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Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Below are resources and information on disaster preparation to assist lawyers and law firms prepare for disasters. Backup Tips-Disaster Proof Your Firm
With computers and other legal technology becoming such a critical part of practicing law, the most critical part of any disaster recovery plan is backing up the huge amounts of irreplaceable data on your firm's computers. A backup will allow you to minimize downtime if a hard drive is stolen, destroyed by disaster or simply fails during the normal course of usage. Follow a few easy steps to secure your firm's backups. 
Online Data Backup & Recovery — CoreVault offers bar members data backup and recovery services at a discounted rate. The service is automated and centrally managed to help law firms protect their data. It provides daily offsite protection, fast recovery of e-mails and files, data encryption and excellent customer service. In addition, CoreVault's two private data centers are geographically separated and possess redundant systems. Don't worry about losing your data and not being able to restore it due to virus, hard drive crash, accidental deleting of data, natural disaster, flood and the many other ways that could cause you to lose your data. To sign up or get more information, visit www.corevault.net/msbar or call (888) 265-5818. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Information provided by FEMA includes Plan Ahead: Are You Ready Guide, Prepare for Hazards, Protect Your Family and Property, and Prevent Disaster Losses
www.fema.gov/plan.index.shtm
National Information
Homeland Security Emergencies and Disaster – www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=14
Providing national disaster services and information – www.disasterhelp.gov
National Weather Service National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center – www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml
Red Cross Prepare at work – www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_57_00.html
Hurricane Information in Mississippi
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Disaster Preparedness – www.msema.org/naturalhaz/natmain.htm Mississippi Emergency Management Agency “Stay Alert. Stay Alive.” Hurricane Preparedness information - www.msema.org/stayalert.htm
MS Department of Health Hurricane Information: Preparedness Tips - www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/23,3757,268.html
WLOX – ABC Hurricane Preparedness – www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=2170060
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief
The Mississippi Disaster Legal Assistance Reference Manual
Part 1: http://www.msbar.org/admin/spotimages/1036.pdf
Part 2: http://www.msbar.org/admin/spotimages/1069.pdf
“Rebuilding Your Law Office After Hurricane Katrina” Seminar Materials
Part 1: http://www.msbar.org/admin/spotimages/1072.pdf
Part 2: http://www.msbar.org/admin/spotimages/1073.pdf Law Office Management Assistance Service
“What Lawyers Should Do After A Hurricane” by J. R. Phelps, Director of The Florida Bar’s Law Office Management Assistance Service
http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/TFBMember.nsf/840090c16eedaf0085256b61000928dc/6826367c472f264585256ef20051adfb?OpenDocument |
