BICEPP - Helping Businesses Become Disaster Resilient
Founded under the direction of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley in 1983
BICEPP: a non-profit professional association of emergency management and business continuity professionals from both the private and public sector. Our mission is to provide a forum for information exchange in order to enhance disaster resilience within the business community.
Mission: Our goal is to provide a forum for information exchange to enhance emergency preparedness and contingency planning within the business community.
Website: On this site, you’ll find a list of BICEPP's scheduled events; links to programs and events of interest to our members and friends; articles, links and resources helpful for the business and disaster communities; and specific disaster related information for the business community. Scroll down and use the buttons to navigate our site. If you are new to BICEPP, we hope you will consider joining BICEPP to gain access to reduced event fees and resources reserved for BICEPP members only.
Sign-up for Membership Here
Public Safety Power Shutoff: How does it affect your business and what can you do about it?
Wednesday, August 12th, 10:30 am-noon
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Join BICEPP and AJ Perkins, expert on microgrid power technology and president of InstantOn, will present on what a Public Safety Power Shutoff is, how can it affect your business, and what are things you can do to prepare.
Download SPSP Flyer.pdf
The Birth of CERT
Tuesday, Sep 2, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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BICEPP is proud to feature retired LAFD Assistant Fire Chief Frank Borden, aka “The Father of CERT”. Frank will talk about the - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program from the beginnings in Los Angeles to the nationwide FEMA program we know today.
BICEPP The Birth of CERT.pdf
BICEPP Board of Directors Meetings & Events
Next Meeting - Friday, July 10, 2020 - 8:00 to 10:00 am (Zoom virtual)
Currently, our meetings are held virtually. Please email President Les Borsay if you are interested in attending via Zoom. Our BOD meetings are open to BICEPP members and friends.
Currently, BICEPP is primarily focussing on the effects of COVID-19 on the business community. However, we are planning several virtual programs until such time as in-person events are allowed. Please review our site for several private and governmental resources that can help businesses and individuals navigate this extremely challenging pandemic.
May 8 - BICEPP COVID-19 Press Release Here.pdf
RIP - In remembrance of our colleague Bill Hopkins, an active BICEPP member and Award of Excellence winner.
With a heavy heart the BICEPP Board of Directors note the passing of Bill Hopkins. Bill was the recipient of our 2018 Award of Excellence and as the founder of the Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair and cofounder of the Southern California Preparedness Foundation was a great driver for improving the preparedness of Southern Californians. As we mourn his passing we are grateful for all his work in making our community better prepared and more resilient.
June 25, 2020 (City Watch) Tribute: Bill Hopkins, 2020
PDF of City Watch Article
Bill Hopkins, left, receiving his 2018 BICEPP Award of Excellence from Chris Wright, 2018 BICEPP President.
Who do you think deserves recognition, especially during these trying times?
Both members and friends of BICEPP are encouraged to nominate any person, group or organization who has contributed significantly to the field of emergency preparedness, management, mitigation, response or planning. Nominees should be role models to other emergency professionals (aspiring and veteran) and demonstrate dedication, positive attitude and outstanding job performance. Awardee’s will be recognized at BICEPP’s Annual Award’s Dinner in November.
2020 BICEPP Awards Process.pdf
Nominate Here
Dr. Lee Presents "Can't Touch This" Covid Parody
Posted on Youtube - Jul 28, 2020
Dr. Quentin J. Lee, Alabama principal, sings a rap song about Covid to MC Hammer's classic hit of "Can't Touch This." As we are all getting ready to go back to school, take a break and enjoy this parody.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeAN8Xxz0q4&feature=emb_logo&utm_campaign=wp_the_daily_202&utm_mediu
LA Mask Project
Download Mask Art for your Business Location (July 25, 2020 - City of Los Angeles)
https://corona-virus.la/la-mask-print-project
Critical County Updates
Latest stats, what's open/closed, testing, etc. - current resources.
www.covid19.lacounty.gov
From: Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center COVID-19 Recent Updates
Aug 12 COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf
Aug 11 COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf
Aug 8 COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf
Aug 6_COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf
BOC Partner Sit Report 08.05.2020.pdf
Aug 5_COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pd
Aug 4 COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf
Aug 3 COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf
July 31 COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf
REOPENING SAFER AT WORK AND IN THE COMMUNITY FOR CONTROL OF COVID-19
MOVING THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES INTO STAGE 3 OF CALIFORNIA'S PANDEMIC RESILIENCE ROADMAP
July 14_HOO_Safer at Home_Cessation of Indoor Ops.pdf
July 4 - Updates - HO Order_COVID-19_Safer at Work and in the Community_updatedappendices.pdf
More complete info here:
http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
City of Los Angeles
July 9 - L.A. could reimpose stay-at-home order if coronavirus spike continues, mayor warns
"Don't Share Your Air"
June 27 - (LA Times) Who doesn’t trust Lucy Jones in a crisis? Here’s what she has to say about the coronavirus pandemic
Beatrice De Gea / Los Angeles Times
The programs and initiatives in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was just passed by Congress are intended to assist business owners with whatever needs they have right now. When implemented, there will be many new resources available for small businesses, as well as certain non- profits and other employers. This guide provides information about the major programs and initiatives that will soon be available from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to address these needs, as well as some additional tax provisions that are outside the scope of SBA.
