Emergency response (the who and how to report,
evacuate, respond, notify).
Problem escalation management and alert levels
(the steps taken to solve a problem before it reaches
alert levels and the point where disaster declaration
must occur).
Incident management and control structure.
Management succession and emergency delegated-down
decision-making authority based on the need for quick
decisive action and knowledge of the critical business
functions.
Preliminary damage assessment and salvage (to decide
whether to stay at the home site and repair and replace
or move to an alternate site).
Declaration and plan activation authority.
Public information dissemination to interface with
external groups (e.g., Other state and federal agencies,
public, legislature, emergency service organizations,
utilities, and the media).
Comprehensive damage assessment and salvage operations.
Communications procedures (to ensure that the command
structure has the information it needs to evaluate
the situation and make accurate decisions on how to
best respond).
Status reporting to incident management and control
structure.
