(Computerworld) — LAS VEGAS — Gartner Inc. is recommending that businesses complete planning by the second quarter of next year for a possible avian influenza pandemic and in particular stock up on supplies that would be needed by data center workers who might be quarantined together. Among the suggestions offered last week by Gartner at the consulting firm s annual data center conference here: Store 42 gallons of water per data center employee enough for a six-week quarantine and don t forget about food, medical care, cooking facilities, sanitation and electricity.

fema support to other Midwest states includes:
fema Region V in Chicago has activated its RRCC and has a liaison in the Illinois and Indiana EOCs. The region also is home to the FIRST - Chicago deployed to support Missouri.

disaster Recovery Sites Impacted by Wildfires by Closings ofr San Diego High Tech Firms
(Computerworld) — High-tech San Diego-area groups such as the AeA San Diego Council, as well as local employers, are keeping a cautious eye on winds and warnings as Southern California’s wildfires edge closer to industry centers in the region. The executive director of the AeA chapter, lives in San Diego County in what is now termed a voluntary evacuation area. On drive through San Diegos high technology areas many technology companies, including Hewlett-Packard Co., have closed local facilities but none have been damaged by fire, although houses within miles of these firms have been damaged.  How would your company operate if its DRP site were there? 

A Place To Stay
SALEM, Ore. — Seven Vernonia families, homeless since the December 2007 flood, will move into temporary housing - new mobile homes - beginning at about noon tomorrow, March 22, 2008.

ISO 17799 Template Released
The Security Manual for the Internet and Information Technology is over 200 pages in length.  The template is compliant with ISO 17799, Sarbanes-Oxley, Patriot Act and HIPAA. All versions of the Security Manual template include both the business & IT Impact Questionnaire and the Threat & Vulnerability Assessment Tool (both were redesigned to address Sarbanes Oxley compliance).   In addition, the 

Registering For disaster Aid: What You Need To Know
ATLANTA, Ga. — State and federal recovery officials are urging residents in Fulton County with damage or loss caused by last weekend’s tornadoes and severe storms to register promptly for disaster-related assistance.