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Plan to Stay in Business

■ Know the potential emergencies - fire is the most common business emergency ■ Protect your employees - your most important and valuable asset ■ Provide for sheltering-in-place or evacuation measures (Think first about the basics: water, shelter, clean air, warmth) ■ Prepare for medical emergencies, encourage basic first aid and CPR training

Talk to Your People

■ Encourage employees and their families to get an emergency supply kit ■ Make a family emergency plan and be informed of the potential emergencies that can happen in your area ■ Plan for persons in your organization who will require special assistance during an emergency ■ Understand that people who have experienced a disaster may have special recovery needs

Protect Your Investment

■ Meet with your insurance provider to understand coverage, as insurance policies vary ■ Prepare for utility outages and disruptions ■ Secure physical assets ■ Assess the HVAC system to improve indoor air quality ■ Protect your data and information technology systems

Our Experience

■ Over a decade of experience with all areas of handling disasters including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. ■ Have conducted disaster preparedness training for federal, state and community agencies and organizations throughout the US. ■ Extensive government and community relations experience and contacts.

How We Do It

Our primary objective is that you are armed with a workable plan of action and can handle any contingency during a community disaster. Whether it is an act of God or the heinous actions of evildoers, you should be able to mitigate and reduce collateral damage, ensure continuation of government and continuity of operations, provide for the needs of the affected, and recover from an event as soonas possible.

Services Include ■ Continuity of Operations Awareness Training - tailored for federal, state, local communities and businesses ■ Continuity of Operations for Community Based Organizations ■ Continuity of Operations Plan for Businesses - getting back to business after a disaster ■ Disaster Preparedness for Employees and their Families

“When it comes to community recovery, just as in health care, prevention is the best cure”. -Sheila McFerran Through her disaster preparedness trainings with US State Commissions, FBO’s and non-profit agencies, Sheila McFerran’s knowledge, experience, diversity and overall grass roots expertise provides pro-active public awareness and education on the specific roles and responsibilities of Government and NGO’sin a disaster.

Our Focus■ Coordinating the efforts of federal, state, and local governments with private organizations and volunteers in preparing for and responding to disasters.

■ Preparing communities to pre-plan for managing skilled and unskilled volunteers to work effectively with First Responders in times of disaster.

■ Educating individuals, families, businesses, and communities on pre-planning, preparing for, and mitigating damage from a disaster.

How can I help to prepare my community for unforeseen disasters?

How do I effectively utilize the power of volunteers in times of disaster?

How do I increase the effectiveness of First Responders with other community organizations?

How do I prepare my company, my staff, and their families for disasters?

How do I prepare my family and business for a possible H1N1 (Swine Flu) Pandemic?

How quickly can I be back in business after a disaster? Can I be assured that my community understands the federal, state, and local responsibilities for handling a disaster? Don’t wait for disasters to strike before you have answers to these questions! Profile

McFerran Consulting, LLC provides pre-planned public awareness and education on specific roles and responsibilities of Government and Non-Government Agencies in times of disaster to maximize the effectiveness of all responders.

McFerran Consulting, LLC has extensive experience with all areas of disaster frommitigation and preparedness to response and recovery.

The Continuity Of Operations Plan (COOP) details the methodology of interaction and communication of all personnel during the time of a disaster. It will articulate Government/NGO responsibilities at each level and define the specific information that will be needed by each business.

Result: The implementation of a seamless COOP and Family Preparedness plan to mitigate a disaster.