{"id":1604,"date":"2020-09-01T12:39:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T12:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2020-09-01T12:39:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T12:39:19","slug":"ttx-tuesdays-response-and-recovery-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/2020\/09\/01\/ttx-tuesdays-response-and-recovery-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TTX Tuesdays: Response and recovery, part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We at COSTEP MA invite you to join us for our blog series on writing \u2013 or updating \u2013 your disaster plan. Over the next month and a half, we will be posting tips and guidance each Tuesday on emergency management and disaster planning. The culmination of this series will be our live <\/em>tabletop exercise (TTX) on September 22, 2020<\/em><\/a>, at which you can put your completed disaster plan to the test! Not sure what a TTX is? Check out <\/em>our post explaining the activity<\/em><\/a>. All are welcome to join us for this disaster plan writing series, whether or not you are participating in the tabletop exercise.<\/em> Mark your calendars for TTX Tuesdays!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s Tuesday! This week, we\u2019ll resume our discussion from part 1 and focus on recovery as our theme. We\u2019ll pick up our thread about salvage priorities and discuss salvage procedures, we\u2019ll share tips on how to designate a temporary command center (in the event of limited or no access to your facility) in your disaster plan, and we\u2019ll go over evacuation and emergency procedures for staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, you itemized your collections, administrative records, and digital records into a salvage priorities list. Let\u2019s build on the work you\u2019ve done and document the processes and actions of actually salvaging those records should they ever get damaged during an emergency. As a reminder, disaster plans are living documents that should be updated on a regular basis. To that end, if you do not have a disaster plan in place yet and are starting from scratch, don\u2019t worry about including every decision for every possible type of damage, emergency, or eventuality. Instead, take this as an opportunity to think through and write down some high-level guidelines. Later, when you look at your disaster plan again (in a couple months\u2019 or a year\u2019s time), you can improve on what you\u2019ve documented and add more detail if necessary. General recovery guidelines can include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n