If you are a business owner, it is important that you understand the risks to your business and have a plan in place to respond in an emergency so that you can return to normality as quickly as possible.

A business continuity plan is a document that outlines how your business can continue to operate during an unplanned disruption in service. Plans typically include a checklist of supplies, equipment and data backups to keep your business operating.

Use our business continuity plan template to help your business prepare for and respond to an emergency. This template will guide you through creating a robust plan tailored to your business’s unique needs. It is designed to help you capture important actions that you or your staff would need to take if there is a business disruption. The text in red italics gives examples of the types of actions you might want to consider when developing your plan. You can build from this and make it specific to your business.

Visit the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum website to find out how to protect your business in an emergency and download the template to complete your business continuity plan: Protect your business in an emergency | North Yorkshire Council.

You can also use our accessible, free conversational tool to help find information about being more prepared for emergency incidents. Visit Yorkshire Ready Together – North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service to find out more.