Preparedness Planning for Your Business
Polk County businesses face a variety of hazards from human-caused accidents and acts of violence to weather related events such as floods, tornadoes, to drought and wildfires. Over the past couple of years COVID 19 has affected businesses across the country.
There is much that business leaders can do to prepare their business for the most likely hazards. The Ready Business program helps business leaders make a preparedness plan to get ready for these hazards.
Ready Business Toolkits
The Ready Business Toolkit series includes hazard-specific events. Toolkits offer business leaders a step-by-step guide to build preparedness within an organization. Polk County Emergency Management Agency encourages all Polk County Businesses to prepare for disasters. Solving problems together in disruption, disasters, or crisis helps the whole community work through adverse situations. Businesses have a unique opportunity in identifying capabilities that can help during emergencies. Government has responsibility to help businesses stay in business. As a result, customers and citizens benefit.
Whether a Fortune 500 company, a regional manufacturer, or a new online business, preparing employees, evaluating and mitigating risks to systems, structures, and supply chains, and engaging in communities will make a business more resilient.
Our office stands ready to assist with disaster planning for businesses in Polk County. Please do not hesitate to contact us at EMA@PolkGA.org or call us at 770.748.3439.
So, start you plan today by visiting Ready Business!
