Beyond the Plan: Individual Responder and Family Preparedness in the Resilient Organization
Abstract
The level of preparedness and capability of government and private sector first-response entities to react to disaster rests upon the assumption that the human element, essential employees, will be ready and able to carry out the functions that have been planned, the tasks they have been trained to perform, provided the necessary equipment to complete, and that proficiency has been demonstrated through exercise. The assumption that first responders will report is the foundation of the ability of organizations to maintain continuity and provide essential services to citizens affected by disaster.[...]This article provides an overview of employee and family preparedness and role of the employer in a resilient organization.
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This article appeared in Homeland Security Affairs (September 2009), v.5 no.3
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