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Public-Private Partnerships Northwest Regional Floodplain Management Association conference

Public-Private Partnerships Northwest Regional Floodplain Management Association conference . Why do we care?. Why should the private sector want to be involved in emergency management? Why should the government involve the private sector in emergency management? North Idaho, January, 1961.

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Public-Private Partnerships Northwest Regional Floodplain Management Association conference

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  1. Public-Private PartnershipsNorthwest Regional Floodplain Management Association conference

  2. Why do we care? • Why should the private sector want to be involved in emergency management? • Why should the government involve the private sector in emergency management? North Idaho, January, 1961

  3. Emergencies involve everyone....preparing for them should too • It is very important to work together and get to know people, capabilities and contacts before emergencies occur. Emmett, Gem County 2010 Pocatello, Bannock County, June, 2012

  4. Partnerships… • BOISE, Idaho, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U-Haul Company of Idaho is offering 30 days of free storage and U-Box pods for moving and storage to Pocatello residents who have been evacuated or need to move their belongings away from the Charlotte Fire in the Pocatello area. • Source: PR Newswire (http://s.tt/1gMyL)

  5. Teamwork “The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.” Babe Ruth Kootenai County, February, 2008

  6. Who is the “Private Sector” • Under the National Response Framework, the private sector is business and industry, trade organizations, voluntary, academia, nonprofit, faith-based, and other non-governmental organizations.

  7. Why include the “Private Sector”? • For many years there has been cooperation without a central point of contact. • Whole Community • Need for a partnership has been highlighted many times after disasters have occurred.

  8. Why would a business want to get involved?

  9. What goes wrong? • Loss of inventory and facilities • Loss of key records Rexburg, June, 1976 • Employees don’t come to work • Customers stop coming • Suppliers cannot get there • Suppliers have damage of their own • Local economy damages

  10. What can the private sector do? • Make a business continuity plan • Store file back-ups off site • Prepare to shelter-in-place • Encourage employee family disaster plans • Plan, train and exercise with their Emergency Management partners

  11. What Can the Private Sector DO?

  12. Plan to Stay In Business Step 1. Assess Hazards That Could Affect Your Business Pages 4 - 5 - 6 Identify the hazards that are most likely to affect your business and plan for those first. Step 2. Have a Plan Pages 7 - 8 - 9 How quickly your company can return to business after an event can depend on emergency planning done today. Step 3. Protect Your Investment Pages 10 - 11 It is important to safeguard your company’s physical assets.

  13. Plan to Stay in Business Step 4. Know How to Respond Pages 12 - 13 Determine how your business will respond to emergencies. Step 5. Talk to Each Other Pages 13 - 14 One of the best ways to ensure the recovery of your company is to provide for the well-being of your co-workers. How You Can Help in Your Community Page 14 Additional Information Page 15 This Guide is available as a booklet, or on the BHS website in a fillable form.

  14. What can the public sector do? • Coordinate with the private sector to begin working together as a team. • Create protocols for assistance to and from our private sector partners • Integrate the private sector into existing and prospective Emergency Operations Plans. • Include the private sector in training and exercises.

  15. What will the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security do? • Provide a single point of contact (POC) dedicated to this program. • Coordinate with our private sector partners to guide them in achieving disaster resilience.

  16. What will the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security do? • Integrate the private sector into state Emergency Operations Plans and EOC protocols. • Coordinate with local, tribal, and state jurisdictions to assist them in achieving a “Whole Community” approach.

  17. Mutual Benefit... • Preparation and planning together allows for quicker response and recovery, reducing impact to our communities. • Businesses will be better prepared which can help save lives, company assets, and the business itself.

  18. Where to find information Bureau of Homeland Security – Public Private Partnerships www.bhs.idaho.gov Institute for Business and Home Safety: Open for Businesshttp://www.disastersafety.org/ Small Business Administration: Prepare My Business http://www.preparemybusiness.org/ Ready Business: Preparedness Planning for Your Business http://www.ready.gov/business

  19. Questions Contact: Mary Marsh Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security mmarsh@bhs.idaho.gov 208-422-5723 Office 208-850-0656 Cell

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