Enhancing private sector engagement: Louisiana’s business emergency operations centre

Day, Jamison M.; Strother, Shannon; Kolluru, Ramesh; Booth, Joseph; Rawls, Jason; Calderon, Andres

Practice paper

Enhancing private sector engagement: Louisiana’s business emergency operations centre

Jamison M. Day, Shannon Strother, Ramesh Kolluru, Joseph Booth, Jason Rawls and Andres Calderon

Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 4 (3), 216-230 (2010)

https://doi.org/10.69554/ILZD9446

Abstract

Public sector emergency management is more effective when it coordinates its efforts with private sector companies that can provide useful capabilities faster, cheaper and better than government agencies. A business emergency operations centre (EOC) provides a space for private sector and non-governmental organisations to gather together in support of government efforts. This paper reviews business-related EOC practices in multiple US states and details the development of a new business EOC by the State of Louisiana, including lessons learned in response to the May 2010 oil spill.

Keywords: emergency operations centre; private sector; coordination; public-private partnership

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Citation

Day, Jamison M., Strother, Shannon, Kolluru, Ramesh, Booth, Joseph, Rawls, Jason and Calderon, Andres (2010, July 1). Enhancing private sector engagement: Louisiana’s business emergency operations centre. In the Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, Volume 4, Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.69554/ILZD9446.