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Emergency Operations Plans & Drills
When the power fails, the fire alarm sounds or a storm hits, your team has minutes to act. AAAT3 writes emergency operations plans and runs drills so every shift knows exactly what to do, who to call and how to protect people and uptime.
- Emergency action plans
- EOPs
- Call trees
- Tabletop exercises
- Live drills
By the numbers
Why preparation pays
Operators who say their last impactful outage could have been avoided with better management or processes
Uptime Institute Outage Analysis, 2026Operators whose last major outage cost more than $100,000. 1 in 5 cost more than $1 million
Uptime Institute Outage Analysis, 2026Outages where human error played a part
Uptime Institute Outage Analysis, 2026What’s included
Plans your team can use at 3 a.m.
Short, clear, practiced plans beat long binders nobody reads.
Emergency action plans
OSHA requires a plan for evacuation and reporting.
- Evacuation routes and assembly points
- Alarm and reporting steps
- Roles and accountability
- Shelter in place steps
Emergency operating procedures
EOPs tell technicians exactly what to do when systems fail.
- Utility loss and generator failure
- Cooling failure response
- Fire and suppression events
- Escalation and client notice
Drills and exercises
Practice turns plans into habits.
- Tabletop exercises
- Live drills by shift
- After action reports
- Plan updates from lessons learned
Project management and consulting
Project management and consulting for emergency readiness
AAAT3 can write your plans, run your drills or manage the whole readiness program.
Emergency plan writing
Emergency action plans and EOPs written for your site and systems.
Best for: New sites and sites after an incidentDrill and exercise program
Tabletop and live drills with after action reports.
Best for: Sites that must prove readiness to clientsCall tree and notification setup
Who gets called, in what order, for each event.
Best for: Sites with multiple clients and vendorsSevere weather planning
Plans for storms, floods, heat and cold.
Best for: Sites in high risk regionsReadiness audits
Gap checks against OSHA, NFPA 1600 and client requirements.
Best for: Sites preparing for auditsPost-event review
After action review and plan fixes after a real event.
Best for: Any site after an incidentHow it works
From blank page to practiced plan
Assess
Hazards, systems and people.
Write
Plans and EOPs drafted.
Review
Staff and client review.
Drill
Tabletop and live drills.
Improve
After action fixes.
Repeat
Annual review and retest.
Rule of thumb: if a new technician cannot follow the EOP alone on night shift, rewrite it.
Ways to work with us
Pick the level of support you need
Start small with a review, put a qualified person on site, or hand us the whole program. Every option is priced to your scope.
Quick start
Plan review
A review of your current emergency plans and EOPs.
- Plan review
- Gap list
- Priority fixes
- Report in days
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Drill package
AAAT3 plans and runs your drills.
- Tabletop exercise
- Live drill
- After action report
- Plan updates
Full program
Readiness program management
We manage plans, drills and audits.
- Plan writing
- Drill calendar
- Audits
- Monthly reporting
What you get
Deliverables
Emergency action plan
Evacuation, reporting and roles.
EOP library
Step by step responses by event.
Call tree
Contacts and order for each event.
Drill reports
After action findings and fixes.
Training records
Who was trained and drilled.
Annual review
Plan updates and sign off.
Standards
Codes and standards we work to
Emergency planning
3- 29 CFR 1910.38
Emergency action plansFederal
- 29 CFR 1910.39
Fire prevention plansFederal
- NFPA 1600
Continuity, emergency and crisis managementIndustry
Data center
3- NFPA 75
Protection of IT equipmentIndustry
- NFPA 110
Emergency and standby power systemsIndustry
- ISO 22301
Business continuity managementIndustry
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Where we do this work
When was your last drill? Get your emergency plans tested before a real event does it.
Get an Emergency Plan QuoteFAQ
Common questions
What is the difference between an EAP and an EOP?
An emergency action plan covers evacuation, reporting and roles for people. An emergency operating procedure tells technicians how to respond when a specific system fails.
How often should we drill?
At least once a year for each major scenario, with more frequent tabletop exercises. Many clients require proof of drills.
Do clients ask for emergency plans?
Yes. Colocation and enterprise clients often review plans and drill records during audits.
Can AAAT3 run our drills?
Yes. We plan and run tabletop and live drills and write after action reports.
Do you write EOPs for specific equipment?
Yes. We write EOPs for utility loss, generator and UPS failure, cooling failure and fire events.
Get a quote for Emergency Operations Plans & Drills
Tell us about your project, location and start date. We reply with a plan and pricing.
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