Dave Flora
David Flora’s Firestorm Franchise is located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, a short train ride from downtown Chicago and O’Hare International airport. Along with their national network of strategic partners and expert consultants, this franchise is geographically positioned to effectively serve clients locally, regionally or on a nationwide and 24/7 basis.
Firestorm -- which provided the on-site crisis management support at Virginia Tech -- is a national leader in business continuity consulting, communicable illness/pandemic planning, vulnerability analysis, disaster recovery, emergency response, and crisis management/communications. As an independently owned franchise of Firestorm Franchising, LLC, Dave is proud to offer this entrée of unprecedented services and professional resources.
Mr. Flora will operate as a consulting firm that utilizes the full capabilities and expertise of Firestorm including its name and trademark; operational methodology including plans, policies, procedures and training; and access to the its corporate management and staff, Expert Council, Solutions and Services, Healthcare Capabilities and Online Resource Center. The franchise is supported by the Firestorm corporate office, which is based in Atlanta. The Firestorm Expert Council contains some of the most recognizable names in their fields, including Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré (U.S. Army, ret.) and former U.S. Surgeons General Dr. C. Everett Koop and Dr. David Satcher. Their technological capabilities, including customized teleconferences and webinars, enable Dave and his team to quickly meet our clients’ needs.
Mr. Flora is also a member and affiliate of the Preaction Emergency Response Alliance™. The Preaction Alliance™, established by Firestorm and led by Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré (U.S. Army, ret.), is a first-of-its-kind provider of preparedness and disaster response products and services through a low monthly-fee, membership-based network. The Preaction Alliance™ provides access to everything you need to know, everything you need to have and everything you need to do before, during and after a disaster or disruption hits your business.
This Firestorm team of professionals is here to help you gain a strategic advantage in the event of a crisis. They will analyze your organization’s exposures and vulnerabilities to disasters from every angle. Based on our findings, Firestorm makes client-specific recommendations to mitigate, manage and potentially eliminate the impact of these liabilities on your company and stakeholders. Your Firestorm team will then guide your organization through testing and implementation of those solutions, and can certify your plan. Firestorm’s certification makes our clients eligible for certain types of insurance that would otherwise not be obtainable.
