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... also introduce the plan to new employees during their orientation and training. YOU CALL THAT A DISASTER? After assembling your team, the next step is to consider what type of disasters you might confront. It's easy enough to imagine dramatic natural disasters such as fire, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornados. Don't make the mistake of thinking that such events are only the concerns of isolated areas. For instance, we think of the West Coast when we think of earthquakes — yet one of the largest fault lines in the ... housing, as well as possible Internet connections. Your plan might include the use of a mobile trailer as temporary office space. If you've arranged for this, bring a copy of your disaster plan to your local police department or other emergency-services department. Find out the zoning regulations for the area, and if you'd be allowed to bring the trailer to your designated spot. Because various disasters might affect more than just your office building, you should have several temporary locations in your plan. WE ALL NEED POWER Access to your agency ... be useless if you can't do anything once you get there. In the event of a disaster, a loss of power might affect a wide area and could be the most serious problem you have to face. When an ice storm hit upstate New York in 1998, the weight of the ice knocked down many power lines for more than a week. Having planned ahead, one agent brought a gas-powered electricity generator to his office. The generator, however, didn't supply enough power to heat his office and run his computers at ...

...ic natural disasters such as fire, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornad...