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When disaster happens, who is in charge in your city, county, or school? Depending on the severity of a disaster, different areas and groups of employees are affected; however, the information technology department should be among a government's first responders, because it must be ready on a moment's notice to activate a pre-determined alternate site if normal facilities become unavailable.
Disasters can be as small as a few flooded offices, a fire that destroys a room or building, or even a labor dispute, or they can be as extensive as hurricanes or tornadoes. Disasters that shut down a government's mission critical applications for any length of time could ...
Source: HighBeam Research, The information technology role in disaster recovery and business...