What's Opening in Los Angeles County
July 1 - (LA Co) Revised Health Officer Order Requires Closure of Indoor On- Site Dining and Other Indoor Activities
July 1 - (LA Times ) What to know as California halts indoor dining, shutters other businesses
July 1 (LA Times) Restaurant dining rooms, wineries, card rooms to close for at least three weeks in 19 California counties
June 30 - (LA Times) 'We’re surging again.’ Doctors, nurses angry as coronavirus strains California hospitals
June 29 - (LA Times) L.A. County issues dire warning amid ‘alarming increases’ in coronavirus cases
June 29 - (LA Times) Newsom threatens to reverse California reopening as coronavirus spreads
June 12 - Safer at Home Order-Examples of Openings.pdf
June 12 - Reopening Campgrounds RV Parks.pdf
June 12 - Reopening Day Camps.pdf
June 12 - Reopening Fitness Establishments.pdf
June 12 - Reopening Museums Galleries Zoos Aquariums.pdf
June 12 - Reopening Sports Facilities.pdf
June 12 -Reopening Music Television Film Production.pdf
June 11 - Moving into Phase 3.pdf
June 11 - Reopening Beaches.pdf
May 30 - Reopening_Restaurants.pdf
May 29 - Reopening Hair Salons_Barbershops.pdf
May 29 - (LA Times) L.A. County can reopen restaurants, barbershops, salons, Newsom says
May 26 - Safer at Home Order - Examples of Openings.pdf (Quick glance)
May 26 - Order Reopening Safer at Work and in the Community 05262020 FINAL.pdf
May 26 - L.A. County Moves Toward Sweeping New Standards - Faith Services, in-store shopping and drive-in movies amount activities now permitted.pdf
Latest LA County Stats:
http://ph.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdeli
From the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Participate - Several Options Exist
Check Out:
Californians For All - Volunteers
Follow guidelines & give blood if possible
Find Out Where
NOVA - Decoding COVID-19
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has upended life as we know it in a matter of mere months. But at the same time, an unprecedented global effort to understand and contain the virus-and find a treatment for the disease it causes-is underway. Join the doctors on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 as they strategize to stop the spread, and meet the researchers racing to find treatments and vaccines. Along the way, discover how this devastating disease emerged, what it does to the human body, and why it exploded into a pandemic.
KCET Public Television of Southern California: Enjoy This Excellent 54 Minute Presentation Here
The Risks - Know Them - Avoid Them
(very credible, detailed, informative and useful information)
By Dr. Erin Bromage (May 2020)
May 20 - The Risks - Know Them - Avoid Them.pdf
It seems many people are breathing some relief, and I’m not sure why. An epidemic curve has a relatively predictable upslope and once the peak is reached, the back slope can also be predicted. We have robust data from the outbreaks in China and Italy, that shows the backside of the mortality curve declines slowly, with deaths persisting for months...
Dr. Bromage joined the Faculty of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2007 where he teaches courses in Immunology and Infectious disease, including a course this semester on the Ecology of Infectious Disease which focused on the emerging SARS-CoV2 outbreak in China.
Additional Resources
July 14 (LA Times) Masks offer much more protection against coronavirus than many think
www.cbsnews.com/video/scientists-say-coronavirus-can-be-spread-farther-than-6-feet-in-tiny-airborne-particles/#x
June 24 - (FDA/USDA) Coronavirus Update: Joint Statement from USDA and FDA on Food Export Restrictions Pertaining to COVID-19
“There is no evidence that people can contract COVID-19 from food or from food packaging. The U.S. food safety system, overseen by our agencies, is the
global leader in ensuring the safety of our food products, including product for export.”
June 25 (LA Times) Newsom asks Californians to ‘be more vigilant’ as state sees record-breaking coronavirus cases
June 22 - (WHO) The World Health Organization reminds public to remain vigilant through Mr Bean’s Essential COVID-19
June 19 (CA Dept of PublicHealth) GUIDANCE FOR THE USE OF FACE COVERINGS
June 18 - (LA Times) his is where you now must wear a mask in California under sweeping new rules
June 16 - (Seattle Times) Children are only half as likely to get infected by the coronavirus, research shows
June 15 - (Wash Post) Coronavirus has been 12 times more deadly for people with underlying conditions, CDC says
June 11 - (Live Science) A few superspreaders transmit the majority of coronavirus cases Live Science.pdf
June 10 - (Reuters) Widespread Face Mask Use Could Help Prevent A Second Wave Of Coronavirus, Study Finds
June 10 - (CNN Health) Fauci says the WHO's comment on asymptomatic spread is wrong. Here's the difference between asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread
Jun 2 - (NY Tmes) Six Months of Coronavirus: Here’s Some of What We’ve Learned.pdf
May 31 - (Wash Post) How to reduce the impact of coronavirus on our lives - The Washington Post.pdf
May 27 - (CNN Politics) Fauci says he wears a mask to be a symbol of 'what you should be doing'
May 25 (California) Statewide industry guidance to reduce risk (detailed resource links)
May 22 - (Washington Post) What You Need to Know About Coronavirus
May 21 - (Washington Post) Virus ‘does not spread easily’ from contaminated surfaces or animals, revised CDC website state
May 2020 (CDC) How Coronavirus Spreads.pdf
May 2020 - (Oxford) The Journal of Infectious Diseases) Simulated Sunlight Rapidly Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces
May 2020 - (LA Times) Are pools-lakes-ocean-calm-these-experts-safe for COVID-19?
May 19 - Master Question List for COVID-19 (caused by SARS-CoV-2) Weekly Report from the Department of Homeland Security)
May 14 (CNN) - Black light experiment shows how quickly a virus like Covid-19 can spread at a restaurant
May 14 (Health Affairs) - Strong Social Distancing Measures In The United States Reduced The COVID-19 Growth Rate PDF Here
May 26 - (LA Times) Coronavirus ‘silent spreaders’ become a bigger risk as California reopens
Do you have COVID-19?
