BCP Step 5: Extend

How to partner with government agencies

• Contact the local emergency management officials to aid in the development of your emergency response plan.
• Contact your local fire and police departments/outreach teams to aid in drills.
• Attend events, whether awareness campaigns, informational booths, or funraisers sponsored by the departments to get to know staff.

A disaster should not be the first time you meet and interact with government agencies, first responders, or government officials.

How to sustain the BCP

• Identify what long-term resources (internal and external) are available to your business. 
• Make it a priority to transition new people into vacant committee positions. Keep very accurate information regarding employee turnover and new vacancies. If possible, conduct and exit-interview with the individual vacating the team to receive feedback on the BCP and their role within it.
• Remember, throughout the year, have benchmarks and checks to ensure up-to-date information within plans and that emergency kits are fully stock as well as teams fully staffed.

How to help others prepare

• Host safety preparedness events, blood drives, and educational campaigns.
• Contribute preparedness supplies and/or services to others.
• Adopt a local school or sponsor a non-profits preparedness efforts.
• Provide scholarships for employees to receive preparedness and emergency training.
• Share your story with us!

Preparedness efforts extend outside company walls. A prepared community boosts resiliency, spurs collaboration, establishes relationships, and opens dialogue!