Does your agency have a formal, written disaster plan in place that your employees are familiar with and prepared to execute in the event of an emergency? If not, then please take the time to review our Disaster Resource page and then continue reading below.

Spring and summer invite flooding and tornados, fall is once again hurricane season and winter brings the potential for major storms. Other natural disasters such as earthquakes and wildfires are always in season, not to mention man-made disasters such as transportation and industrial disasters and terrorist attacks.

As General Jimmy Doolitte once said, “The problem with Americans is that we’re fixers rather than preventers.” While we can't prevent most natural disasters, we CAN prepare for them and take measures to minimize the damage that arises from them. Start today—start right now.