‘June 24 - (NYT) What Are the Symptoms?’ ‘What Should I Do if I Feel Sick?’ and Other Coronavirus Questions
Apple & CDC Screening Tool (May 15, 2020)
Apple & CDC Screening Tool (Insures Privacy)
Emory University School of Medicine's
COVID-19 Coronavirus Checker
Consumer Reports
May 4 2020 (CR) - Fever, Cough & Body Aches With Mild COVID-19.pdf
INFORMATION & RESOURCES
Current State of California Info Here - Where California is Today
Governor Newsom's Briefings
Los Angeles County
City of Los Angeles Mayor's Office
These are covered by several local stations
Los Angeles COVID-19 Testing Information
Please check Los Angeles's website for closures during the on-going demonstrations.
June 24 LA-County-COVID-19-Community-Testing-Dashboard-Final.pdf
City of LA Video - What's It's Like To Be Tested Video - Courtesy of the City of Los Angeles
May 13 - Governor Newsom Announces California has Conducted Over 1 Million Diagnostic Tests for COVID-19 as Testing Capacity Ramps Up
May 15 2020 (New England Journal of Medicine) Failing the Test - The Tragic Data Gap Undermining the US Pandemic Response.pdf
https://covid19.lacounty.gov
LA County Protocols For Opening - Posted June 19, 2020
NOTE: These dates are obviously evolving as we move into summer months....
California Reopening Phases - Posted May 19, 2020
Where we are in the phases of reopening California according to the Newsom administration’s roadmap. (Priya Krishnakumar/Los Angeles Times)
June 18 (LA Co Dep of public Health) HOO_COVID-19_Safer_at_Work_and_in_the_Community-Phase 3
June 11 - Moving into Phase 3.pdf
June 2, Roadmap To Recovery Infographic.pdf
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
June 18 (LA Co Dep of public Health) HOO_COVID-19_Safer_at_Work_and_in_the_Community-Phase 3
June 11 - Moving into Phase 3.pdf
June - (County of LA) Dine_In_Restaurants_Toolkit.pdf
May 26 - (LACPHO_Order_Reopening_Safer_at_Work_and_in_the_Community_05262020_FINAL.pdf
May 26 - (LA Times) Hair salons, barbershops can reopen now, in Stage 3 of Newsom’s plan; L.A. also loosens some restrictions
May 20 - (LA Times) California is finally making progress in the coronavirus battle, even as deaths
May 19 - Los Angeles County officials’ newest goal is to more fully reopen the economy by July 4, officials said Tuesday
May 18 - Newsom eases California reopening rules, allowing more counties to restart their economies
May 6, 2020 Roadmap To Recovery.pdf
May 13 - LA County Revised Stay at Home Order.pdf
LA County Protocol Appendices:
July 1 - Safer at Work and in the Community.pdf
June 29 Prevent Outbreaks Workplace.pdf
June 29 Reopening_Commercial_Buildings.pdf
LA County Protocols For Opening - Posted June 19, 2020
May 30 (LA Co) Reopening Commercial Buildings.pdf
May 26 (LA Co) Reopening Office Based Worksites.pdf
May 22 - Public Health Protocols for Retail Establishments Opening for Curbside Pickup: Appendix B.pdf
May 13 - Protocol for Social Distancing: Appendix A
May 13 - Protocols for Retail Establishments Opening for Curbside Pickup: Appendix B
May 13 - Reopening Protocol for Warehousing, Manufacturing and Logistic Establishments: Appendix C
CDC May 14 Releases For Opening Various Spaces (brief tips)
May 14 (CDC) Restaurants-and-bars-decision-tree.pdf
May 14 (CDC) Workplace-decision-tree.pdf
May 14 (CDC) Schools-Decision-Tree.pdf
May 14 (CDC) Childcare-Decision-Tree.pdf
May 14 (CDC) Camps-Decision-Tree.pdf
May 14 (CDC) MassTransit-DecisionTree.pdf
(May 2020) Published CDC Guidelines
Document Here May 2020
May 2020 - Modified Doc - CDC-Activities-Initiatives-for-COVID-19-Response.pdf
CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and the President’s Plan for Opening America Up Again
Appendix A: Surveillance for COVID-19
Appendix B: Healthcare System Surveillance
Appendix C: Guidance on Infection Control and Contact Tracing
Appendix D: Guidance on Test Usage (Asymptomatic Populations and Serology)
Appendix E: Assessing Surveillance and Hospital Gating Indicators
Appendix F: Setting Specific Guidance
Valuable CDC Guidance Documents Here
Apr/May PDF - CDC Initial Unpublished Guidance For Opening - From Washington Post
Child Care Programs; Schools and Day Camps; Communities of Faith; Employers with Vulnerable Workers; Restaurants and Bars; and Mass Transit Administrators
California Department of Public Health
May 12 (CDPH) Ca State GUIDANCE-dine-in-restaurants.pdf
May 12 (CDPH) Ca State CHECKLIST-dine-in-restaurants.pdf
May 25 - (CDPH) Guidance-places-of-worship.pdf
The National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Earth Institute works to understand and improve the nation’s capacity to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.
The National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University (NCDP) is offering two free-web based trainings intended for the whole community: AWR-357-W: Principles of Community Economic Recovery and PER-376-W: Preparedness Actions to Promote Economic Resilience and Recovery.
