1.2.1.4 Documenting an Emergency
For purposes of: (1) future planning, (2) liability and
insurance, and (3) evaluation by management and security
personnel, video coverage of critical areas and operations
during an emergency is an excellent tool and can
reduce financial losses significantly. Video recordings of
assets lost or stolen or personnel injured or killed can support
a company’s claim that it was not negligent and that
it initiated a prudent emergency and disaster plan prior to
the event. Although video can provide crucial documentation
of an event, it should be supplemented with highresolution
photographs of specific instances or events.
If perimeter fences or walls were destroyed or damaged
in a disaster, video can help prevent and document
intrusion or looting by employees, spectators, or other
outsiders.