Welcome to MediaDisasterPrep.com!

We welcome you to the Internet's first & ONLY website dedicated to helping broadcasters prepare for, mitigate and survive disasters that could threaten their operational viability.

Since the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, when New York's World Trade Center was reduced to rubble -- taking four FM stations and all but two TV stations off the air -- our industry's vulnerability to sudden and unforeseen catastrophe has been a top-of-mind concern for broadcasters, regulators and the constituencies they serve.

This FREE website was created to help broadcasters who may never before have faced a challenge this complex or dynamic. In the weeks and months to come, we hope to offer tips for analyzing threats, evaluating risks, creating preparedness & response strategies and implementing action plans to assure the safety of your personnel, the integrity of your assets and the continuity of your operations. 

We invite you to explore the links in the left-most column of our pages for scenario-specific information which will be added to this website in the coming months. Register your name, affiliation and e-mail address with MDP.com, and you'll receive our FREE QuikPrep Contingency Planning Tipsheet -- with nearly THREE DOZEN ideas you can use TODAY to better prepare your operation for any emergency.

MediaDisaterPrep.com was created BY broadcasters FOR broadcasters; our experts are regularly quoted in the industry's most respected publications, and lead disaster preparedness and contingency planning seminars for broadcast professionals from around the world.

MediaDisasterPrep.com is a FREE resource, because a secure mass communication system is absolutely essential to the readiness efforts now being promulgated by the US Department of Homeland Security and myriad local and regional agencies and organizations.

We welcome your comments, suggestions & critique.