One of Tidal Basin’s primary objectives is to help you create actionable plans, train your teams, and exercise your capabilities so you can recover and rebuild faster and stronger. Our team includes former FEMA, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and other federal, state, and local government leaders with the experience to assist your businesses and communities when needed.
The WAVE Transit System, Mobile, Alabama The WAVE Transit System contracted Tidal Basin to develop a System and Security Emergency Preparedness (SSEP) plan. The WAVE provides 11 local route services to the City of Mobile and surrounding areas and a downtown trolley and shuttle service. Tidal Basin developed a methodological approach to analyzing potential threats and hazards to the system to identify external vulnerabilities. The WAVE also requested additional services, including a BPA/BIA, current plan reviews, and risk analysis to understand its current internal conditions and vulnerabilities. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas Tidal Basin was contracted by Sam Houston State University (SHSU) to complete its Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and all related activities leading up to the implementation of the final draft. The purpose of the BCP was to ensure that all major SHSU offices had a prescribed process for responding to sudden emergencies and reestablishing Mission Essential Functions (MEFs) during or after adverse operating conditions. Effective continuity plans strengthen the performance of resumption activities, thus saving the University from critical downtime. The Sam Houston State University BCP was drafted from guidelines of Homeland Security Federal Continuity Directives, Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) program, National Incident Command (NIMS), U.S. Department of Higher Education, and by best practices of other businesses and universities. The BCP incorporates FEMA’s all-hazards approach, meaning that all possible scenarios were considered (e.g., utility failure, storm damage, civil disturbance, hazardous material incidents, or criminal assault). Maryland Public Service Commission Tidal Basin implemented business continuity planning for the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC). PSC is an independent state government administrative agency regulating Maryland’s public utilities and other services. We analyzed the operations of the PSC and designed and implemented a comprehensive and easily updated COOP plan. Data collection – including information on systems, resources, and facilities – was obtained through documents, interviews, and a survey tool. Prior to implementing the survey tool, a subject matter expert and planning team conducted orientation sessions with PSC personnel across multiple departments and disciplines to discuss how data would be collected. This information was fed into a BIA/BPA. The BIA/BPA
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COOP / BCP Services
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