AWR-357-W addresses economic recovery within the National Preparedness Goal and provides resources for whole community planning. PER-376-W encourages economic resilience among private organizations (non-profit and for-profit) confronted with natural disasters.
In addition to our web-based trainings, NCDP is also conducting a virtual blended version of our Instructor-led training (half independent study, half live virtual session), MGT-462: Community Planning for Economic Recovery, which consists of planning tools and resources for the community to conduct cross-sector planning for disaster recovery.
While the trainings are intended to support communities preparing for or recovering from natural disasters, they are applicable during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We think our course listings would make a good addition to the Business and Industry Council for Emergency Planning & Preparedness Newsletter and would be interested in discussing its inclusion in your forthcoming issue.
The courses and more information on them can be found at www.ncdpcourses.org
Reopening Orders and Resources
California, Los Angeles County & the City of Los Angeles
June 9 - (LA Times) When Is California Reopening?
June 5 - CA Dept of Public Health Guidance
June 5 - Safer L.A.- Toolkits for Businesses | COVID-19- Keeping Los Angeles Safe
May 13 - (County of Los Angeles) Rental Assistance for Tenants and Mom-and-Pop Landlords Affected by the Economic Impact of COVID-19
May 13 (LA Times) - Which California counties are reopening?
May 12 - Gov Newsom - Rules to reopen California restaurants, malls - Los Angeles Times.pdf
May 12 - (LA Times) - L.A. County could keep stay-at-home orders in place well into summer, depending on conditionsons
May 8 - (LA County Public Health) LA County Conditional and Limited Reopening of Certain Lower - Risk Retail Businesses, Golf Courses, and Public Trails & Auto Dealerships
May 7 - LA Times: Newsom unveils rules governing how quickly CA communities can reopen businesses
May 6 - Los Angeles County - May 8 Opening Schedule
May 6 - LA Times: What California reopening will look like, from food to retail
May 5 - Cal/OSHA COVID-19-Infection-Prevention-in-Construction.pdf
May 05 - Governor's Update on Californias Progress Toward Stage 2 Reopening (PDF of Article Here)
Apr 29 LA Times: California’s reopening plan for stores, offices, schools, sports...
Apr 14 - Gov Newsom Outlines Guidelines
Apr 14 - California Roadmap to Modify the Stay at Home Order.pdf
COVID-19 Government Links
City of Los Angeles
City of Los Angeles Homepage
Keeping Los Angeles Safe - COVID-19
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
Los Angeles City Small Business Emergency Microloan Program
COVID19_BusinessResilienceToolkit_v3.pdf
Mar 3 - City of Los Angeles Safer at Home Order.pdf
Guidelines for Wearing a Mask
Apr 4 - Worker Protection Order.pdf
April 10 - Los Angeles Safer At Home Update.pdf
Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center
City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department Updates
July 31 COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf
July 28 COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf, July 29 COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf, July 30 COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf
July 24_COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf, July 27 COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf, Jul 22 BOC Partner Sit Report 07.22.2020.pdf
July 20 - COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf, July 22_COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf, July 23 COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf
July 16 - COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf, July 17 - COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf, July 15 - 21 BOC Partner Sit Report.pdf
July 13 - COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdfd, July 14 - COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf, July 15 - COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf
The BOC Situation Status Report for Operational Period 40: July 8th - July 14th, 2020, July 9 - COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf, July 10 - COVID-19_Update_FINAL.pdf
July 6 - COVID-19-Update-Final-.pdf, July 7 - COVID-19-Update-Final-.pdf, July 8 - COVID-19-Update-Final-.pdf
July 1 - BOC Partner Sit Report.pdf, July 1 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf, July 2 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf
June 26 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf, June 29 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf, June 30 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pd,
June 23 - COVID-19-Update.Final.pdf, June 24 - COVID-19-Update.Final.pdf, June 25 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf
June 18 - COVID-19-Update.Final.pdf, June 19 - COVID-19-Update.Final.pdf, June 22 - COVID-19-Update.Final.pdf
June 15 - COVID-19-Update.Final.pdf, June 16 - COVID-19-Update.Final.pdf, June 17 - COVID-19-Update.Final.pdf
June 10 - COVID-19-Update.Final.pdf, June 11 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf, June 12 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf
June 5 - COVID-19-Update.Final.pdf, June 8 - COVID-19-Update.Final.pdf, June 9 - COVID-19-Update.Final.pdf
June 3 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf, June 4 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf, June 5 - (LA City) Joint Information System Report
May 29 - (LA City) Joint Information System Report-(2).pdf, June 1 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf, June 2 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf
May 27 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf, May 28 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf, May 29 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf
May 15 - COVID-19 Update-Final.pdf, May 21 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf, May 26 - COVID-19-Update-Final.pdf
May 15 - EOC LA City Joint Information System Report.pdf
May 7 - COVID-19 Update.pdf
May 8 - LA City Joint Information System Report- May 8, 2020.pdf
County of Los Angeles
COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard
COVID-19 LA County
LA County of Public Health
LA County Consumer & Business Affairs
Mar 21 - LA County Notice To Customers.pdf
Apr 10 - FAQ - Safer at Home Order Updates.pdf
State of California
State of California Homepage
Coronaviris (COVID-19) in California
CA Labor & Workforce - Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Resources for Employers and Workers
California Business and Employers Site
Covered California for Small Businesses
Finding Child Care PDF Here
Mar 19 - State of California stay at Home Order
April 1 - State of California Executuve Order N-40-20 Posted
April 14 - State Guidelines for re-opening CA Businesses
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program
Federal Government (White House)
Apr 16 - Federal Guidelines Getting Back to Work.pdf
Small Business Administration
June - SBA Loan Updates.pdf
SBA Homepage
June 8 - (SBA - PPP Ext) ...modified borrower and loan forgiveness applications following the enactment of the PPP Flexibility Act
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Covid FAQs Final.pdf
Centers For Disease Control
(CDC) United States COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by State
June 2 - (CDC) Frequently Asked Questions
Center for Disease Control - COVID-19
CDC's Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019
CDC 30 days coronavirus-guidance.pdf - Cancelled May 1. Left for reference.
