Renton Businesses: Get Disaster-Ready

Helping Renton Businesses Prepare, Respond, and Recover

Unexpected disruptions such as severe weather, earthquakes, flooding, power outages, cyber incidents, or other emergencies can affect any business. Preparing now can help protect your employees, reduce downtime, and support a faster recovery.

The City of Renton is committed to helping businesses build resilience by providing emergency preparedness information, business continuity resources, and connections to recovery assistance.

Renton Business Emergency Contact & Preparedness Survey

Why Should I Prepare?

Business resilience is the ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from unexpected disruptions while continuing to serve your customers.

Planning ahead can help you:

Protect your employees and customers
Minimize business interruptions
Safeguard important records and equipment
Recover operations more quickly
Reduce financial losses

What Should I Do?

Stay Informed

Receive accurate information before, during, and after an emergency.

Register to receive emergency alerts at either ALERT Renton or ALERT King County. These are on the same platform, so you may register at either site.
Follow the city’s social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram.
Bookmark the Renton Current Emergency Information page on the city’s website.

Plan Ahead

A business continuity plan helps you recover faster after an unexpected disruption.

Ready Business: www.ready.gov/business
IBHS Business Disaster Recovery: ibhs.org/BusinessDisasterRecovery
Washington Small Business Development Center Business Resiliency Toolkit: wsbdc.org/business-resiliency-toolkit/
Washington Emergency Management Division Business Portal: mil.wa.gov/businesses
Business Re-Entry Registration: mil.wa.gov/business-re-entry-registration

Be Prepared

Your business is only as prepared as the people who work there. Encourage employees to create emergency plans for themselves and their families so they are better able to return to work following a disaster.

Washington State Emergency Management personal preparedness for business owners and employees: mil.wa.gov/preparedness

Where Can I Find Help?

Emergency Preparedness

Planning resources to help your business prepare before disaster strikes.

Business Continuity Tools

Free planning tools and templates.

Recovery Resources

If your business is impacted by a disaster, these organizations may provide assistance.

Local Renton Information

Find local business support and City services.

Who Can I Contact?

Emergency Management

For emergency planning, preparedness, mitigation, alerts, response, and recovery.

Email: EM@rentonwa.gov

Non -Emergency Phone: 425-430-7023

Emergency Phone: 911

Small Business Liaison

For business continuity resources, recovery assistance, City navigation, and connections to business support services.

Phone: 425-430-7270

Email: Thrive@rentonwa.gov

Prepare Today. Recover Faster.

Your business is an important part of Renton's economy and community. A few simple steps today can help protect your employees, strengthen your operations, and improve your ability to recover from the unexpected.

Prepare your business to thrive, not just survive.

Contact Us

Emergency Management Division

Non-Emergency Phone

425-430-7023

Emergency Phone

911

Email Phone

EM@rentonwa.gov

Economic Development Division

Phone

425-430-6591

Email

Thrive@rentonwa.gov