Welcome to the State of Washington Emergency Management Business Portal. This portal is designed to be a one-stop destination that businesses of all sizes can access to find the most requested resources. Our goal is assist your business in achieving disaster resilience. We must begin with the premise that in Washington State, hazards such as earthquakes, winter storms, or even aging infrastructure can affect our communities and impact our economy.
Starting with that premise - can your business rebound successfully from a disaster?
Consider these statistics: Almost 40% of small businesses that close due to a disaster event never re-open. 91% of Americans live in places at moderate to high risk of earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, high-wind damage or terrorism (1). 85% of the U.S. critical infrastructure is owned by private industry. |
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Not sure where to start? The 12 Steps to Comprehensive Business Preparedness and Planning will guide you in your preparedness and planning efforts. |
Hazards and Threats |
Training and Exercise |
Additional Resources |
This site is here to help increase your enterprise resiliency. We welcome your feedback on ways to improve this portal. Comments/suggestions can be sent to: Business@emd.wa.gov
Reference/Photo Credits:
- Secured computer/electronic equipment photos courtesy of WorkSafe Technologies
- Volcano photo courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey
- Hazard photos istockphoto.com
(1) Source: Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute at the University of South Carolina
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