Continuity of Operations

Continuity of Operations Planning

Continuity of Operations

Emergency planning today will determine the ability of your organization to continue its business operations during and after a disruptive event.

Start planning now to improve the likelihood that your facility will survive and recover from natural disasters, terrorist attacks or other events that can impact normal business operations.

Documents and Resources

Volunteer Radio Communications in Hospital Emergencies: A Proven Resource

As seen at the 2011 CHA Disaster Planning conference poster session (presented by Dave West, BS, CLS, CHC, KI6EPI)

Volunteer Radio Communications in Hospital Emergencies: A Proven Resource (College Hospital Costa Mesa).

Amateur Radio is a backup communication resource that can help hospitals in large and small disasters. Keeping hospitals connected in earthquakes, firestorms, flooding, terrorist events, power failures, local telephone system outages, switchgear failures, etc.

Download the poster session handout

Continuity of Operations - Resources for Hospitals

Audio Lecture: Keeping Business Viable After a Disaster

Continuity of Operations

Getting businesses, big and small, back into a community and keeping them viable after disaster is an issue that affects the local landscape.

Listen to Karl Matzke, a Stanford Graduate School of Business alumnus and volunteer first responder, as he has a conversation with FEMA administrator Craig Fugate. Prior to FEMA, Fugate also worked in emergency management at the local and state level and brings insight to his role at FEMA.

The audio covers availalble resources for corporations and small to medium-sized businesses to prepare and protect themselves from the impact of disaster. For a community to maintain a healthy recovery, Fugate asserts that private and public groups must work collaboratively to help stabilize an environment after disaster.