A few thoughts - the ability to participate in an exercise remotely may be an easier sell and in some cases is a true reflection of today's world when many...
Just another thought - computer gaming scenarios may be beneficial for developing strategies, but for exercising senior management in performing as an...
I could use this group's advice on something. I work for a medium-sized business in the US. We do not own property, but rent/lease all our space. My...
Chris, You'll either need to subscribe to a syndicated facility through one of the major 3rd party vendors, or, if you don't want to risk syndicated for your...
It seems that a C-suite in a trailer might be the answer, or at least it would buy you time whilst you set up all the kit in a hotel. I consider that not...
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Hi Chris, You might want to look at the virtual EOC / Command center concept. All-Hands has some info on that. Basically, everyone works from their...
Hi Chris, Although we have provision for physical command centers and test by getting people physically together, in reality we manage every incident using a...
Patricia has a point there. Most incidents we have managed were on a conference bridge thats available and open 24 x 7. The bridge numbers are widely...
Dear Members I am in my final year at the University of Westminster studying for an MSc in Facilities Management. For my final year Dissertation, I am...
Dear Pani, Please find a very quickly completed form - hope it helps. Your form was quite comprehensive but misleading in that it asked for a % by client...
Afternoon All, I'm sure we all appreciate how important the testing of BC plans is. I'm responsible for 6 sites (mainly call centres) and i've implemented a...
Dear Pani, Here is my response to your questionnaire. PS : I am a part of the BC team in my organisation which is not a service provider/ BC consultant. My...
I'm looking for some realistic scenarios in which access to our building (we are tenants) would be closed off even if it was not damaged. I want something...
- Serious crime in the vicinity - access to your entrance/building could be blocked by a police cordon. - Riot (likelihood does rather depend on where you are...
I think you've omitted some possible causes as follows; 1. damage to an adjacent property that results in an area being cordoned off. 2. security alert in your...
Chris, Some further things to consider: 1. If a serious crime were to take place in the building or at the entrance or access way, the police would treat it as...
Chris Most of the other posts in this thread have covered the points I was going to raise, but if you're in manufacturing / distribution or retail you may find...
Hi Chris -- I think you have most of them, but here are a few other situations I have personally seen: 1. Loss of water pressure due to water main break...
Hi, ¿Anybody know about BCP for connect24 component of FINACLE? Thanks in advance. Ramón Alonso Jaramillo Gómez Analista I Continuidad de Servicio Gerencia...
Maybe an electrical problem that disabled all card readers which would allow you entrance to parking garages and door entrances. Winston, Owner & Chief...
Chris: I just did a drill where a gas tanker overturned and caught fire on an off ramp from the interstate. While the building appears to be a couple of blocks...
I am dealing with a client who really wants their own cellphone tower to be constructed on their own property and to be able to allocate a preselection of...
Let's see - what hasn't been covered - a meltdown at a nearby reactor, - an earthquake damages buildings & infrastructure in the area, so yours is off-limits...
Adrian, Some thoughts & considerations for your client: - Having your own cell phone tower is one thing. Having the appropriate transmission equipment...
I'm not an expert on cellular, but my impression was that all a tower did was regenerate the signal using a repeater. If my assumptions are correct, in the...
Adrian, Why not get satellite phones. They would be far cheaper and provide voice/data access no matter what happened to the surrounding area. This way, you...
Many thanks for the input to date. From the responses I should add clarifications...... Kevan: ~The location of my client is not in Florida, as it happens. ~A...
Adrian, This is becoming an interesting discussion! BTW, while I note you've stated that a backup generator is specified for this application, it wasn't long...
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