Association of Contingency Planners
Central Arizona Chapter
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Phoenix, AZ 85032
Resources
Office Depot Experiences
Having weathered four major hurricanes last year alone at its corporate headquarters in South Florida and 60 of its Gulf State stores, Office Depot has real world experience and practical solutions to help businesses deal with disruption. This brochure contains valuable advice from Office Depot's Global Business Continuity Team, led by Director Tom Serio, who is also a ACP South Florida Chapter Officer, and Jon Toigo, an IT veteran and author of numerous books, including Disaster Recovery Planning: Preparing for the Unthinkable, 3rd Edition.
Office Depot Disaster Planning Document
FEMA Releases Preparedness DVD
"Getting Ready for Disaster - One Family's Experience," a citizen preparedness DVD from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has been released to help people get ready for disasters that may impact their families and communities. The DVD guides viewers through important steps of disaster preparedness and addresses critical issues in seven segments: Getting Informed, Making a Plan, Assembling a Disaster Supplies Kit, Food and Water in an Emergency, Helping Children Cope with Disaster, Disability and Special Needs Populations, and Getting Involved - Citizen Corps. The DVD was designed to be used with "Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness" and the accompanying facilitator manual for teaching preparedness principles in small group or classroom settings.
Free copies of the DVD (FEMA 500) and the Are You Ready guides (IS-22 and IS-22FG) are available through the FEMA Distribution Center at (800) 480-2520. Requests are currently limited to one DVD per caller. In the coming months, the DVD will be translated into Spanish and will be available in both languages on a single DVD. Video files, a transcript, and the guide can also be downloaded from This Link.
Pandemic/Avian Flu Information
ACP has created a section of the website specifically dedicated towards collecting Pandemic/Avian Flu contingency planning websites, white papers, and other information to assist our members in preparing for a possible outbreak.
A few highlights include:
US Department of Health / Human Services - Click Here
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Click Here
Click here to read the article by one of our very own ACP members, Michael I. Selzer, Ph.d., entitled, "Pandemic preparedness planning by state and intra-state governments: a strategic analysis".
The Central Arizona Chapter of the Association of Continuity Planners has designated a team of its members to develop a planning template broad enough that any organization could take the tasks provided in this guide and apply them to their unique business environment. It is hoped that when an organization utilizes the information found in this guide that they can enhance this list with procedures and processes that will better prepare them for an public health emergency involving a biological agent. Click here to read the "AzACP Guide for Pandemic Influenza"
Local Training
Local OSHA Training
For local course offerings and locations visit: OSHA Training Institute
Local Emergency Management Training
For local course offerings and locations visit:
Arizona Division of Emergency Management Course Connection
Important Links
| Federal Government |
| · Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| State of Arizona |
| · Arizona Division of Emergency Management |
| · State of Arizona Web Site |
| Maricopa County |
| · Department of Emergency Management |
| Other Organizations |
| · Arizona Emergency Services Association |
| · Arizona Infragard |
| · Arizona Red Cross |
| · Association for Information Management Professionals |
| · BC Professional.com |
| · Business Recovery Managers Association |
| · National Flood Insurance Program |
| · International Association of Emergency Managers |
| · The Homeland Security/Defense Educational Consortium |
Publications |
| · Contingency Planning & Management |
| · Continuity Insights |
| · Disaster Recovery Journal |
| · Global Continuity |
| Weather |
| · National Weather Service |
| · National Weather Service - Phoenix |
| · The Weather Channel - Phoenix |
| Security |
| · Insecure.Org |
| · Hacking Exposed |
| · Network ICE |
| · NT Security |
| · Security Focus |
