BECOME A FIRESTORM FRANCHISEE AND PUT YOUR EXPERIENCE TO WORK!

Are you looking for a professional consulting and training business opportunity that will put your experience and contacts to work? Firestorm can show you how preparedness can create opportunities for you and help others.

We live in a period of increasing natural disasters, terrorism and health crises. Firestorm has solved problems ranging from designing continuity and pandemic plans for Fortune 500 companies to providing crisis management support after the Virginia Tech tragedy. Together, we can be an effective team.

Firestorm has developed step-by-step processes, tools, procedures and plans for Franchisees to market to companies and assist these companies in planning for and managing disasters and crises. Your potential is large. Your experience and contacts can open doors. Your sales market is the entire United States. Firestorm brings credibility, references, potential national account opportunities, and a fast-start process to help Franchisees generate immediate sales. You can make sales and help others.

According to the 9/11 Commission Report, 85 percent of the infrastructure in America is in the private sector and "Preparedness is not a luxury, it is a cost of doing business." The Red Cross states that 70,000 disasters occur annually in the United States. The Department of Labor has identified that 40 percent of businesses struck by a disaster never reopen and of those that do, 25 percent close within two years.

To address these concerns, Congress has mandated that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and FEMA establish a certification program for Business Continuity Plans in the private sector under Public Law 110-53, Title IX. Today, the DHS certification is "voluntary." However, the establishment of these best practices and corporate governance responsibilities will force companies to 

have plans that must be developed, trained, and exercised. These create sales opportunities for you.

Firestorm can show you how to be in front of thousands of business leaders who need to prepare their companies and employees for the unforeseen events that might be in their future. There is a massive opportunity available for you to put your experience to work now!

EVERY FIRESTORM BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN IS UNIQUE

Plan development includes not only preparing for, and the mitigation of, major disasters (e.g. total loss of a building), but also routine interruptions to service and daily operations. It puts disaster planning in perspective and makes it more likely the impacts from crises are lessened due to predetermined response and recovery actions.

Firestorm can audit your existing plan to isolate gaps or weaknesses, and tailor a solution to address every contingency. Based on findings from our reviews and analyses, Firestorm makes client-specific recommendations to manage and either eliminate or mitigate the impact of identified vulnerabilities on your company. No two Firestorm plans are alike.

What should your BCP include? Protocols for continuity of operations, security, human resources and crisis communications are paramount; otherwise, you may not be able to meet your governance requirements. Your plan must address all manner of disasters, be they man-made or natural. It should include separate provisions for communicable illness (pandemic), identity theft, sabotage, and access to facilities and systems.

In addition to a business continuity plan, Firestorm recommends creating supporting documents which include emergency response plans (flip-books) for the Crisis Management Team & Incident Response Team, Safety Coordinators, and employees, as well as wallet cards for all employees and visitor evacuation signs to assist clients and guests.