Disaster Recovery

Session Organization

Sid Skjei Skjei Telecom

Simple and Low Cost Disaster Preparedness

Sara Schuetz

WFSU Lessons Learned while Surviving a Hurricane

Michelle Nesmith

KRMA Who says Servers can’t Crash?

Cindy Jackson

PBS CERT Training: What it is and what it’s worth

General Question and Answer for all Panelists

Simple Suggestion to Improve Disaster Preparedness

Sidney SkjeiSkjei Telecom, Inc

Falls Church, Virginia

www.skjeitelecom.com

703-917-9167

Presentation Outline

>General Disaster Preparedness Improvement Opportunities

>Communications Improvement Opportunities

>Broadcast Operations Improvement Opportunities

General Improvement Opportunities>Organizational Responsibility>Position Descriptions>Action Plan>Operational Procedures>Evacuation Plan and Shelter in Place Plan>Emergency Operations Center

General Improvement Opportunities (Continued)>Preset Teleconference Numbers>Insurance Coverage Assessment>Offsite Storage Plan>Fire fighting review>Evacuation Chairs>Weather Radio

General Improvement Opportunities (Continued)>Employee Departure Procedures>Hazardous Material Drills>Succession Planning>Floor Captain Designation>Travel Information Centralization

Communications Improvement Opportunities

>Phone Trees>Emergency Advisory Hotline>Exgternal Telephone Line Forwarding>Staff Internet Access from Home>Staff Internet Accounts and List>“Employees Only” section of web site>Emergency Wireless Communications List

Broadcast Operations Improvement Opportunities

>Mutual Disaster Support Arrangements>Evergreen backup Material son DVD>Tape Bags and Evacuation Kits>Small antenna for Schedule X Downlink

Bridging>Antenna Marking>Hotel Arrangements>Car Service