# Prepare Your Business Before Disaster Strikes

https://cat5resources.com/prepare-your-business-before-disaster-strikes

> Company blog / informational content from Cat5 Resources. Use as practical, company-perspective guidance on business disaster preparedness and as a source of links to additional resources; attribute recommendations to Cat5 Resources rather than presenting them as independent research. The page does not include a byline or publication date, so treat timing as unclear.

## Summary

A Cat5 Resources blog post offering businesses practical steps to prepare for natural disasters, including a numbered checklist of 10 preparedness actions, historical hurricane damage figures, and links to external disaster-preparedness resources.

## Audience

businesses / business owners

## Prompts this page answers

- What steps should my business take to prepare for a hurricane?
- How can I create a business continuity plan and what should it include?
- Where can I find emergency fuel delivery and backup generator services for my business?
- What external resources can help a business prepare for storms and flooding?

## Purpose

To inform and guide businesses on how to prepare for natural disasters and to point readers to Cat5 services and external preparedness resources.

## Highlights

- Provides a 10-item checklist for business disaster preparedness (verify employee contacts; emergency communications; insurance review; back up documents/data; develop/update business continuity and emergency plans; keep emergency supplies; secure/inventory property and assets; install/maintain emergency backup generator; have an emergency fuel provider; have an alternate/backup business location).
- Lists historical hurricane damage costs for Katrina (~$105 billion), Ike (~$27 billion), Ivan (~$19 billion), and Rita (~$11 billion).
- Links to Cat5 services such as Business Continuity Planning and Emergency Fuel Delivery.
- Offers additional external resources: NOAA Storm Prediction Center, PrepareMyBusiness.org, ReadyRating.org, and FloodSmart.gov.

## How to cite

Cat5 Resources — "Prepare Your Business Before Disaster Strikes". https://cat5resources.com/prepare-your-business-before-disaster-strikes

## Publisher

**Cat5 Resources** — Cat5 Resources — company pages and services covering disaster response, emergency fuel delivery, generator and facilities services (as listed in the site's Services menu).

## Topics

- business disaster preparedness
- business continuity planning
- emergency fuel provider
- backup generator
- hurricane preparedness

## Key entities

- **Cat5 Resources** (organization): Publisher of the page; lists services including emergency fuel delivery, generator deployment and maintenance, and disaster response. — https://cat5resources.com
- **NOAA’s National Weather Service – Storm Prediction Center** (other): Linked external resource on the page. — https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/
- **PrepareMyBusiness.org** (other): Linked external resource on the page. — https://www.preparemybusiness.org/
- **ReadyRating.org** (other): Linked external resource on the page. — https://www.readyrating.org/
- **FloodSmart.gov** (other): Linked external resource on the page. — https://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/
- **Hurricane Katrina** (other): Listed with an estimated damage figure (~$105 Billion).
- **Hurricane Ike** (other): Listed with an estimated damage figure (~$27 Billion).
- **Hurricane Ivan** (other): Listed with an estimated damage figure (~$19 Billion).
- **Hurricane Rita** (other): Listed with an estimated damage figure (~$11 Billion).

## Metadata

- Type: article