Building organization and community resilience starts with preparation. Preparation starts with taking a clear-eyed view of the risks and vulnerabilities. Understanding the vulnerabilities makes it possible to develop realistic response plans. Plans are made effective through training, drills and exercises. Every element is essential:

Assessments – to understand your vulnerabilities
Response Plans – to thoughtfully develop procedures to mitigate the risks and consequences
Training – to instruct your key personnel in the procedures and their duties
Exercises – to evaluate the plans and training in order to further prepare

The O’Brien’s team is uniquely qualified to help you build resilience through thorough and careful preparation:

• Experience – We have created many response plans ranging from Facility Emergency Plans, to Oil Spill Response Plans, to Crisis Management Plans, to state-wide Pandemic Plans.
• Regulatory Compliance – O’Brien’s offers a business unit dedicated to knowing the response planning requirements and making certain your organization is in full compliance.
• NIMS/ICS – O’Briens has been a leader in training and implementing the Incident Command System since 1996, well before this powerful tool was adopted as the national standard by the Department of Homeland Security in 2003 as the National Incident Management System. We continue to lead in the hands-on use of NIMS to an ever-increasing range of organizations and all-risk emergencies. We also offer the most effective technology in effectively utilizing NIMS/ICS—CommandPro®.
• Integrated Communications Planning – O’Brien’s is unique in combining industry-leading crisis communication technology and expertise with the best thinking in response planning and actual emergency management. Every experienced crisis manager recognizes the inextricable link between media, public and stakeholder communication and an effective response.
• Drills and Exercises – Effective response depends on realistic exercises, professionally managed with honest, constructive evaluations. O’Brien’s conducts numerous crisis and emergency response exercises every year—an unmatched record by any other firm.  We bring the real life lessons learned when managing our client emergency to your training event.
• Planning Technology – We place a high emphasis not only on quality in planning but on cost-efficiency, which is why we have developed and implemented the most robust planning technology available, ePlanPro®.

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