Exercise - Photo Expose
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