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Alpha Polaris
This initial engagement is the best starting point if you want a clear understanding of your current risk posture without committing to a longer partnership up front. It is designed for leadership teams who want clarity fast: what matters most, where the gaps are, and what to do next. After the assessment, some organizations proceed with follow-up actions internally, while others continue the engagement with Boreal Praxis.
This project includes:
>> A short discovery conversation with leadership and/or key operational roles
>> Review of relevant documentation (emergency plans, continuity materials, past incident learnings, risk registers, and related policies)
>> A structured, high-level Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA), tailored to your context
>> A clear summary of priority risks, vulnerabilities, and assumptions that may fail under stress
>> Practical recommendations you can act on immediately
>> A concise written deliverable suitable for leadership discussion and internal alignment
Current lead time: 6 to 8 weeks before work begins. Contact us to reserve a date.
This service is deliberately scoped and priced for simplicity: one fee, one outcome, and a definitive foundation for next steps.
All other services are quoted on request.
$4,500 CAD
(fixed fee, tax in.)
Planning
We identify vulnerabilities and build practical strategies to protect your people and operations.
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)
We identify potential hazards, from natural disasters to cyberattacks, and assess how each hazard could affect people and operations.
Risk Mitigation
Once hazards are understood, we can identify concrete measures to mitigate risk. This may involve physical infrastructure change, revising safety protocols, searching for safer products, or adjusting daily workflows.
Emergency Response Plans
Even after risks are mitigated, it’s impossible to eliminate all danger. We help to develop clear response plans to guide what people do if an emergency does occur.
Crisis Communications
We define who speaks, prepare templates, and train your team to maintain trust and control the narrative. Communication should be honest and transparent, holding as a default position that we should share information unless there is a good reason to conceal it.
Documentation
The above work should live in documents that are easy to access and easy to understand. They might include job action sheets and checklists. Whether digital or physical (ideally both), your plans must be easy to find, easy to read, and ready when you need them.
Training
We move beyond theory with hands-on learning experiences that build muscle memory, team cohesion, and confidence.
Visit CrisisLab by Boreal Praxis for more details.
Tabletop Exercises
Sometimes called a TTX, this is done literally around a table. We facilitate discussion-based sessions where teams talk through their roles during a hypothetical scenario. This low-stress environment is perfect for validating plans and identifying gaps before a real event.
Functional Simulation
We exercise specific functions like a frontline action, communications, command center operations, etc., without deploying full resources. This adds a layer of realism to practice immediate actions and coordination.
Full-Scale Simulation
We stage a comprehensive, realistic emergency event involving the actual deployment of personnel, equipment, and resources. This is the ultimate test of your organization’s readiness and response ecosystem. Note: this could disrupt normal operations, so planning is key.
Team Building
We use emergencies situations to foster trust, communication, and leadership within teams. Navigating high-stakes scenarios together is a powerful way to forge interpersonal bonds. There’s interesting evolutionary science behind this too.
Business Continuity
This is the work to ensure your essential functions continue during a disruption and that your organization recovers quickly afterwards.
Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
In collaboration with your subject matter experts, we systematically catalogue services to understand dependencies (inputs required for outputs), criticality, maximum allowable downtime (MAD), service level agreements (SLAs), and other key metrics.
Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
We outline the specific steps required to maintain or resume critical operations during a crisis. This roadmap minimizes downtime, protects your reputation, and secures your bottom line.
After Action
A structured, blame-free review process to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.
Incident Debriefing
Guided by principles of Red Cross Psychological First Aid, we conduct supportive discussions to ensure your team's wellbeing after an event. We focus on psychological safety while capturing fresh observations from those on the ground.
After-Action Report (AAR)
We deliver a detailed analysis of what happened, what worked, and what didn't. This document provides actionable, prioritized recommendations to enhance your future resilience and close any gaps revealed by the incident.