Participating in a regional public-private emergency partnership — why do it and how do you make it work?
Abstract
An ongoing relationship with government is essential to a robust and evolving business continuity plan. Each level of government plays an important role in handling a disaster, and private sector firms must understand those roles and what they can and cannot expect from the public sector in a time of crisis. Through a relationship with the public sector, firms may be able to obtain daily incident information, access to an operations centre during an emergency, and cooperation in learning more about evacuations, credentialing, pandemic planning and other critical issues. This paper demonstrates the value of forging such a relationship with government through a regional partnership. Especially during a crisis, state and local government cannot coordinate effectively with each individual company. Therefore, coalitions constitute a valuable tool for interaction. Through a regional partnership, firms can also participate in the national public-private partnership on homeland security that has been established since September 11th. The information thus obtained will be most valuable to business continuity planners. Moreover, firms will have a voice in government emergency planning at all levels. The first such partnership was established by ChicagoFIRST, and this organisation serves as a case study about the methods by which firms benefit from such a partnership.
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Author's Biography
Brian S. Tishuk is the Executive Director of ChicagoFIRST, a nonprofit association of Chicago financial institutions that collaborate on business continuity and homeland security matters. Prior to joining ChicagoFIRST in 2004, Brian enjoyed a 19-year career at the US Treasury Department, during which he addressed a vast array of public policy issues affecting financial institutions, from the savings and loan crisis of the mid-1980s to the attacks of September 11th. Brian led Treasury efforts to enhance the resilience of financial institutions, establishing the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy and serving as its Acting Director and Deputy Director. Brian has an undergraduate degree from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin; a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Michigan; and a law degree from Georgetown University.
Citation
Tishuk, Brian S. (2007, August 1). Participating in a regional public-private emergency partnership — why do it and how do you make it work?. In the Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, Volume 1, Issue 4. https://doi.org/10.69554/EDAE9732.
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