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Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response and Recovery Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guide for critical infrastructure and key resources Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guide U.S. Department of Homeland Security PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY GUIDE FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES For more information including a PDF copy of the CI/KR guide, please visit www.pandemicflu.gov or email your CI/ KR-related questions to [email protected]. Publication date: September 19, 2006 Table of Contents Executive Summary.................................................................................................................................................................................. ii Section 1: Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 • 1.1 Secretary Chertoff’s Message to the Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource Sectors.................................................................. 1 • 1.2 Purpose........................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 • 1.3 Situation........................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 • 1.4 Overview of CI/KR Guide Sections.................................................................................................................................................. 2 • 1.5 Guide Distribution Versions.............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Section 2: Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities-Summary............................................................................................................. 4 • 2.1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 • 2.2 What Should Private Sector Businesses Know, and Why?.............................................................................................................. 6 • 2.3 What are Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources or CI/KR?....................................................................................................... 6 • 2.4 Why is this Important for Businesses?............................................................................................................................................. 6 • 2.5 Roles and Responsibilities............................................................................................................................................................... 8 Section 3: Pandemic Infl uenza Context-Summary................................................................................................................................ 10 • 3.1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 • 3.2 Why is this Important for Business?................................................................................................................................................. 12 • 3.3 National Context.............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 • 3.4 International Context........................................................................................................................................................................ 15 • 3.5 U.S. National Alert Stages................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Section 4: Pandemic Implications for Businesses................................................................................................................................ 18 • 4.1 Overview of Business Continuity of Operations Plan-Essential (COP-E)........................................................................................ 20 • 4.2 Defi ning “Essential”.......................................................................................................................................................................... 20 • 4.3 Pandemic Planning Assumptions and Impacts................................................................................................................................ 20 Section 5: Continuity of Operations-Essential (COP-E) Guide............................................................................................................ 26 • 5.1 Develop and Implement a Continuity of Operations Plan................................................................................................................ 28 • 5.2 How Does COP-E Fit with Current Contingency Plans?.................................................................................................................. 29 • 5.3 Why COP-E is Important to the Private Sector................................................................................................................................ 30 • 5.4 The COP-E Planning Process......................................................................................................................................................... 31 • 5.5 COP-E Scenario-Driven Pandemic Planning................................................................................................................................... 31 • 5.6 COP-E Phases: Planning, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.............................................................................................. 34 Section 6: Partnerships and Information Sharing................................................................................................................................. 64 • 6.1 Essential Partnership for Success................................................................................................................................................... 66 • 6.2 Facilitate Public-Private Partnerships.............................................................................................................................................. 67 • 6.3 Identify and Enhance Partner Interdependencies............................................................................................................................ 67 • 6.4 DHS Partnering and Information-Sharing Capabilities and Initiatives.............................................................................................. 68 • 6.5 Partnering and Information-Sharing Points of Contact..................................................................................................................... 70 Section 7: Public and Media Relations................................................................................................................................................... 72 • 7.1 Communicating with the Public........................................................................................................................................................ 74 • 7.2 Communicating with Employees and their Families......................................................................................................................... 74 • 7.3 Communicating with the Media........................................................................................................................................................ 79 Annexes and Appendices NOTE: When completed and approved, the full Annex (all Sector-Specific Checklists, Roles and Responsibilities, and Pandemic Context) and the Appendix (Pandemic Scenarios, COP-E templates, and Web links) will be available in the reference Pandemic Guide. i Executive Summary Public health experts warn pandemic influenza poses a significant risk to the United States and the world—only its timing, severity, and exact strain remain uncertain. International, Federal, State, local, and tribal government agencies are diligently planning for the public health response to this potential pandemic. The disease could be severe and could affect our critical infrastructure and our nation’s economic and social security. It is important that you take action. As part of the U.S. Government’s pandemic preparedness given they do not account for the extreme health impact strategy, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assumptions and containment strategies projected for a supports the efforts of the public and private sector Critical severe pandemic infl uenza. Infrastructure and Key Resources (CI/KR) community and their businesses to develop and execute their essential Successful pandemic preparedness demands full pandemic contingency plans and preparedness actions. participation from private sector businesses of all types and The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response, sizes. Businesses know best which activities and personnel and Recovery Guide is one of the practical tools DHS in their operations are most critical. They know what has developed for business owner-operators and their priorities and choices they need to consider in maintaining contingency
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