its free. its easy. it s necessary.. why prepare? up to 40% of businesses fail following a natural...

It’s free. It’s easy. It’ s necessary.

Why Prepare? Up to 40% of businesses fail

following a natural or human-caused disaster

94% of small business owners believe a disaster could seriously disrupt their business within the next two years

Disasters come in many forms: hurricanes, tornados, snow storms, power outages, floods, medical emergency, death of a key employee…

Natural Disasters are Frequent - 1980 – 2012

2012: Insured Loss – 2nd Highest.

▪ Overall Loss: $100 bn. ▪ Insured Loss: $60 bn.

Natural Disaster losses in the U.S.

Source: © 2013 Munich Re, NatCatSERVICE. As of January 2013

Why Prepare? 4 out of 5 businesses fail

after the loss of a key executive

One-third of businesses surveyed have no business continuity plan

Here’s the good news: 82% of businesses agree - “If someone could make it easy for me to be prepared, I’d do it.”

What is Ready Rating?

The Ready Rating Program: The first emergency readiness program of its kind

Highlights Membership has tripled and is growing

Members love Ready Rating!

93% of Ready Rating members rate the service as good to excellent

Members are taking action!

75% of members have updated their plans due to Ready Rating

70% of Ready Rating members have educated their employees about preparedness at work

Members have increased their scores – some by as much as 42%

1794 total members

1357 Businesses/ Organizations

437 Schools

Who Are the Members? Businesses – small to large

Schools – public and private

Non-profits

Healthcare organizations

Financial institutions

Insurance agencies

Retailers

Manufacturers

Real estate agencies

123 AssessmentKey steps:1. Commit to preparing

Join the Red Cross Ready Rating program

Complete an online assessment to determine readiness level

2. Assess emergencies and their impact Understand possible threats to

your facility / business and assess possible impact

123 Assessment3. Develop or enhance your

Emergency response plan Create an action plan for

before, during and after emergencies

4. Practice your plan Integrate preparedness in

your organizational culture

5. Show your community you care Commit to support overall

community preparedness

Ready Rating Score Card

The score card provides:

A unique quantification of your organization’s preparedness level

Enables tracking of your progress

A score card is generated each time the 123 Assessment is completed.

What Do I Do Next?

▪ Next Steps Report

▪ Emergency Response Planner Tool

▪ Peer Comparison Report

▪ Resource Center

Improve your Ready Rating score with the following free tools:

Member Next Steps Report

Recommendations customized to your self-assessment

Detailed feedback

Ranks the needed implementation actions by the resources required

Customized for schools and businesses/organizations

Emergency Response Planning Tool

▪ Makes it simple for you to create a customized Emergency Response Plan for your organization

▪ Uses easy-to-understand language

▪ Provides easy access to additional guidance

▪ Presents best practice guidance to choose from

▪ Allows addition of your own topics and guidance

▪ Easy to update

Peer Comparison Report

Nationwide In Their State By Employee Size By Industry/Sector

Company Name Here

Helps members compare their score to other members:

Resource CenterThe Resource Center provides information, sample forms and tools to help you get better prepared for emergencies of all kinds!

Show Your Commitment to Preparedness

Download the Member Seal and post it on your website or in areas visited by customers or students

Choose to be listed in the Current Member Listing on readyrating.org

Show your customers and community that you care about being prepared:

Thank you