CDC - State & Territorial Health Department Websites
National Institute of Health
https://www.nih.gov/health-information/coronavirus
US Food & Drug Administration
Apr 21 (USFDA) Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Pick-Up:Delivery Service
Apr 21 (USFDA) COVID_Retail Best Practices_Full Fact Sheet_2.pdf
World Health Organization
World health Organization
US State Department
US Dept of State Travel Updates
FEMA
Coronavirus (COVID 19) Response
FEMA - Coronavirus Rumer Control
May 12 Updates - Exercise Starter Kit for Workshop on Reconstituting Operations FEMA.gov
May 1 - Applicant Quick Guide - Completing and Submitting a COVID-19 Streamlined....pdf
May 14 - FEMA PA COVID-19 60-Day Deadline to Identify Damage Memo.pdf
US Fire Administration's
Emergency Management and Response - Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) - US Fire Admin - COVID-19.pdf
Additional Resources
Operational Toolkit for Businesses Considering Reopening or Expanding Operations in COVID-19
This operational toolkit has been developed to help business owners who are considering reopening or expanding their operations to determine their establishments’ risk of transmission of COVID-19 and how to reduce it.
Instruction Manual.pdf
Business RA Worksheet.pdf
Assessment Calculator Business Operational Toolkit.xlsx
June 5 - (Emergency Management) A Second Wave of Coronavirus Could Mean a Devastating.pdf
June 4 - (CNN Travel) Hong Kong restaurant group's 'Covid-19 Playbook' is helping global businesses reopen
June 5 (Emergency Management) COVID-19: Washington State Survey of Businesses.pdf
May - United Contractor COVID_19_Site_Specific_Safety_Plan.pdf
May 14 (WA Post) Nearly half of laid-off Americans are barely ‘getting by,’ new Federal Reserve data
Mar 28 - America Enterprise Institute's National Coronavirus Response-a-Road-Map to Recovering.pdf
Apr 23 - Continuity Insights - You Can’t Stop: The Time to Plan for Office Re-Opening is Now
Apr 29 - EPA - Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools and Homes PDF Copy Here
Apr 20 - Cushman & Wakefield - Recovery Readiness:A How-To Guide For Reopening Your Workplace PDF
Mar - OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 PDF
Apr - (White House/CDC) Guidelines-for-Opening-Up-America-Again.pdf
Apr/May PDF - (Washington Post) CDC Guidance
Child Care Programs
Schools and Day Camps
Communities of Faith
Employers with Vulnerable Workers
Restaurants and Bars
Mass Transit Administrators
US Gov't - Safety Practices For Critical Workers Possibly Exposed to COVID-19.pdf
Apr 29 - ICSC COVID-19 Re-Opening Best Practices
Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) Programs & COVID-19 Info
https://www.hsacouncil.org
Santa Monica's RAND Corporation
RAND Corporation's Take
May 2020 RAND_Preserving Small Business - Small Business Owners Speak Out About Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic.pdf
The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions - STATE POLICY EVALUATION TOOL
May 20 The Health and Economic Impacts of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions to Address COVID-19.pdf
May 8 - Estimating the Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions | RAND
Disability Concerns
Pacific ADA Center
Stratfor.com
Ensuring Business Continuity in a World of COVID-19.pdf
COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions About Getting Back to Work.pdf
Apple has released a free application using the latest CDC guidance
COVID-19 App
Seattle Times - COVID-19 Myths
Apr - Seattle Times Facts Checking: Debunking 10 myths about COVID-19.pdf
New York Times
Coronavirus- Which Mask Should You Wear? - The New York Times
Current Stats
John Hopkins University & Medicine
www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries
Small Business COVID-19 Webinars For Businesses
BICEPP Highly Recommends Zooming these Small Business COVID-19 Webinars
Techniques & Resources For Survival During COVID-19
I’d like to highly recommend the Small Business Forum, usually taking place on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10am. These extremely valuable ZOOM virtual sessions are free and help businesses to work through the COVID-19 Pandemic. Please feel free to share this information with other businesses in the area. We will list some of the session as they are scheduled, but you can always get information from the sponsoring organizations: Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society, and Wells Fargo.
Stay safe, stay well. Les Borsay, President, BICEPP, The J. Paul Getty Trust
State of the Pandemic, Financial Resources, SBA Loan Programs, and other Resources
Tuesday & Fridays - 10:00 am
Webinar Information & Registration Here
For future event listings and recordings of past webinars:
Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society
STI Announces Online COVID-19 Awareness Classes
California - Office of Emergency Management - California Special Training Institute
To help you, your employees and their families better understand this novel coronavirus, CSTI has posted a series of brief awareness-level classes on our Learning Management System. Learning more about this threat helps us all prepare our communities to survive it.
