Partners in Preparedness Resources

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New York City is no stranger to natural and man-made hazards. Below are some resources that you and your organization can use to plan and prepare for an emergency or business disruption.

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Webinars

Business Continuity for Enhanced Preparedness


Winter Weather Briefing 2022-2023


Cyber Essentials with CISA


2021 National Preparedness Month Panel


How to Manage Emerging Risks and Competing Priorities in Recovery


CISA Cybersecurity Basics


Preparing for Multiple Emergencies


Small Business Services (SBS) COVID-19 Recovery Resources


Let's Get Planning: Gaining Resiliency and Emergency Planning Buy-in Across your Organization


CyberSecure My Business: Presented by the National Cyber Security Alliance


"In the Loop" — Best Practices for Effective Communication (also available in PDF)


Emergency Preparedness for Cultural Institutions


NYC Behind the Scenes: 2018 Steam Pipe Explosion


Videos

Tabletop Exercise Toolkit

NYC After-Action Reports & Best Practices

Employee Preparedness

  • Stay informed by signing up for Notify NYC, the City of New York's official, free emergency communications program. Register for emergency notifications by getting the free Notify NYC mobile application, visiting NYC.gov/notifynyc, contacting 311 (212-639-9675 for Video Relay Service, or TTY: 212-504-4115) or following @NotifyNYC on Twitter. (Notify NYC messages are available through many formats, including email, text messages, telephone, the Notify NYC website, RSS, Twitter, and American Sign Language videos.)
  • Plan ahead and review the various guides and applications available to help your employees and their families prepare for emergencies. Copies of these guides are available by requesting a free Event in a Box or by emailing publicprivate@oem.nyc.gov.
  • All employees should have a Go Bag — a collection of items that may be needed in an evacuation. You can learn about what items NYC Emergency Management recommends you include in your Go Bag; all Go Bags should be customized to meet your personal needs.

Business Preparedness

  • CorpNet is a free email notification service that provides businesses and organizations with current, accurate information about planned events and emergencies to enhance awareness and aid decision making.
  • Corporate Emergency Access System (CEAS) authorizes essential employees to access restricted areas following an emergency. It is the only program recognized by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and NYC Emergency Management.
  • Be proactive, rather than reactive, regarding insurance for your business to be sure you take the proper steps post disaster.
  • The NYC Department of Small Business Services provides immediate assistance to businesses during a real-time emergency and during recovery.
    • During commercial emergency events, you can reach the Emergency Services Unit by calling 212-618-8810 or emailing eru@sbs.nyc.gov.
  • Businesses are directly represented in the City's Emergency Operations Center thought the Private Sector Emergency Support Function (ESF). The ESF is made up of various associations that represent industries in New York City. Review the full list of organizations and register with the association that best relates to your industry.
  • The Business PREP Risk Assessment and Grant Program helps small businesses prepare for emergencies and enhance the resiliency of their operations, assets, and physical space in the event of a disaster or business interruption.
  • The Emergency Planning Toolkit walks you through five simple steps to developing an emergency plan for your organization:
  • Crisis communication planning is an important part of preparing your organization for emergencies. Pre-canned messages that can be tailored to meet the emergency at hand, and are pre-approved by internal stakeholders, will save your organization time and energy during an incident.
  • Learn about important resources and considerations for preparing for an emergency as a small business by listening to the NYC Emergency Management "Prep Talk" podcast, Episode 10.

Hazard-Specific Planning & Best Practices

  • New York City Emergency Management maintains a list of recommendations to reduce your risk when planning for specific hazards.
  • If your employees reside outside of the New York City area, visit the individual county’s website for specific information that may impact that jurisdiction, such as evacuation zones and shelter locations.
  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has various planning toolkits available for natural disasters that could impact your business.

Recovery

  • Following a disaster, resources will be offered to aid individuals and businesses with recovery.