City of Sparks - Project Impact
Disaster
Readiness Questionnaire for Businesses*
Emergency Phone Numbers
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1. Does your business have a documented recovery plan in place?___________
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2. Have you ever exercised or tested the validity of the plan? _______________
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3. Do you have an emergency notification plan?_________________________
- Does it include your employees?
- Does it include your customers?
- Does it include your vendors or suppliers?
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4. Does your business recovery plan
provide for the emergency purchases required
to keep the business operating?
___________________
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5. Have you identified your vital business
records? __________________
- Where are they stored?
- Have copies been made for back-up?
- Are these copies stored at an off-site location?
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6. What does your business insurance program
cover?
- _____ Flood
- _____ Earthquake
- _____ Business Interruption
- _____ Landlord vs. Tenant Responsibilities
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7. Are you familiar with the National Flood Insurance Program administered by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)?
___________________
Learn More - Be Flood Alert - http://www.floodalert.fema.gov/
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8. Do you know how to shut off site utilities (power, water, gas) in an
emergency?
Sierra Pacific Power Gas - Power | Who should I call?
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9. Do you have access to the site utility shut off valves /
breakers?_______________
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10. Do you know how to get sand bags in case of an emergency? _______________
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11. Do you know how to fill sand bags and how and where to best place them?
_____
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12. Do you have an Un-interruptible Power Supply (UPS battery system)
for critical electronic
equipment?___________________________________
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13. In an emergency, does the facility have the ability to be connected
to a mobile generator?
___________________________________
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14. Are materials and objects within the site stored at a height of four (4) feet
off
the ground or higher?____________________
If so, are they earthquake braced?
__________________________
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15. Are your bookcases, storage shelves, file cabinets, communications and
computer racks earthquake braced?
______________________________
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16. Are overhead pipes and lighting secured to protect from damage caused
by swaying movements?
________________________________________
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17. Are important consumable and paper goods stored on pallets or shelving?
_____________________________________________________________
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18. In case of an earthquake, have you identified a "safe" area within the
facility______
and have you practiced emergency evacuation drills?
_____________________
When was the last drill? _________________________
When is the next drill scheduled? ___________________
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19. Are any "hazardous " chemicals or supplies stored at the site?
________________
If so, do you have a plan for what to do if a
spill occurs? _________________
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20. Are you familiar with the primary business operations of others in your
facility _____ and those in close
proximity? _____________________
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21. Do you have 72 hours of on-site emergency supplies for you and your employees?
Suggest
"Kit"
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22. Have you talked with your employees about disaster preparedness plans for
their children / families?
____________________
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23. I f your facility cannot be occupied, how long before the financial impact
of this situation becomes a critical factor to the
survival of your business? ______
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