Available titles include:
• Coronavirus: COVID-19
• Coronavirus: Precautions and Prevention: Common Sense Hygiene
• Coronavirus: Precautions and Prevention: Coronavirus Preparedness
• Coronavirus: Precautions and Prevention: Stay Calm, Stay Informed
• Coronavirus: Precautions and Prevention: Travel Safely
Information & Registration Here
Disaster Planning For Small Business
Small Business Preparedness Expanded Guide Site
May 20 USCCF_Small Business Disaster Preparedness_QuickGuide_v2.pdf
Natural Disasters in the Time of COVID-19
June 22 - (Zurich) COVID-19 creates the perfect storm for this year’s extreme weather season
June 2020 - (Zurich) keeping an eye on natural hazards.pdf
June 30 - (The Chronicle of Philanthropy) Coronavirus Diary: What Keeps a Disaster-Preparedness Leader Awake at Night
June 6 - (The National Interest) This Is New York City's Coronavirus Heatwave Plan.pdf
June 8 - Disaster drills held in Japan to check anti-virus measures.pdf
June 3 - Readout from the First Lady’s Briefing on Youth Hurricane Preparedness
May 28 - (PEW) This Disaster Season, ‘Everything Is Complicated by COVID-19’
May 20 (BBC) Coronavirus: What does it mean for natural disaster response?
May 15 - (LA Times) 6.4 earthquake hits in western Nevada, felt in California
May10 (LA Times) - Coronavirus raises big worries over California wildfires.pdf
May 9 (The Atlantic) The Worst Possible Time for a Natural Disaster.pdf
May 4 (RAND) - Hurricane Season in Light of COVID-19.pdf
Apr 20 (KQED) - How Can California Fight Wildfires in the Middle of a Pandemic.pdf
Apr 17 (Nat Geo) - What happens when natural disasters strike during a pandemic.pdf
Apr 16 (Scientific American) - What Happens When Other Disasters Hit during a Pandemic.pdf
Outsmart Disaster Site
LA Co. ANF GUIDE_STAY SAFE.pdf
And COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Earthquake Country Alliance SoCal replaced its normally in-person Spring workshop with a special webinar version on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. The overall theme was Concurrent Disasters: What if an earthquake occurred during a pandemic?
KEY WORKSHOP TOPICS WERE:
- Responding to an Earthquake in the COVID-19 Era, Jenny Novak (California Office of Emergency Services)
- COVID-19 as a Teachable Moment for Inclusive (DAFN) Earthquake Preparedness, Heidi Rosofsky (Global Vision Consortium)
- Map Your Neighborhood Program overview: Margaret Vinci (Caltech) - Former long-time BICEPP Board Member.
- Secure Your Space, Mark Benthien (Southern California Earthquake Center)
- Announcement of 2020 ECA SoCal Mini Awards recipients
- ECA Resources, Updates, Announcements
WORKSHOP CONTENT AVAILABLE HERE
Video Recording (YouTube)
View Transcript (automated, may contain errors)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF)
KEY LINKS SHARED
Membership
More info on member types (Individual, Corporate and Benefactor) and benefits at: BICEPP Member Benefits From Dropdown Menu
A Special Thanks to BICEPP's Generous Benefactor 2020 Sponsors
www.nbcuniversal.com
www.emergency.lacity.org
www.facebook.com/nathan.wolfstein
2019 Annual Awards' Dinner - Awesome Evening
Held on November 21, 2019 from 6:00 to 10:00 PM at The Proud Bird Events Center (near LAX)
Each year we recognize individuals and organizations for their contributions supporting our mission. BICEPP’s Annual Awards event is a great networking opportunity to meet BICEPP members and other disaster management professionals. And, as always, we conclude with our "world" famous exciting free raffle. Here are this year's awardees:
2019 Invitation.pdf
Meet the 2019 BICEPP Awardees - Bios Here
President's Award
Jeff Edelstein
Owner, SOS Survival Products
Award Of Excellent Recipients
Recognition Awardees
Rising Star Awardees
THE RIDGECREST EARTHQUAKES (July 5, 2019)
BICEPP AFTER DISASTER REPORT (www.bicepp.org)
The 7.1 Ridgecrest, California earthquake is an example of a high magnitude, relatively low intensity earthquake. Though the shaking in the town of Ridgecrest was stronger than the 7.0 Anchorage earthquake, it was less than the shaking felt in the 2014 6.0 Napa earthquake, and much less than either the 1994 6.7 Northridge earthquake or the 2011 New Zealand 6.3 earthquakes...
2019 THE RIDGECREST EARTHQUAKES-bicepp.docx
Disaster & Business Recovery Information & Events of Interest
Events of interest to BICEPP Members and Friends
NY Times Article June 4, 2019
Buildings Can Be Designed to Withstand Earthquakes. Why Doesn’t the U.S. Build More of Them?
Article Here
Dr Lucy Jones spoke in Granada Hills on Aug 16, 2019 to packed house
Dr. Lucy Jones, renowned seismologist and author of The Big Ones , spoke about Preparing For Increased Risk From Natural Disasters in Granada Hills. Dr Jones in one of the foremost experts on natural disasters, especially the long term affects on Los Angeles environs. It was arranged by BICEPP member Bill Hopkins and the board of the Southern California Preparedness Foundation (SoCalPrep.us). Read More Here
The Great California Shakeout - please register yourself and/or company at shakeout.org for free to be counted as a participant.
Friday, October 15, 2020 at preciously 10:20 am
The ShakeOut began in California and has also been organized in many other states and countries. Official ShakeOut Regions require significant local or regional coordination, typically by an emergency management agency or an alliance of many organizations. If you are interested in establishing a ShakeOut drill for your region please contact us. If your state, province, or country is not yet participating you can register yourself or your organization as part of the global participation total.
