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you can obtain valuable information about impending threats on
the web. In the United States, the National Interagency Fire Center

posts daily fire updates and forecasts on its website:
www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm. Other countries have similar
warning systems in place.

Other Regional Events

Some regions of the world are prone to localized types of natural
disasters. During the BCP/DRP process, your assessment team should
analyze all of your organization’s operating locations and gauge the
impact that such events might have on your business. For example,
many parts of the world are subject to volcanic eruptions. If you

conduct operations in an area in close proximity to an active or
dormant volcano, your DRP should probably address this eventuality.
Other localized natural occurrences include monsoons in Asia,
tsunamis in the South Pacific, avalanches in mountainous regions, and
mudslides in the western United States.

If your business is geographically diverse, it is prudent to include local

emergency response experts on your planning team. At the very least,
make use of local resources such as government emergency
preparedness teams, civil defense organizations, and insurance claim
offices to help guide your efforts. These organizations possess a wealth
of knowledge and are usually more than happy to help you prepare
your organization for the unexpected—after all, every organization
that successfully weathers a natural disaster is one less organization
that requires a portion of their valuable recovery resources after

disaster strikes.

Man-Made Disasters

Our advanced civilization has become increasingly dependent on
complex interactions between technological, logistical, and natural
systems. The same complex interactions that make our sophisticated

society possible also present a number of potential vulnerabilities from
both intentional and unintentional man-made disasters. In the
following sections, we’ll examine a few of the more common disasters