When every second counts: Build an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) that protects your team and operation.

You hope you never have to use it, but a well-crafted Emergency Response Plan (ERP) goes a long way to staying prepared when the unexpected happens.

Whether you’re refining an existing ERP, building one, or starting from scratch, it’s critical that your ERP accurately reflects your operation to be effective during an emergency and in its aftermath.  Once it’s in place, familiarize yourself and your team with it:

• Who should be the point of contact for this type of emergency?
• What are the immediate actions we should take?
• How, if at all, should we communicate about the situation?

Having clear, documented answers to these questions can save valuable time when it matters most.

What you gain from having an ERP

• A team, as well as their families and loved ones, that are put front and center when emergencies happen.
• Helps minimize physical, financial, and social damage.
• A formalized bridge between your flight department’s emergency response activities and those taken on by your parent corporation or partners and associates.
• Checklist of crucial steps required to create a cohesive and managed response – it’s hard to perform every step by memory on the best of days; add the stress of an emergency and it is nearly impossible.

Why it matters for small and one person flight departments

Small departments (1-4 people) face VERY unique challenges regarding emergency response planning and coordination. These departments may face situations where the individuals involved in the emergency are the only members of the flight department, which would make ERP execution difficult.

These operators will need alternate solutions like working closely with your parent companies, partners, or associates, a third-party response service, or even family members to build out clear-cut steps that participants outside the flight department can follow to execute the plan.

Building and maintaining an effective ERP can take time but is an invaluable tool. Contact our team and we can build your ERP for you, or download your complimentary ERP Guide to make it easier if you are doing it yourself: