Due to the potential for extensive chain-reaction business interruptions, we strongly advocate the use of digital document management services - which should be strongly considered for complete and simulation-tested integration into your organization’s preparedness and disaster recovery (DR)/continuity planning.

FLDDMS can help you evaluate the likelihood and impact of business interruption on your document access and management - particularly due to coastal flooding, storm & wind damage, and electrical outages/equipment damage resulting from Florida's more typical weather-related dangers such as intense lightning (the Sunshine State is also known as the lightning capital of the world, particularly in the Tampa Bay area), elevated heat index, storm surges, wildfires, tornadoes, and hurricanes.

We will help you measure the risk and cost/benefit factors of incorporating scanning services into your disaster preparedness and recovery planning, working with you to implement appropriate processes and safeguards for uninterrupted access to all of your documents, and minimize your exposure to upstream and downstream losses -
so that you can be back in business as quickly and effectively as possible.

As a public service for further information, we offer the following links to select external organizations’ websites, listed alphabetically, which may be of direct and indirect assistance in your overall disaster planning:

American Red Cross / Tampa Bay Chapter
3310 West Main Street
Tampa, FL 33607
Tel: 877-741-1444
Fax: 813-348-4830
http://www.redcrosstbc.org/
Contact the Tampa Bay local Red Cross chapter for publications on disaster planning for yourself and your employees. The Red Cross also offers emergency training.

Association of Contingency Planners
7044 South 13th Street
Oak Creek, WI 53154
Tel: 1-800-445-4ACP
Fax: 414-768-8001
http://www.acp-international.com
The Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to fostering continued professional growth

Federal Emergency Management Agency
500 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20472
Tel: 1-800-480-2520
http://www.fema.gov
As a federal government agency, FEMA publishes many publications that may be helpful to businesses. You can obtain a catalog at the above number, and most of the publications are free of charge.

Florida Division of Emergency Management
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
Tel: 850-413-9969
800-226-4329 (TDD/TTY)
http://www.floridadisaster.org/index.asp
The Division of Emergency Management plans for and responds to both natural and man made disasters. These range from floods and hurricanes to incidents involving hazardous materials or nuclear power.

Hillsborough County Emergency Management Department
2711 E. Hanna
Tampa, Florida 33610
Tel: 813-276-2385
http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/emergency/
Emergency Management is responsible for planning and coordinating the evacuation and sheltering of county residents in the event of a natural or manmade disaster. This agency is also responsible for planning, orchestrating and coordinating response actions and continuity of government in the aftermath of a major disaster.

Insurance Information Institute
110 William Street
New York, NY 10038
Tel: 212-346-5500
Fax: 212-732-1916
http://www.iii.org/
I.I.I. is a primary source of information, analysis and referral on insurance. The I.I.I. has several publications about the insurance needs of businesses. It also manages the National Insurance Consumer Helpline, which answers questions about business insurance. NICH can be reached at 1-800-942-4242.

National Emergency Management Association
c/o Council of State Governments
P.O. Box 11910
Lexington, KY 40578
Tel: 859 -244-8000
Fax: 859-244-8239
http://www.nemaweb.media3.net/index.cfm
NEMA is the professional association of state emergency management directors.

Pinellas County Emergency Management
400 S. Fort Harrison Ave.
County Annex, Room 111
Clearwater, FL 33756
Tel: 727-464-3800
727-464-4431 (TDD/TTY)
http://www.pinellascounty.org/emergency/default.htm
The Department of Emergency Management vigorously pursues an "All Hazards" planning strategy in the classic "Four Phases of Emergency Management": Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
 
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