Create an Emergency Plan That
Include Security Measures for your Home and
Business
Disaster management is an area that is fast
emerging as a requirement in today’s world not
only in the United States but across the world.
Disasters typically occur without any warning
and the level of unprepardness often correlates
to the extent of damage to property, lives lost
and business ruin. An emergency plan could
effectively reduce the risk and losses incurred
and help in controlling damage and restore
normalcy as much as possible.
In case of a home or business being invaded,
the priority is to ensure safety of all, be it
home or business. A pre-defined assembling
point for this purpose needs to be
identified.
Each family member or employee should be
trained and aware of the location specified in
case of a break-in. The place identified
should be simple to remember, especially if it
involves small children. A neighbor’s
house is a simple solution and consideration
should be given to ensure the identified place
is large enough to accommodate everybody. An
emergency phone call drill should clearly
outline what each person needs to do without
confusing and adding to the chaos of any
situation.
Emergency management plans should vary
according to the nature of the disaster.
Procedures for handling fire or weather related
disasters would be different than from a
hurricane related one; such as the location and
path of the hurricane would be needed to be
taken into consideration. Family members or
employees should be clear on the location they
need to move into for basic shelter during such
situations. Families should practice disaster
exercises at night times to ensure that
children do not panic and instinctively operate
in a clear manner when faced with an emergency.
Such knowledge could prove vital in the case of
emergencies.
A clearly outlined emergency plan more
often than not provides clarity of purpose for
everyone involved and helps calm the
panic. Specific action plans with
sufficient practice will result in efficient
emergency handling.
A special note has to be made regarding
hurricanes. They present a special situation
since they can cause havoc across many square
miles. In such cases, accurate information on
the people who are safe, status of disaster and
safety of workers and members is the priority.
Unfortunately, displacement is a fairly regular
occurrence in this type of disaster and email
lists can be used to keep everyone
informed. Plan to create the email list
and have it handy so you can locate it
quickly. This will provide you with
personal information on everyone you need to be
in contact with and ensure nobody is
forgotten.
The aim would be to restore normalcy as soon
as possible. People involved should be given
adequate time and opportunity to return to
their workplace or organize their homes as soon
as possible. Time off could be given to help
them set their homes and lives in order. A
disciplined and practiced emergency plan is the
only way to go forward.
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