Get your management team, emergency response team and employees on the same page to start the process or just to provide that needed impetus to continue in the development of your current disaster plan or program. If you are from the community-based level, do you know what your next steps are when the "Big One" strikes, whether you are acting as an individual or as a group?

Pick from a basic presentation to provide you with a general overview of disaster response and preparedness principles; or choose a customized presentation that addresses your specific planning and response needs tailored to the priorities in your program development for your neighborhood, community, business or organization.

It all begins at home with the family unit, but preparedness involves being ready wherever you may be, whether it is at home, work, school or on the road. Learn what it means to be truly prepared and ready for any emergency.

Do you already have a plan or need to start to build one? Disaster Guru will aid you in the development of a program to get your organization ready that meet your budgetary limitations. Beginning with an initial assessment of existing plans, that includes an organizational needs assessment, and moving through an analysis of your strengths and weaknesses, you will be provided with a work plan designed to address your specific planning and operational needs.

You can decide to implement the program on your own or utilize my expertise for a customized process. It is important to implement a process whether it is to initiate your plan development or sustain what you already have in place to keep your plan current and ready for activation.

Regular training and exercises should be included to ensure that all areas of your plan address your business or community response operations, and promote readiness in your workforce or community.

Put your plan into action. If you don't have a plan, it is critical to begin the exercise process as a brainstorming session among your workforce or planning team to identify needs and outstanding issues. Exercises allow you to initiate your first steps in building a plan and mapping out a process, or, for those well on your way, taking your plan to the next level.

The goal is to make the emergency response plan cost effective and realistic that addresses your specific business or community operational needs. With a 'phased approach', you can establish a planning foundation, test what you have in place, identify the gaps in your process, integrate lessons learned and move your plan from concept to operations applicable to your service or business model.

The exercise templates include basic briefings (brainstorming), tabletop-type exercises and finally partial to full functional exercises. Contact the Disaster Guru to see what best works for your needs and organization.