Respirators / dust masks

Safety glasses

Heavy leather work gloves

Tools - put a flashlight, prybar and pliers in your fire extinguisher cabinets. Encourage employees to carry a decent light and multitool.

Weather Radio w/ SAME technology

AM/FM Radios for local breaking news

Emergency two way radios for department heads and security staff

Consider cable TV in a break room or security office to monitor news of nearby threats - it wasn't just the Twin Towers that were knocked down.

Water

Food

1st aid kit and knowledge to use it. Arrange for employees to take a Red Cross 1st Aid course w/ CPR. Consider acquiring a defibrillator once you have trained staff.

Look through personnel files to find someone with appropriate background and appoint them as Fire Marshal or Security Manager. Develop and practice evacuation drills. Find a nearby location in each cardinal point to evacuate to so you can keep track of staff in a true emergency. Do a threat assessment of not only your building, but of those within harm's way if they came down.

Consider a dress code. Poly knits are in style and sharp looking, but they become life threatening hazards in a fire. High heels are sharp and sexy, but it's hard to get out of harm's way in a hurry wearing them. Bare feet is not an option when traversing debris.

In a high rise? Assess your employees fitness level. Can they safely use hundreds of stairs to escape danger? Offer up a fitness incentive of some type.

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