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 Safeguard Iowa Partnership Business 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 Iowa.
• Improve Iowa’s business climate by building safer, more resilient communities.
• Build trust and enhance relationships between public and private sector.