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Title
Hazard Mitigation in North Carolina
Date
1/1/1995
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State of North Carolina
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North Carolina Emergency Mmanagement Division
Floodplain - Doc Type
Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration
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<br /> <br />THE LONG'TERM GOAL OF A <br /> <br />As demonstrated by Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Fran and pre\ious <br />natural disasters, business continuity in the face of a major disaster is <br />very tenuous. The folim\ing lessons have been repeated in each of the <br />disasters: 1) Small businesses (including farm operations) are signifi- <br />cantly more vulnerable than others; 2) The pace of community recovery <br />is inextricably tied to business recovery; 3) Direct damages to huildings <br />and contents may be less of a problem than indirect losses (e,g., avail. <br />ability of electric power, water supply, and a functioning tnll1sport:ltion <br />sy~tem); and 4) Businesses continue to be under insured for potential <br />bnsiness interruption and disaster losses, <br /> <br />SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS IS TO <br /> <br />BALANCE ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH <br /> <br />STRATEGIES TO REDUCE BUSINESS <br /> <br />VULNERABILITY AND MINIMIZE <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. <br /> <br />The long-tenn goal of a sust:tinable business is to balance economic gro\\1h \\ith strntegies to reduce <br />business vulnerability and minimize emironmenlal impacts, <br /> <br />Indicators of Sustainable Business <br /> <br />The folio\\ing indicators for sust:tinable business are designed to measure the cbanges that may have <br />occurred as a result of business panicipation in HMPI programs, public.private pannerships, or other <br />mitigation acti\ities: <br /> <br />. number of businesses in unsafe areas <br /> <br />. number of businesses in unsafe structures <br /> <br />. number of businesses that have purchased adequate insurance to cover property <br />casualty, fire, liability, loss of revenue, and flood damage <br /> <br />. number of businesses that have conducted a business impact analysis, and have <br />developed and implemented a business risk reduction plan <br /> <br />Stmtegies to Promote Sustainable Business <br /> <br />For the purposes of developing a business risk reduction component of the liMP!, business can be di\;ded <br />into two categories: agri-business, and nonagri-business. Agri-business, which accounts for approximately <br />50,000 fuli-time jobs statewide (the total number of agri-business employees is much higher), can be <br />organized into the folio\\ing categories: crop production, livestock production, nurseries, fishing, and <br />forestry, <br /> <br />In Measuring Success, nonagri-businesses are organized into three categories, by size of business: small <br />(less than ten employees), medium (10 to 99 employees), and large (100 plus employees). A strategy to <br />promote sustainable business can be guided by the folimving objectives: <br /> <br />. to link business preparedness/risk management with local mitigation planning in a <br />community.based approach to planning that addresses all potential perils <br /> <br />. to promote awareness and education among business owners and operators of the <br />nature and impact of natural and technological hazards and other perils, the implica. <br />tions of temporary loss of senices (e.g" electric power, water supply) for business <br />continuity, and steps that can be taken before, during and after a disaster to reduce <br />damage, injuries and loss of life <br /> <br />. to integrate business and community risk assessments into business management <br />prnctices, so that knowledge of risk - and available options for addressing risk - is <br />factored into business decisions <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />
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