Plan aggressively to meet any natural disaster head on! Fires, storms, floods--when disaster strikes, do you have a realistic action plan to restore your firm's facilities, help your employees and community recover, and reinstate service to customers! In Emergency and Disaster Planning Manual, Lauran G. Kaplan--Dade County distribution operations manager for Florida Power & Light during Hurricane Andrew--delivers a master blueprint for doing just that. Focusing on 8 key planning measures, she gives you the tools to organize your personnel, equipment, procurement, insurance, and other basic needs. . .implement employee preparedness and assistance programs. . .design and manage staging sites to restore transportation, lodging, meals, and other essentials. . .coordinate with federal, state, and local authorities. . .handle accounting and auditing paperwork to satisfy insurers and government agencies. . .and much, much more.