Template for Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Plan
The Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Plan template was created by the Diocese of Southern Ohio to provide congregations with a tool to begin assessing your facility’s safety and to serve as a foundation for emergency response and business continuity planning.
Two identical versions of the Template for Emergency Preparedness document are available. One is a traditional Microsoft Word document. The other is an interactive PDF. Although both versions contain the same information, the interactive PDF is in many ways easier to use. It is indexed similar to a website in that you can click on topics in the index and be taken quickly to the correct section, click on the “Home” button on the bottom of the page, and you’ll go back to the index.
Emergency Preparedness Signs
The signs below are available to your congregation at no cost. Order signs.
Download the Emergency Response Guide poster for use in congregations.
Other Resources
Active Shooter Resources
- Active Shooter Preparedness (CISA)
- Active Shooter Safety Resources (FBI)
- Active Shooter: What Can You Do [online course] (FEMA)
- Guide to stay safe in an active shooter incident (FEMA)
- Run. Hide. Fight.® (Ready Houston)
Emergency Plans
- American Red Cross Ready Rating™
- Continuity of Operations Planning (National Disaster Interfaith Network)
- Disaster Recovery Planning Ministry Continuation Checklist (Brotherhood Mutual)
- Emergency Operations Plan —Houses of Worship and Schools (FEMA)
- Emergency Response Plan (Ready.gov)
- Preventing Workplace Violence (Society for Human Resource Management)
- Understanding God’s Vision for Your Church: A Visioning and Planning Webinar January 25, 2023
Environmental Health
General Emergency Preparedness News & Information
Insurance
Training and Certification
- American Red Cross Training & Certification [First Aid/CPR/AED and more]
- Hands-Only CPR (American Red Cross)
- House of Worship Security training is available through the Ohio Crime Prevention Association (OCPA).