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What to do to your home before and after winter weather strikes

Disaster Safety

Enable wireless emergency alerts on your cell phone.?. Purchase a weather alert radio that broadcasts emergency alerts from the National Weather Service, preferably one with a hand crank. Follow the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction Center ( WPC ) on Facebook or Twitter and your local NWS office.

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Nine budget friendly ways to prepare your commercial building BEFORE the winter season

Disaster Safety

Severe winter weather is a significant cause of insured catastrophic losses and is a risk for many businesses across the country, including portions of the typically warmer southern United States. Avoiding a power outage can save a day or two of business interruption. Check your insurance coverage and inventory valuable equipment.

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What to do to your business before and after winter weather strikes

Disaster Safety

Enable wireless emergency alerts on your cell phone.?. Purchase a weather alert radio that broadcasts emergency alerts from the National Weather Service, preferably one with a hand crank. In case of a power outage, use your generator. Follow the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction Center. (

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Every Business Continuity Plan Should Include Disaster Recovery

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The disaster recovery plan must also contain a contingency plan: What is plan B in the case of an outage, who will guide personnel through plan B, and how will employee training be conducted? After all, a plan only works if the workforce can follow it.