Hurricane Prep
If your business is in Flagler Beach then it is unfortunately vulnerable to hurricanes. It is important that you understand your risk, develop a preparedness and mitigation plan, and take action. Doing so will not only increase the safety of employees and customers, but it will help you remain in business after disasters, such as tropical storms and hurricanes, strike. Maintaining business continuity is important.
When you are able to continue operations after a disaster, you also improve your community’s ability to recover.
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Every business has unique vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Knowing what's most likely to affect your business can help you to return to operations faster. A back-to-business self-assessment can help you to assess your risks for common hazards such as hurricanes.
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Consider the Impact
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The BIA should identify the operational and financial impacts resulting from the disruption of business functions and processes. Impacts to consider include:
Lost sales and income
Delayed sales or income
Increased expenses (e.g., overtime labor, outsourcing, expediting costs, etc.)
Regulatory fines
Contractual penalties or loss of contractual bonuses
Customer dissatisfaction or defection
Delay of new business plans
​Business Impact Analysis: (Click Here to Visit Site)
​A business impact analysis (BIA) predicts the consequences of disruption of a business function and process and gathers information needed to develop recovery strategies. Potential loss scenarios should be identified during a risk assessment. Operations may also be interrupted by the failure of a supplier of goods or services or delayed deliveries. There are many possible scenarios which should be considered.
Identifying and evaluating the impact of disasters on business provides the basis for investment in recovery strategies as well as investment in prevention and mitigation strategies.
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CLICK HERE FOR BUSINESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN TEMPLATE PDF
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Checklists and online toolkits are effective resources to help you develop your plan.
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The IRS guide on preparing your business for a disaster
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) emergency preparedness checklist and toolkit
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It is important to have an evacuation plan in place to ensure that workers can get to safety in case a hurricane may affect the area. A thorough evacuation plan should include:
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Conditions that will activate the plan
Chain of command
Emergency functions and who will perform them
Specific evacuation procedures, including routes and exits
Procedures for accounting for personnel, customers and visitors
Equipment for personnel
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Review performance objectives for the program.
Review hazard or threat scenarios identified during the risk assessment.
Assess the availability and capabilities of resources for incident stabilization including people, systems and equipment available within your business and from external sources.
Talk with public emergency services (e.g., fire, police and emergency medical services) to determine their response time to your facility, knowledge of your facility and its hazards and their capabilities to stabilize an emergency at your facility.
Determine if there are any regulations pertaining to emergency planning at your facility; address applicable regulations in the plan.
Develop protective actions for life safety (evacuation, shelter, shelter-in-place, lockdown).
Develop hazard and threat-specific emergency procedures using the Emergency Response Plan for Businesses.
Coordinate emergency planning with public emergency services to stabilize incidents involving the hazards at your facility.
Train personnel so they can fulfill their roles and responsibilities.
Facilitate exercises to practice your plan.
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Every business has unique vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Knowing what's most likely to affect your business can help you to return to operations faster. A back-to-business self-assessment can help you to assess your risks for common hazards such as hurricanes.​
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BE SURE TO SUBMIT AN UPDATED LIST OF REQUIRED EMPLOYEES TO THE FLAGLER BEACH POLICE DEPT. TO ENSURE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK IF THE ISLAND IS EVACUATED.
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Employee list template PDF Here
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Learn More Here​
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All Employees:​
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Protective actions for life safety (evacuation, shelter, shelter-in-place, lockdown)
Safety, security, and loss prevention programs
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Emergency Response Team
(evacuation, shelter, shelter-in-place):
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Roles and responsibilities as defined in the plan
Training as required to comply with regulations or maintain certifications (if employees administer first aid, CPR or AED or use fire extinguishers or clean up spills of hazardous chemicals)
Additional training for leaders including incident management
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Business Continuity Team:
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Roles and responsibilities as defined in the plan
Additional training for leaders including incident management
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If the island is closed off to general traffic after a storm FBPD can grant special access to those employees deemed essential by beachside businesses. Make sure to submit an updated employee list to the FBPD BEFORE a storm hits to make everything run smoother when it comes to getting the staff together to reopen asap.
Employee list template PDF Here
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Click on the category you're interested in below - i.e. 'contacts & resources' 'before the storm' etc.