September is National Preparedness Month, a reminder that readiness is not a one-time exercise. For hospitals, government agencies, manufacturers, universities, utilities and private businesses alike, emergency preparedness requires constant coordination, documentation, evaluation and improvement. The challenge is that many organizations are still managing those responsibilities through disconnected spreadsheets, email chains, paper files and manual reporting processes.
ORAU’s Emergency Manager 360 (EM360) was built to change that.
EM360 is a comprehensive emergency preparedness platform designed to help organizations manage the full cycle of preparedness activities in one place—from planning and exercise development to evaluation, corrective action tracking and continuous improvement. Whether an organization is conducting a full-scale disaster exercise or simply managing annual fire drills and compliance requirements, EM360 helps streamline the work without adding administrative burden.
Built for real-world emergency preparedness and management
Emergency management programs face increasing complexity, especially in environments with staffing turnover, evolving compliance requirements and growing expectations for accountability. Government organizations continue to experience significant personnel changes, making continuity and institutional knowledge more important than ever.
EM360 helps organizations maintain consistency by centralizing preparedness activities, documentation and reporting into a single tested platform.
At its core, EM360 is designed to help organizations:
- Build exercises and document real-world incidents
- Evaluate performance against established standards
- Track corrective actions and compliance requirements
- Improve preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation efforts over time
For emergency managers, that means less time spent managing administrative tasks and more time focused on readiness.
Supporting HSEEP and standardized preparedness
One of EM360’s most valuable capabilities is its support for the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). Organizations often struggle with the amount of documentation required to plan, conduct, and evaluate exercises. EM360 simplifies that process through its Event Builder, a flexible application that guides users step-by-step through exercise planning and management.
The platform automatically generates standardized HSEEP documentation, including:
- Exercise Plans (ExPlans)
- Situation Manuals (SitMans)
- Master Scenario Events Lists (MSELs)
- Controller/Evaluator Handbooks
- Exercise Evaluation Guides (EEGs)
- After-Action Reports (AARs)
Because everything is connected within the platform, organizations can move seamlessly from planning to evaluation to corrective action tracking without recreating information in multiple systems.
Designed for any organization
The platform was intentionally designed to support organizations of all types and sizes. Any business or institution responsible for emergency preparedness can benefit from having a centralized system for planning, documenting, evaluating and improving readiness activities.
That includes:
- Hospitals and healthcare systems
- Government agencies
- Educational institutions
- Manufacturing facilities
- Utilities and infrastructure organizations
- Corporate campuses
- Nonprofits and community organizations
Preparedness requirements vary widely between industries, which is why EM360 includes customizable dashboards, tailored reporting and flexible evaluation tools that adapt to organizational needs.
Example screenshots of EM360 dashboards.
“No more disconnected files buried in shared drives,” said Mary Connelly, ORAU Emergency Management manager. “EM360 gives organizations a centralized, streamlined way to manage every aspect of emergency preparedness documentation and program improvement. What truly sets us apart, though, is the level of support we provide alongside the platform. We work directly with customers as they build and manage their programs, answer questions in real time and tailor the system to fit their operational needs. That flexibility makes EM360 a practical solution for organizations of any size or industry.”
From data to actionable insights
Preparedness programs generate large amounts of information, but data alone does not improve readiness. EM360 helps organizations turn that information into actionable insights through integrated Power BI dashboards (common Microsoft application), customized improvement plans and detailed reporting capabilities.
Leaders can monitor readiness across departments or facilities, identify trends, track corrective actions and evaluate compliance requirements in real time. Multi-organizational data rollups also provide targeted insights for leadership teams managing complex or geographically dispersed operations.
The platform’s collaborative features further strengthen preparedness efforts by allowing teams to share exercise templates, lessons learned, best practices and program strengths across facilities and departments.
Continuous improvement built in
Preparedness is an ongoing process. EM360 was built around the idea of continuous improvement, helping organizations not only identify gaps but also document progress and track solutions over time.
Corrective action assignments, findings tracking and compliance monitoring are integrated directly into the platform, helping organizations maintain alignment with accreditation standards and industry requirements while strengthening readiness across mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery efforts.
Preparedness team reviews emergency action plan and readiness materials.
As a not-for-profit organization, ORAU reinvests revenue into advancing its technologies and services. That focus supports continued development and long-term improvement of tools like EM360—ensuring organizations have access to practical, effective solutions built around operational needs rather than marketing trends.
Emergency preparedness will always require planning, coordination and evaluation. But it does not have to require administrative chaos.
With EM360, organizations can build, evaluate, track and improve their preparedness programs in one connected platform—helping teams stay ready for whatever comes next.