Hurricane preparedness tip of the day

May 20   Business owners- do you have a plan for how to continue business operations if a hurricane affects our area? Are you prepared to manage the 5Ps in such a scenario - people, property, products, processes, partners?

A business continuity plan can answer these questions and more. It can help you stay operational even if disaster affects your business. Once you create a plan, be sure to make every employee aware of his or her responsibilities.

With the start of hurricane season only one month away, Santa Rosa and Escambia counties have joined together to help residents prepare for the upcoming hurricane season with “Project Prepare- Countdown to Hurricane Season.”  Project prepare offers residents simple tips on how to prepare their family and homes for the hurricane season which begins June 1 and ends November 30. A tip will be provided for each day during the month of May. Visit navarrepress.com each day to get your new tip.

For more information on “what to do” before, during and after a disaster visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/emergency or www.bereadyescambia.com.