The Assessment of Emergency
Preparedness is one component of CoSA's Framework
for Emergency Preparedness.
Download
a copy of the CoSA Assessment of Emergency
Preparedness (Word document, 38pp, 760KB)
The Assessment is
a questionnaire designed to help state archives and records management
programs assess their current emergency preparedness strengths and weaknesses.
It also provides benchmarks by which each state can measure progress
as it implements statewide planning and preparedness measures. It evaluates:
Status of the state archives and records management
program’s own preparedness, authority, and resources for emergency
response;
Records-related preparedness in other state
government agencies and in local governments;
Records-related emergency planning and response
assistance available to nongovernmental archival repositories and other
organizations statewide;
It then summarizes the most significant strengths
and weaknesses found during the Assessment and establishes priorities
for immediate, mid-term, and long-term action to improve records-related
planning and preparedness.
The Assessment is intended to be conducted yearly
to review statewide disaster preparedness for the state ARM program.
The process will not only help to determine to what extent the program
is prepared, but also identify additional actions it should take to
achieve greater preparedness and allow it to measure progress from one
year to the next.
Adapting Assessment for other types of archives and
records management programs
Archives and records programs other than those at
the state level are encouraged to use the Assessment and adapt it for
their own use. In particular, CoSA would like to see something similar
developed for use by local governments and will include that as a priority
in Phase Two of the overall Initiative.
Other Framework Components:
Pocket
Response Plan (PReP)
Toolkit (in
development)
