Emergency Response
Our response plans incorporate site-specific actions and consistent best-practice procedures.
Streamline Response Plans + Improve Compliance
Whether plans are mandated by corporate policy or regulatory agencies, effective response plans can reduce impacts of an emergency on employees, the environment and assets. We develop response plans for every industry and operation. These plans incorporate site-specific actions and consistent best-practice procedures that significantly improve quality, accessibility and accuracy of response planning programs.
Office + Building Emergency Action Plans
The Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to develop a written emergency action plan when more than ten employees are physically on location. We help develop these emergency action plans that identifies site-specific actions to reduce exposure and improve safety from fires, security issues, severe weather and other potentially devastating scenarios.
SMARTPLAN™ Software Application
When every member of your team can locate and navigate your response plans through a secure website, your incident response time and management capabilities improve dramatically. Whether you need one plan type or multiple plan types for every site, our SMARTPLAN™ emergency action plan software will help streamline and customize your company’s preparedness program based on company best practices and policies, function and site-specific details.
Multi-Location Facility Emergency Action Plans
While site-specific information is important in emergency action plans, a standardized approach ensures regulatory requirements are addressed and company best practices and policies are communicated. We work with you to develop company-wide, 24/7 accessible emergency action plans using our SMARTPLAN™ application, which improves accessibility, consistency and plan maintenance — ensuring better compliance and more effective plans.
Hurricane Planning
Hurricanes can produce large-scale destruction every year, and it is critical to have an effective plan in place to protect employees and assets — and maximize business continuity efforts. Our hurricane plans provide editable preparedness checklists for each phase of an impending storm, along with position specific checklists. Our SMARTPLAN™ application integrates with your emergency response and business continuity plans, improving the ability for employers to respond effectively.
School Emergency Operations Plans
School emergency plans must be continually updated to reflect a variety of threats, such as natural disasters, terrorist attacks, violent incidents on campuses and public health emergencies, including pandemic events. We help universities and K-12 campuses plan for these situations to minimize risk and exposure, while maximizing safety of students and personnel. Our plans, based on the National Incident Management System (NIMS) guidelines, utilize our SMARTPLAN™ school emergency management software with integrated database technology to streamline emergency planning and optimize plan maintenance.
Oil Spill + SPCC Plans
The challenge of managing and ensuring compliance of Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans for multiple facilities can be complex. Oil spill response planning and preparedness are necessary to satisfy regulatory requirements, protect the environment, and ensure the best possible response. Our comprehensive planning services together with our SMARTPLAN™ technology satisfy OPA 90 and other regulations for oil and gas, refining, manufacturing, pipeline, utilities, chemical and other industries. We have developed Response Plans for over 1,000 facilities.
Fire Pre-Plans
Fires cause billions of dollars in property damage and unnecessary deaths and injuries every year. Fire pre-plans, utilizing our SMARTPLAN™ technology, address site-specific information necessary to effectively respond to fires and reduce exposure. These plans provide detailed response data and key information for buildings, process equipment and storage tanks. Our pre-fire response plans can be easily shared with mutual-aid companies and additional responders, allowing for a unified and cohesive response.
Onsite Incident Management Support
Disasters and other catastrophic incidents can significantly stress or exceed an organization’s capability to respond. A high-functioning Incident Management team is critical to optimizing the response. Our experienced Incident Management team can help manage complex incidents onsite – at the corporate, coalition, local, state or tribal level. Our experts can facilitate and manage incident goals, tactics, workflows and documentation. We can also manage your After Action Review to help reduce the probability of a recurrence. In addition, we work with your leadership team, providing guidance and support to shape response effectively.
Wildfire Risk Mitigation
Our team of 500+ diverse specialists are committed to supporting the resiliency of people, properties, assets, and operations through an increasingly complex range of hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities due to wildland fires. Our wildfire risk mitigation and resilience experts support preparedness, planning, response and recovery strategies, incorporating the latest research in wildfire science, climate change, disaster management and fire engineering.
Fire + Emergency Services Consulting
In addition to fire protection engineering, Jensen Hughes provides fire and emergency services consulting to public and private agencies worldwide. Our team of experienced consultants support clients in achieving public safety through a balance of advanced built-environment features and innovative emergency response systems.
Business Continuity
An unplanned event — such as severe weather, power outage or virus outbreak — can severely disrupt organizations and prevent normal operations. The ability to restore operations as quickly as possible can minimize financial loss and can make the difference between business survival and failure. So, what is the purpose of a business continuity plan? Effective business continuity plans and structures identify critical business processes and the necessary recovery steps to limit financial or operational impact, improving organizational resilience during and after an event.
Catastrophic (CAT) Response
After a major catastrophic event, you need a catastrophe response plan to get your disaster recovery efforts underway fast to mitigate further damage, business interruptions or other logistical hurdles. We assist you in evaluating the impact so you can have an accurate picture and can make an informed plan moving forward. Our experts help in all phases of disaster recovery starting with a forensic investigation to identify the root cause of damage or loss. With each of our investigations and analyses, we partner with you to develop catastrophic disaster planning and response that will help get you back to business as quickly and cost effectively as possible.
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BS, Industrial Technology Design & Development, BS, Photography
MBA, Finance and Strategy, M.S., Emergency Health Services, B.S., Chemistry and Biology, Fellow, Certified Emergency Manager
Current PhD Student, Wildfire Resiliency and GISciences, MS, Disaster Risk Management & Climate Change Adaptation, MS, Fire Protection Engineering, MS, Structural Engineering, BS, Civil Engineering, PE: CA, Incident Command System (ICS) 101 and 700, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), NFPA Assessing Structure Ignition Potential Program, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
MPA, Master of Public Administration, Executive Fire Officer, BS, Fire Protection and Safety Engineering, Fire Marshal (FM), prior Chief Fire Officer (CFO), Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS), Fire Investigation Technician (FIT), Member Grade (MIFireE), Institute of Fire Engineers, Fire Inspector II and Plans Examiner, Fire Protection Engineering Technology-Certified Engineering Technologist (CET)
