Earthquake Resource Center

FEMA Urges Businesses to Create Disaster Preparedness Plan

Your Business May Stop When Disasters Strike, But Responsibilities To Employees Don’t: View common pay concerns when a natural disaster impacts your business, and relative HR guidance and compliance.

When Mother Nature says your Business Owner's Policy isn't Enough: Do you have the right coverages to recover and rebuild your business if a catastrophic event occurs? Learn what you need to cover your lost income and related expenses, as well as additional tips.

Earthquake Preparedness for Businesses: Create a plan – define your risks, take steps to mitigate, initiate best practices for employee safety, and develop strategies to respond and recover.

Commercial Damage Assessment: Assess on-site damage to set the tone for the response operation and drive the recovery process, detailing the extent and location of damages. Proper documentation can speed up the claims process.

Establishing Security After a Natural Disaster: Coordinate security on-site, post-disaster to maintain privacy, secure data and avoid scams during recovery.

Minimizing Business Interruption: Minimize business interruptions and resume normal operations in a timely manner post-disaster with these tips.

Recovery Considerations: Consider how to resume operations, clean up and salvage, and support employees.

Best Practices for Navigating the Claims Process (US): Understand the parties involved, and learn how to expertly navigate claims before, during and after a loss.

Blogs:

Natural Disasters Pose Risk to Drivers: 10 Steps to Navigating the Roads Safely

Your Business Interruption Policy Has You Covered When a Catastrophe Forces Your Relocation

Prepare to Withstand a Seismic Event by Understanding How to Retrofit Your Facility for Resiliency

Shaking Up Middle America: Prepare Your Business with an Earthquake Response Plan

Lessons Learned from the Montana Earthquake

How to Prepare for a Landslide: Considerations for Response and Recovery

Considering Property Abandonment: Ensure you understand your insurance policy’s Statutory Condition that addresses abandonment before walking away.

Blogs:

Earthquake Preparedness Checklist: A guide to help you get your home ready in case of an earthquake.

Earthquake Evacuation Checklist: Steps that you as a homeowner should take when evacuating an earthquake.

Natural Disasters Pose Risk to Drivers: 10 Steps to Navigating the Roads Safely

Earthquake Safety – Preparing You, Your Family and Home

Double Natural Disaster: 5 Steps to Minimize Being a Disaster Fraud Victim

What to Do After an Earthquake – A Checklist for You and Your Family

How to Prepare for a Landslide: Considerations for Response and Recovery

Ready.gov / Listo.gov: Resources to educate and empower you to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies, including earthquakes and landslides, provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The Great ShakeOut: Regionally organized campaigns linked together as a worldwide preparedness movement, involving millions of people in schools, organizations and homes participating in earthquake safety activities.

Red Cross Earthquake Safety: Learn what to do during an earthquake, and how to strengthen your home to prepare for an earthquake, provided by the American National Red Cross.

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): FEMA coordinates the government’s financial and physical relief efforts for any national disaster.

OSHA Earthquake Preparedness and Response: Tips and resources around earthquakes, provided by the United States Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Get Prepared Canada – Earthquakes: Campaign focusing on emergency preparedness, provided by the Public Safety Canada / Government of Canada. Resources include earthquake facts, what to expect during an earthquake and more.