January 20, 2006—A solution that provides complete contingency planning and response assistance for organizations has been launched jointly by Prepared Response, Inc. (PRI), and Vance.
The two firms have combined PRI’s crisis management software platform with Vance’s risk analysis, crisis planning, and physical protection services to form a joint solution that reduces complexity and saves time when companies create, distribute, and update crisis policies and procedures. It also reduces the critical time required for first-responders to react to a crisis potentially helping to save lives and maintain business continuity, the two firms point out.
The software-based crisis management system from PRI, Rapid Responder, gives security teams, police, fire and other emergency responders instant access to more than 300 site-specific data points. Electronically accessible data includes tactical response plans, floor plans, interior and exterior photos, and evacuation routes for buildings. It may also include staging areas, hazardous materials locations, utility shut-offs, and satellite map imagery.
Vance’s risk consultants and physical protection experts have helped security departments plan for, manage, and respond to contingencies over the past 20 years. Planning includes vulnerability and threat assessments using site-specific data. Policies, procedures, and training programs are aimed at preventing a crisis. The site data and crisis plans are electronically consolidated for use within the Rapid Responder system. Vance also provides asset protection and uniformed security officers to respond to and help mitigate the potential effects of a crisis.
“The collaboration between our two companies will give our clients extra tools for enhancing security, improving safety, and improving response time,” says Jim Finnell, CEO of Prepared Response. He adds, “It’s not a matter of if an emergency will happen at a corporation, but when it will happen and how effectively the organization can respond.”
For further information, visit the company Prepared Response and Vance Web sites.
