. Incident response team—Team developed as a central clearinghouse for all incidents.
. Emergency response team—The first responders for the organization. They are tasked with evacuating personnel and saving lives.
. Emergency management team—Executives and line managers that are financially and legally responsible. They must also handle the media and public relations.
. Damage assessment team—The estimators. They must determine the damage and estimate the recovery time.
. Salvage team—Those responsible for reconstructing damaged facilities. This includes cleaning up, recovering assets, creating documentation for insurance filings or legal actions, and restoring paper documents and electronic media.
. Communications team—Those responsible for installing communications (data, voice, phone, fax, radio) at the recovery site.
. Security team—Those who manage the security of the organization during the time of crisis. They must maintain order after a disaster.
. Emergency operations team—Individuals who reside at the alternative site and manage systems operations. They are primarily operators and supervisors who are familiar with system operations.
. Transportation team—Team responsible for notifying employees that a disaster has occurred. They are also in charge of providing transportation, scheduling, and lodging for those who will be needed at the alternative site.
. Coordination team—Team tasked with managing operations at different remote sites and coordinating the recovery efforts.
. Finance team—Team that provides budgetary control for recovery and accurate accounting of costs.
. Administrative support team—Team that provides administrative support and also handles payroll functions and accounting.
. Supplies team—Team that coordinates with key vendors to maintain needed supplies.
. Relocation team—Team in charge of managing the process of moving from the alternative site to the restored original location.
. Recovery test team—Individuals deployed to test the BCP/DRP plans and determine their effectiveness