Services Provided

Identification of the hazards and risks associated with disasters is the first step in proper planning.  CAS creates a comprehensive list of each hazard associated with each potential disaster and the impacts.  Each hazard is defined by risk severity and probability.  

The community profile establishes the baseline of conditions and trends. It identifies community issues and attitudes, inventories resources (facilities, businesses, transportation capabilities, etc), and defines social and economic characteristics (demographics, growth trends, labor force, housing, etc). 

The nationally recognized Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101 is used as a framework for the plan and annexes.  The process is initiated using a hybrid military planning process.  This process walks the organization step by step through plans development.  

Private business plans to protect employees and assets, and prepare actions that will mitigate losses and re-establish business revenue streams.  

Student facilitators are instructed on the techniques of Adult Learning.  This method focuses on using learner experiential training to reach learning objectives.  Students of "train-the-trainer" are ushered through the skills, knowledge and attributes of the Adult Learning Model, culminating with a demonstration of those skills.  The 24-hour curriculum follows terminal and enabling learning objectives followed by academia.  

The development of formal training using the Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate (ADDIE) process, and following the Enterprise Accreditation Standards for execution.  Informal seminars and workshops can be developed and delivered to inform the organization of the plan. Specialize in Operations Center effectiveness, concentrating on core competencies present in all effective coordination centers.

Exercises are used to validate the effectiveness of a plan.  They can be scaled to the needs of the organization.  Specific teams can participate in a focused exercise, or a comprehensive exercise can be done for the enterprise.  At the completion of the execution, a written After Action Review provides leaders with and overall assessment of the plan and suggested corrective actions and edits.

Public and Private entities work within an operational environment (OE) that influences their operations positively and negatively.  Understanding the OE gives an organization an advantage by predicting threats to mitigate and identifying opportunities to seize to stay ahead of their competitors.  CAS reviews professional studies, periodicals, and other official publications for relative factors within the present environment and the future environment. 

The collection, compilation, assessment, and presentation of data and statistics from previous disasters or events serve as a catalyst for future improvements.  Professionals study previous events and compile essential elements that establish a framework for planners to adjust plans.  CAS uses problem solving and expert information collection techniques to assemble pertinent details for our customers. 

Grant submissions must be written to influence decision makers.  The adaptation of a deliberate planning process designs an argument and supporting evidence to raise the probability of receiving a grant.

CAS offers professionals with decades of military and civil disaster response experience that brings immediate capability to any operations center through implementing core competencies to improve information management, situational understanding, task tracking, planning, and historical documentation.  Our team is ready to deploy and support your operations center under all conditions and during any circumstances.