The Weather Outside is About to Become Frightful. Is Your Organization’s COOP Plan Ready for Activation?
While many may be singing holiday songs this time of year, others are waiting, wondering (and perhaps worrying) about the weather and their organization’s ability to maintain continuity during a disruption. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), bitter Arctic [...]
Climate Change Considerations, FEMA Updates Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs
Given the frequency and severity of recent natural disasters, everyone, regardless of where they are, is seeing the adverse effects of climate change. And while no one can prevent extreme weather events, including flooding, wildfires, and tornadoes, they can reduce [...]
Multiple Government Agencies Benefit from COOP Planning Workshops and the Use of the BOLDplanning Platform
Continuity of operations, or COOP, planning activities are taking place across the country, and BOLDplanning (a division of Agility) is proud to play an integral part. Most recently, the company partnered with several state/local agencies to further hone their plans through various [...]
Continuity Workshops Improve Preparedness for Two Georgia Counties
Like other counties across the country, Barrow and Cobb counties in Georgia understand the need for preparedness and continuity in an emergency. They know natural disasters, cyberattacks, and other critical events can disrupt local government operations for days, hours, [...]
BOLDplanning Kicks Off Hazard Mitigation Plan Update for Marshall County, IN
BOLDplanning, a division of Agility Recovery, and Marshall County, Indiana, recently moved forward with their collaborative efforts to update the county’s existing Hazard Mitigation Plan, or HMP, last updated in 2018. The work began with a kickoff planning workshop, which was [...]
How Viable is Your Organization’s Continuity of Operations Plan? Could Automation Help?
Catastrophic weather. Devastating cyberattacks. Unthinkable human-made disasters. The world isn’t getting any less risky (perhaps even more so). For these reasons and many others, organizations must know how to respond to such critical events and maintain essential functions. This [...]