Response

From Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Disaster Recovery (DR) Wiki Glossary

1. Response focuses on the immediate drills and steps taken shortly after an incident or disaster. Related Terms: Business Continuity Life Cycle,Disaster Recovery Life Cycle. BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 1: Foundation BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 4: Intermediate (DR)

(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

2. Executing the plan and resources identified to perform those duties and services to preserve and protect life and property as well as provide services to the surviving population. Response steps should include potential crisis recognition, notification, situation assessment, and crisis declaration, plan execution, communications, and resource management.

(Source: ASIS International - ASIS International)

3. Immediate and ongoing activities,tasks,programs and systems to manage the effects of an incident that threatens life,property,operations or the environment.

(Source: NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs, NFPA 1600:2007)