Posted on June 14, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
On June 13, Atlanta was struck by a series of severe storms, including an F1 tornado touching down. Preparis Business Development Specialist, John Woodbury, gives us his firsthand account of how he leveraged his Preparis training during the event. “Every day I talk to businesses about their emergency management and business continuity plans. As a Preparis team member, I’m responsible for understanding the protocols in responding to an extensive array of threats. I put my training to good…
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Posted on June 13, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
After making his roaring debut in 2012, Yeti is excited to join Preparis for BOMA’s 2013 Every Building Conference & Expo at the San Diego Convention Center from June 23-25. Show attendees can stop by booth #429 to have their picture taken with Yeti and learn more about how they can improve their crisis management programs through Preparis — an innovative life safety technology and services company. Preparis’ Yeti represents the unanticipated threats which can strike a building…
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Posted on June 11, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
Tropical Storm Andrea officially kicked off this hurricane season on June 5, dumping 12 inches of heavy rainfall to some areas, causing localized flooding, with five tornadoes spinning off the storm. Colorado State University researchers predict 2013 will have 18 named storms, with at least nine tropical storms and four major hurricanes hitting the Eastern seaboard. Businesses from Maine to Florida and along the Gulf of Mexico need to know the criteria for closing their office due to…
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Posted on June 5, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
The time to begin preparing your business for a hurricane is now, as NOAA is forecasting an active or extremely active season this year. Three climate factors that strongly control Atlantic hurricane activity are expected to come together to produce an active or extremely active 2013 hurricane season. These are: 1. A continuation of the atmospheric climate pattern, which includes a strong west African monsoon, that is responsible for the ongoing era of high activity for Atlantic hurricanes…
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Posted on May 29, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
Preparis recently hosted the webinar “Running Effective Tabletops”, which Security Director News found so useful they decided to recap it on their own blog post: “’Yeti-ready’ tabletop exercises”. A few of their key takeaways from our session include: Go into the exercise with specific goals, such as “I want to find out how quickly my team will recover from this incident,” or “I want to know if we are communicating properly.” Make sure everyone knows their roles and…
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Posted on May 24, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
Preparis clients have access to a full library of business continuity and emergency management best practices. Now, visitors to the new Preparis.com can sample more of our training content on our new and improved website. Preparis.com has been updated to make it even easier to train your crisis team, especially with the addition of Preparis University. The goal of Preparis University is to give examples of ways to educate your team to make the best decisions in an…
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Posted on May 23, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
Preparis was highlighted in The Wall Street Journal on May 21, as our X-force IT Security consultant was featured in Gregory Millman’s piece “Corporate Security’s Weak Link: Click-Happy CEOs – Top Bosses, Exempt From Company-wide Rules, Are More Likely to Take Cyber-Attackers’ Bait.” Preparis X-force consultant, Kevin Beaver, has more than 24 years of experience in IT, the last 18 of which he’s dedicated to information security. He has served in various information technology and security roles for…
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Posted on May 8, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
Training your team is essential to successfully navigating a crisis. How would your office respond if there was a bomb threat or an explosion? Who would lead employees in evacuating your building if there was a blackout? Has your crisis team practiced what to communicate before, during, and following a disaster? An easy way to help teach roles, responsibilities and vital emergency protocols is by conducting regular tabletop drills. Join Preparis as we review best practices for running…
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Posted on May 8, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
As spring draws closer to summer, hurricane season is also upon us. When considering the supplies you need at home and at your office in the event of a hurricane, make sure you include these items in your emergency kit. – Three-day supply of water (one gallon per person, per day) – Non-perishable food and a can opener – NOAA weather radio (in addition to battery-powered radio) – Plastic bucket – Heavy-duty garbage bags, plastic ties and disinfectant…
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Posted on May 3, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
On Tuesday, April 30, The Waco Tribune-Herald published the article “West can’t get more FEMA help without disaster declaration” detailing the federal government’s response to the fertilizer explosion in West, Texas. Preparis’ in-house Emergency Management Consultant, Bryan Hill, was privileged to serve as a subject matter expert to be interviewed for this piece. Click here to read the full story, and here are a few of Hill’s quotes from the article. “It’s going to take a long time…
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