Emergency Preparedness Risk Assessments

These tools provide an analysis of current emergency preparedness plans. This analysis advises on how to evaluate and test procedures and implement improvements of identified hazards.

  • Evaluation tools

    Evaluation tools

    Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) ESF-8 Tool

    An analysis to be used when developing or updating your organization’s emergency preparedness plan. This objective tool helps you score various types of threats to determine their likelihood, severity and impact

    TAGS: Emergency, Preparedness, threats

  • Guidelines/Recommendations

    Guidelines/Recommendations

    Newsletter: Statewide Hurricane Drill

    Statewide Hurricane Drill: Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Louisiana hospitals have worked to prepare for hurricanes and other emergency events in order to better serve and support our communities. This year, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center enhanced its annual hurricane preparedness routine by testing its evacuation procedures as part of the state-wide 2016 Vigilant Guard Exercise.

    TAGS: Katrina, Louisiana, Hospital, Thibodaux, regional, Medical, Center, guard, exercise, vigilant