Drop, Cover & Hold
Protect yourself. Spread the word.
Principles and Techniques of Securing Your Business & Home
Informative video from one of BICEPP's Board members - principles and techniques of anchorage.....
Earthquake Anchorage Protocol Options for Businesses
From SAFE-T-PROOF
Glen Granholm, Vice-President of Safe-T-Proof Presents:
How do you know what items need to be secured? Determining the best bracing protocol. This video will answer many of your questions.
Glen is also a member of BICEPP's Board of Directors in addition to being an "anchoring" expert.
Check out this very informative video
NOTE: This post is not a BICEPP endorsement of a product or service. However, it is something we feel our membership and disaster professionals will find extremely helpful. We are always interested in credible materials that will better prepare each of us to survive unexpected emergencies.
Supporting Employees During Times of Extreme Circumstance
From: California Resiliency Alliance, Business Recovery Managers Association, and Association of Continuity Professionals. March 29, 2018
From hurricanes in the Gulf Coast to active shooter incidents, and wildfires in the west, the United States had its share of extreme circumstances in 2017.
This report serves to provide insights into how public and private sector organizations are supporting their employees during times of extreme circumstance. The anonymous responses from participants, included in each section, hopefully inspire ideas within your own organization.
The survey was designed to capture free-form responses from a variety of organizations in the public and private sectors. This allowed participants to elaborate on the formal and informal methods their organizations have in place to support employees.
Supporting Employees During Times of Extreme Circumstance Report 03.29.2018.pdf
EMPLOYEE AND PERSONAL SURVIVAL AT WORK
Life Saving Active Shooter Information - too many needless deaths
In light of the terrifying events that unfolded on the campus of #?UCLA, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department would like to remind everyone that there is guidance and information, as well as materials and workshops to better prepare you to deal with an active shooter situation.
Please review #?LASD’s “Surviving an Active Shooter”, created to help people answer the question “What Would You Do”:
• IF YOU HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY EXIT A LOCATION, HOW CAN YOU DO SO SAFELY?
• IF YOU CANNOT GET OUTSIDE AND AWAY FROM THE THREAT, HOW CAN YOU SECURE YOURSELF AND THOSE WITH YOU AGAINST ATTACK?
• IF YOU MUST CONFRONT YOUR ATTACKER, HOW CAN YOU DO IT IN A WAY THAT GIVES YOU THE BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS?
Watch video here: LA Active Shooter Video
On this site, you can also find links to materials produced by other agencies that will help you develop an action and emergency response plan.
http://www.activeshooter.lasd.org/
How To Protect Yourself: A Chronology, Initially published November 16, 2015
Editor's Note: Events such as the Nov. 13 Paris attacks cannot always be predicted, but there are steps you can take to avoid imperiling yourself even more than the situation itself does. Click on the links to the following analyses, culled from the minds of Stratfor security experts, to learn how to increase your chances of survival should the worst happen.
Main Article Topics - Includes Several Helpful Links:
1. What is Your Best Weapon
2. Building Blocks of Personal Security: Reacting to Situation Danger
3. Building Blocks of Personal Security: Situational Awareness
4.Conversation: Reacting to Active Shooter Situations
Workplace Homicides from Shootings
There were 500 workplace homicides in the United States in 2016
Homicides accounted for 10 percent of all fatal occupational injuries in the United States in 2016. There were 500 workplace homicides in 2016, an increase of 83 cases from 2015. The 2016 total was the highest since 2010. Of the workplace homicides in 2016, 409 (82 percent) were homicides to men and 91 (18 percent) were homicides to women. Homicides represented 24 percent of fatal occupational injuries to women in 2016 compared with 9 percent of fatal occupational injuries to men.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) aims to enhance preparedness through a ”whole community” approach by providing training, products, and resources to a broad range of stakeholders on issues such as active shooter awareness, incident response, and workplace violence. In many cases, there is no pattern or method to the selection of victims by an active shooter, and these situations are by their very nature are unpredictable and evolve quickly. DHS offers free courses, materials, and workshops to better prepare you to deal with an active shooter situation and to raise awareness of behaviors that represent pre-incident indicators and characteristics of active shooters.
Contents on this website...:
- Active Shooter Resources for Law Enforcement and Trainers: The National Summit on Multiple casualty Shootings, Progress Report on the President’s Executive Actions to Help Reduce Gun Violence, The Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) and Active Shooter Web Portal
- Active Shooter Training Provided by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC)
- Active Shooter: What You Can Do Course
- Active Shooter Webinar
- Active Shooter Workshop Series
- Active Shooter: How to Respond Resource Materials
- Options for Consideration Active Shooter Preparedness Video
- Conducting Security Assessments: A Guide for Schools and Houses of Worship Webinar
- U.S. Secret Service (USSS) Active Shooter Related Research
THE ODDS OF A BUSINESS SURVIVING A DISASTER
SBA - Planning for Disasters in Advance
Small business owners invest a tremendous amount of time, money and resources to make their ventures successful, yet, many owners fail to properly plan and prepare for disaster situations. According to the Institute for Business and Home Safety, an estimated 25 percent of businesses do not reopen following a major disaster. You can protect your business by identifying the risks associated with natural and man-made disasters, and by creating a plan for action should a disaster strike. By keeping those plans updated, you can help ensure the survival of your business. SBA Business & Disaster Webpage
SBA - Emergency Preparedness Resources
The resources below can help you develop a plan to protect your employees, lessen the financial impact of disasters, and re-open your business quickly to support economic recovery in your community.
