Transcript of Alt Op Facilities.mov

       Welcome to your continuity connection. Having an adequate alternate operating facility is key to a successful continuity of operations program. Operating in a continuity situation isn't likely to be the same  routine as day-to-day operations in your normal workplace.  Continuity planners facility management, security, and information technology staff are responsible for obtaining alternate  operations facilities.  Well one of  the most important things is survivability; being out of that immediate threat area. Another important factor is  being on a different power grid. In other words, you're power or distribution of power being at a different location where it will not be affected by that disaster. It could be that your department or agency leadership has determined that  telework can play a role in continuity of operations.  The advantage of this, dealing with a COOP operation, your personnel will get accustomed even your COOP personnel or relocating personnel will get accustomed to  working from a different location. That's very important. If they have to relocate to a COOP site the items or the packs the support activity of or support paperwork they normally take home to work, its a normal process that they do every day,  every week, once a week. Operations in an alternate facility may be for a limited time. The typical plan is being able to operate for 30 days. So we need to be able to not only be activated within 12 hours, after activating  within 12 hours, to maintain  that operation for 30 days. At some point your department or agency will return to either its  primary site or another permanent  location.  Find out more about your  offices alternative locations by asking your supervisor.  Consider what you would need to do your job at another location. Make sure these resource needs are factored into your continuity plan for your office. When you do that, you'll make the continuity connection.