Emergency Preparedness Program
The Emergency Preparedness Program is designed to provide the structure to guide Georgetown University and its various stakeholders in preparing, preventing, mitigating, responding and recovering from an emergency or disaster. The Emergency Preparedness Program serves as the overall effort to integrate and cultivate collaboration between relevant university initiatives and programs.
Georgetown University Internal/External Stakeholders
- Office of Communications (Crisis Communications)
- Department of Public Safety
- Safety & Environmental Management
- University Information Services (IT Continuity & Disaster Recovery)
- Georgetown University MOU Partners
- Federal, State, & Local Agencies
Emergency Preparedness Program Components
| Emergency Management | Operational Business Continuity | IT Systems Continuity & Disaster Recovery |
| An ongoing process to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a usually unforeseen incident that threatens life, property, operations, and/or the environment. | An ongoing process to identify potential risks that threaten an organization and provides a framework for building resilience with the capability for an effective responses to safeguard the interests, mission and business processes of the organization. | Activities and programs designed to return information systems, networks, data availability and communication systems conditions to a level that is acceptable to the organization. |
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