Which choice below is the first priority in an emergency?

A.
Notifying external support resources for recovery and restoration

B.
Warning customers and contractors of a potential interruption of service

C.
Communicating with employees families the status of the
emergency

D.
Protecting the health and safety of everyone in the facility

Explanation:
Life safety, or protecting the health and safety of everyone in the
facility is the first priority in an emergency or disaster. Evacuation

routes, assembly areas, and accounting for personnel (head counts
and last-known locations) are the most important function of emergency
procedures, before anything else. Once all personnel have been
accounted for and emergency teams have arrived to prevent further
damage or hazard, family members should be notified of the status of
the event. Providing restoration and recovery, and implementing
alternative production methods also comes later. Source: Emergency
Management Guide for Business and Industry, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, August, 1998.