Mosaic is committed to ensuring we are prepared and ready to respond in an emergency, including hurricanes and other severe weather. The company has a comprehensive preparedness and response plan that establishes guidelines and requirements for monitoring and responding to severe weather. Each site also has a Hurricane/Severe Weather Plan outlining specific actions to be taken before, during, and after severe weather to ensure the safety of people, reduce risks, secure assets and guide recovery efforts.
Incident Command System (ICS)
Those plans are supported by the Incident Command System (ICS), a management system that enables effective and efficient incident management by integrating facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications within a common organizational structure. It includes five major functional areas: Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration. Mosaic facilities have this system in place to support planning, preparations and response to severe weather or other site-specific emergencies at the facility level, and a North America-wide ICS is in place and ready to activate if needed.
Mosaic’s Priority Protocol: People, Property, Production
Everything we do is guided by our priority protocol – protecting people first, then property, then production.
BEFORE: Preparations for hurricane season include reviewing lessons learned from the previous year, updating our preparedness and response plans, conducting Incident Command System drills, and completing inspections to ensure all test pumps, generators and other equipment needed in the event of severe weather are onsite and in proper working order.
DURING: The severity of the weather and location/distance from the site determines the condition under which the site operates. Incident Command Systems for our North America Business and at our sites are in place and ready for activation as needed to guide and coordinate our response. Sites coordinate with local governmental Emergency Operations Centers personnel and other state and federal regulatory agencies throughout the weather event. We follow contingency plans for excessive rainfall and water inventory management for the continued protection of our communities and the environment.
AFTER: Following a severe weather event, an assessment is completed that guides our recovery strategy from any storm-related impacts and directs resources to help ensure continued safe, responsible operations or start up following the weather event at the sites. We also provide support to impacted employees and local communities.
Supporting Each Other and our Local Communities
During an unprecedented two weeks last year, Florida experienced the impacts of two hurricanes — Helene on Sept. 26 and Milton on Oct. 9. Mosaic employees most impacted by the storms were able to apply for assistance from Mosaic’s Employee-to-Employee Assistance Fund, which provides financial support for employees impacted by natural disasters.
Mosaic also contributed $500,000 to aid organizations assisting our Florida operating communities with recovery efforts. Mosaic also worked with community partners in Hillsborough and Manatee Counties to coordinate Mosaic Cares Day volunteer events as opportunities for Mosaic employees and family members in Florida to help those impacted by the hurricanes.
CAPTION: Following Hurricanes Helene and Milton last year, Mosaic employees helped support hurricane relief and recovery efforts by participating in Mosaic Cares Day volunteer events.
Relief & Recovery Support Begins Well Before Hurricane Season
In addition to helping employees and local communities with immediate relief and recovery efforts following a storm, Mosaic also provides funding well before hurricane season to support preparedness efforts. Providing this support in advance enables these organizations to use the funds to help ensure they are prepared and ready to provide immediate relief and recovery support in the event of a storm.
For the 2025 hurricane season, Mosaic provided storm relief funds to six community partners in Florida and Louisiana:
• DeSoto County Chamber of Commerce Foundation (DeSoto County, FL)
• Hardee Help Center (Hardee County, FL)
• Manatee Community Foundation (Manatee County, FL)
• Rebuilding Together Greater Florida (Hillsborough County, FL)
• United Way of Central Florida (Polk County, FL)
• Capital Area United Way (St. James Parish, LA)
“As hurricane season begins, we’re reminded about the importance of early preparation – at home, at work and in our local communities,” said Chris Johnson, Community Investment Lead. “Mosaic is committed to working closely with our community partners – before and after a storm – to help make sure they have the resources they need to provide immediate relief and recovery support for our neighbors in need.”
