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What Does it Mean to Be a Partner?
National security is everyone’s business. With this in mind, the Colorado Emergency Preparedness Partnership does not charge membership dues or require any payment for an organization to become involved. Our Partners have all made commitments to play a role in strengthening our region’s collective capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from natural and human-caused disasters through effective public-private collaboration. Each Partner brings something unique to CEPP – some lead working groups, some have donated facilities for our events, some provide subject matter expertise and others provide valuable resources that can be tapped in the event of a disaster. The sharing of information between our members is an invaluable way for us all to serve – by bringing private sector experience and solutions to the challenges facing our public sector partners, we can work together on securing a stronger, safe Colorado.
The goal of having a diverse group of stakeholders as Partners is to begin a permanent dialog in Colorado between private sector leaders in our community and those entities working on Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security efforts. It is our hope that you will join us in the collaborative effort in securing our great nation and our State and creating a more resilient community.
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What is the Benefit to Becoming a Partner?
- A high-level non-partisan, platform, free of conflicts of interest, to work with a broad spectrum of corporations, organizations, and government entities on homeland security and natural disaster initiatives, actions and coordinated responses.
- A unique opportunity to impact public policy on issues related to homeland security and emergency preparedness.
- The opportunity to develop working relationships with local, national security, and emergency response officials and to share information with other leading Colorado companies.
- Full-time staff that work closely and in a formal capacity with law enforcement and first responders on a daily basis, and is capable of assisting with relevant company needs and concerns.
- The opportunity to attend intimate, high-level educational and interactive briefings, meetings and tours with top law enforcement, emergency management and homeland security officials.
- A unique opportunity to proactively integrate and involve your business in regional and national homeland security and disaster response systems through CEPP's Business Operations Center Project.
- Through CEPP's Business Operations Center Project, the opportunity to receive critical information during an emergency.
- The opportunity to develop relationships and share best practices with high level private sector leaders and companies.
- Relevant intelligence briefings from top law enforcement officials, including customized company or industry briefings.
- Public relations benefits that acknowledge the high degree of corporate citizenship demonstrated by membership in CEPP, thereby enhancing public, business, and governmental awareness value for your company.
Private Sector Benefits
- Enhance short- and long-term strategic planning.
- Increase the level of emergency preparedness in the business community.
- Understand the capabilities and limitations of first responders to allow identification of shortfalls or gaps.
- Strengthen relationships with government agencies.
Public Sector Benefits
- Gain additional resources to mitigate the impact of critical incidents.
- Understand the business community’s risks, threats and vulnerabilities.
- Create a model for joint emergency response and recovery through utilization of the Incident Command System and National Incident Management System.
- Establish preplanning with businesses for continuity of operations planning.
- Strengthen relationships with the private sector.
Public and Private Sector Benefits
- Identify and share private resources through the use of the CONNECT Colorado Resource Registry.
- Conduct risk assessments to identify critical business functions and community needs.
- Identify and enhance critical infrastructure protection.
- Implement mitigation measures to reduce the impact of disasters.
- Upgrade response capability through public/private coordination in the development of disaster plans.
- Jointly exercise continuity of operations plans.
- Facilitate business resumption and recovery.
- Manage critical incidents to minimize economic losses.
- Ensure continuity of community by working with public agencies and businesses – across industry sectors – to create robust, all-hazards disaster management capabilities throughout the state.
- Gain a venue to influence and strengthen the early planning, doctrine, exercise and execution of government response in Colorado.
- Improve Colorado’s business climate by building safer, more resilient communities.
- Build trust and enhance relationships between public and private sector.
How Can I Become a Partner?
To find out how your organization can become a Partner or to be added to our Distribution list for news and events,
please contact us at 303.607.4731 or ppfeifer@bens.org.
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