Addresses internal and external communications to all stakeholders COOP is designed to handle emergencies for a 30-day time period. When an incident occurs, it is likely that an organization will immediately know whether an emergency will extend beyond a 30- day period or whether reconstitution of normal operations will be able to occur within the COOP time frame. It is important for organizations to look into considerations that may need to be taken into account in the event that an emergency does extend beyond 30 days. Although the plan your organization is currently developing does not go into detail about extending an emergency situation beyond 30 days, your organization should know which aspects would be most affected and have a strong idea of how to handle an extended emergency. Coordination with and transition to the Disaster Recovery process overall within the County/City is critical. Other Teams/Groups The County/City should consider establishing additional teams/groups, as necessary, depending on the intensity of the reconstitution plan. It should be a consideration to augment the crisis management function and the disaster recovery function within the reconstitution phase. Crisis Management The COOP Policy acts to oversee the crisis management function throughout the entire COOP process. During the reconstitution phase, if the process is considered to be a difficult task on human capital and/or the community as a whole, this function may be reassigned to specific members of the Policy Group along with specialists in crisis management skills, and given the title of the Crisis Management Team (CMT). If the County/City chooses to establish a formal Crisis Management Team, that should be communicated throughout the organization, including the roles and responsibilities of the CMT, versus the role of the Policy Group. The primary functions of crisis management during reconstitution, in general include: Direction and control Implementing the COOP Plan Contacting additional Team members/support personnel Taking control of the recovery process Managing the various recovery teams as they rebuild Disbursing funds as needed Working with suppliers and shippers Making general management related business decisions Keeping the operations going and servicing constituencies Disaster Recovery Team (DRT)
Addresses internal and external communications to all stakeholders COOP is designed to handle emergencies for a 30-day time period. When an incident occurs, it is likely that an organization will immediately know whether an emergency will extend beyond a 30- day period or whether reconstitution of normal operations will be able to occur within the COOP time frame. It is important for organizations to look into considerations that may need to be taken into account in the event that an emergency does extend beyond 30 days. Although the plan your organization is currently developing does not go into detail about extending an emergency situation beyond 30 days, your organization should know which aspects would be most affected and have a strong idea of how to handle an extended emergency. Coordination with and transition to the Disaster Recovery process overall within the County/City is critical. Other Teams/Groups The County/City should consider establishing additional teams/groups, as necessary, depending on the intensity of the reconstitution plan. It should be a consideration to augment the crisis management function and the disaster recovery function within the reconstitution phase. Crisis Management The COOP Policy acts to oversee the crisis management function throughout the entire COOP process. During the reconstitution phase, if the process is considered to be a difficult task on human capital and/or the community as a whole, this function may be reassigned to specific members of the Policy Group along with specialists in crisis management skills, and given the title of the Crisis Management Team (CMT). If the County/City chooses to establish a formal Crisis Management Team, that should be communicated throughout the organization, including the roles and responsibilities of the CMT, versus the role of the Policy Group. The primary functions of crisis management during reconstitution, in general include: Direction and control Implementing the COOP Plan Contacting additional Team members/support personnel Taking control of the recovery process Managing the various recovery teams as they rebuild Disbursing funds as needed Working with suppliers and shippers Making general management related business decisions Keeping the operations going and servicing constituencies Disaster Recovery Team (DRT)
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