If you need disaster assistance immediately, visit our Disaster Assistance page.
Resources listed courtesy of:
General Preparedness Information
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES FOR DISASTER PLANNING & RESPONSE
City of Los Angeles - Emergency Management Department
With approximately 4 million residents and 400,000 business firms, the City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department (EMD) has the enormous task of planning and preparing all City departments, residents and businesses for man-made and natural emergencies, as well as coordinating subsequent response, recovery and mitigation efforts. We work to resolve the challenges in emergency management. Our goals are designed to be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound (SMART).
Los Angeles Emergency Management Department (EMD) Operations Links...
NotifyLA
NotifyLA is the City of Los Angeles' official mass notification system used to send voice messages, text messages and email messages to residents and businesses during times of emergencies and disasters. Notifying the public when a disaster strikes might be the one and only safeguard the public can count on to save their lives and protect their property. It's easy to get started. Just fill in your information below.
Website here...
County of Los Angeles - Office of Emergency Management
The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has the responsibility for organizing and directing the preparedness efforts of the Emergency Management Organization of Los Angeles County. OEM is the day-to-day Los Angeles County Operational Area coordinator for the entire geographic area of the county. This broad responsibility includes:
Planning and Coordination * Operations • Training • Technical Operations • Public Education
Planning & Coordination Includes:
Maintaining an approved Operational Area Emergency Response Plan • Providing ongoing leadership and coordinating disaster plans and exercises with the 88 cities, 137 unincorporated communities and 288 special districts in the county • Assisting County departments to develop department emergency plans which address how they will perform both their non-deferrable missions and Operational Area duties during disasters • Assisting County departments with development of facility emergency plans for every occupied County facility • Supporting and advising the Board of Supervisors, Emergency Management Council and Emergency Preparedness Commission • Supporting and advising the Board of Supervisors in matters pertaining to their role as elected officials during emergencies and disasters.
Cal OES - Governor's Office of Emergency Services
For Businesses & Organizations - one of 27 divisions of Cal OES
Businesses can do much to prepare for the impact of the many hazards they face in today's world including natural hazards like floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and widespread serious illness such as the H1N1 flu virus pandemic. Human-caused hazards include accidents, acts of violence by people and acts of terrorism. Examples of technology-related hazards are the failure or malfunction of systems, equipment or software.
If you are not sure whether your property or business is at risk from a disaster caused natural hazards, be sure to check the MyHazards website.
CAL OES - California State Threat Assessment System
Protecting society through shared information and communication
The State Threat Assessment System (STAS) helps safeguard the communities of California by serving as a dynamic security nexus comprised of the State, four Regional and a major urban area Fusion Center. The STAS assists in the detection, prevention, investigation and response to criminal and terrorist activity, disseminates intelligence and facilitates communications between state, local, federal, tribal agencies and private sector partners, to help them take action on threats and public safety issues. The STAS is a key component of California's Homeland Security Strategy.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE REALITIES
Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2016
Southern California’s smaller cities and large businesses must take the threat of a crippling earthquake far more seriously than they have been, a committee of business, public policy and utility leaders said Thursday, saying action is needed to “prevent the inevitable disaster from becoming a catastrophe.”
Despite strides made by the city of Los Angeles to focus on earthquake safety, Southern California still faces significant threats that haven’t been resolved.
One of the most ominous is the looming threat on the edge of Southern California’s sprawling metropolis — the Cajon Pass. It’s a narrow mountain pass where the San Andreas fault — California’s longest and one of its most dangerous — intersects with combustible natural gas and petroleum pipelines, electrical transmission lines, train tracks and Interstate 15 north of San Bernardino.
Earthquake Country Alliance
The Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA) is a public-private partnership of people, organizations, and regional alliances that work together to improve preparedness, mitigation and resiliency.
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program is part of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), established by Congress in 1977. We monitor and report earthquakes, assess earthquake impacts and hazards, and research the causes and effects of earthquakes.
Facts, Fiction, & Friction: The Threat of Earthquakes in the U.S
March 30, 2016 "Larry King Now" Interview With Lucy Jones
“We are absolutely at risk. Plate tectonics goes on here in California. We are sitting on a plate boundary. We have to have an earthquake the size of Northridge every decade or so on average....People are afraid of dying by the earthquake, but you should really be more afraid of being bankrupted by the earthquake. Eighteen hundred dead but 213 billion dollars in losses was our estimate when we worked it all out for this. 300,000 buildings lose more than ten percent their value.”
BICEPP wishes Dr. Jones well in her expected very busy retirement....
San Andreas fault 'locked, loaded and ready to roll' with big earthquake, expert says....
The San Andreas fault is one of California’s most dangerous, and is the state’s longest fault. Yet for Southern California, the last big earthquake to strike the southern San Andreas was in 1857, when a magnitude 7.9 earthquake ruptured an astonishing 185 miles between Monterey County and the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles. It has been quiet since then — too quiet, said Thomas Jordan, director of the Southern California Earthquake Center.
California quake warning system could start sending public alerts by 2018 - Los Angeles Times, May 16, 2016
In a major reversal, Gov. Jerry Brown is seeking state funds for a fledgling earthquake early warning system for California, which would allow for a limited rollout of alerts by 2018.
A limited rollout of the system in two years would mean that places such as classrooms, offices, shopping malls, amusement parks and police and fire stations could have ready access to alerts that would give seconds, and perhaps more than a minute, of warning before strong shaking comes in a big earthquake. LA Times graphic of how the system works.