• Introduction: Preparing for an emergency
• Quick Checklist
• Your emergency preparedness kit
• Keeping informed
• Contact information
• Handling mail safely
• Reporting suspicious activity
• When electrical power is lost
• Emergency shelter
• Checking on relatives and neighbors
• Evacuation
• Chemical/biological emergencies
• Emergency planning for pets
• Emergency planning for businesses
• Making financial preparations
• Children in school
• Keeping warm
• Links to Additional Information

Falcon Heights Home Guide to Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Planning for Businesses

Businesses are just as vulnerable to emergency situations as individuals.

Business owners should develop emergency plans for the sake of their employees as well as the survival of their businesses.

Emergency planning includes:

• Maintaining a list of emergency numbers of employees so their families can be contacted if necessary.
• Having a plan in place to evacuate staff and customers quickly and safely.
• Practicing the plan with staff.
• Backing up computer data regularly and storing it offsite.
• Purchasing ample insurance coverage to minimize losses.
• Identifying crucial business operations and developing plans to ensure their continuation in the event of an emergency.

Employees need to know what to do in an emergency. The time to think about what you need to do in the event of a disruption to your business is before you face a crisis. Your employees depend on you now for direction and leadership. They will depend on you even more should there be an emergency situation.

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