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Exercise Design

FEMA Professional Development Series. Exercise Design. Exercise. Requires participants to function in the same capacity as they would in a real event Promotes preparedness Tests policies and plans Trains personnel. A focused practice activity using a simulated situation. Unit Objectives.

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Exercise Design

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  1. FEMA Professional Development Series Exercise Design

  2. Exercise • Requires participants to function in the same capacity as they would in a real event • Promotes preparedness • Tests policies and plans • Trains personnel A focused practice activityusing a simulated situation

  3. Unit Objectives • Explain how a comprehensive exercise program is used to improve the four phases of emergency management. • Identify the five major accomplishments in designing and implementing an exercise. • Define the purpose of the four exercise documents.

  4. Course Objectives • Describe and apply the eight exercise design steps. • Explain the purposes and characteristics of tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises. • Compare and contrast the design considerations for tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises.

  5. Course Objectives • Identify the tasks involved in a systematic exercise evaluation process. • Describe the purpose, benefits, and potential sources of exercise enhancements. • Design and implement a small functional exercise using the eight-step design process.

  6. Course Content • Unit 1: Course Introduction • Unit 2: The Comprehensive Exercise Program • Unit 3: The Exercise Process • Unit 4: Exercise Design Steps • Unit 5: The Tabletop Exercise • Unit 6: The Functional Exercise • Unit 7: The Full-Scale Exercise

  7. Course Content • Unit 8: Exercise Evaluation • Unit 9: Exercise Enhancements • Unit 10: Designing and Implementing a Functional Exercise • Unit 11: Course Summary

  8. Why Exercise? • UAL 232 crash: Problems revealed in full-scale exercise had been corrected • Loma Prieta earthquake: Effective response was preceded by earthquake exercise

  9. Why Exercise? • Oklahoma City bombing: “If an integrated emergency management system is to be utilized and effective in future disasters, all levels of government must be on the same page of the book.”

  10. Why Exercise • 2000 Denver building collapse scenario preceded 2001 World Trade Center collapse.

  11. Benefits of Exercising • Provides individual training • Leads to system improvement What are some specific reasons to conduct exercises?

  12. Regulatory Requirements • FEMA and other agencies providing Federal funds • Nuclear Regulatory Commission • SARA Title III (chemical facilities) • Licensing of public facilities (e.g., airports, hospitals) • OSHA

  13. Functions • Alert Notification (Emergency Response) • Warning (Public) • Communications • Coordination and Control • Emergency Public Information • Damage Assessment

  14. Functions • Health and Medical • Individual/Family Assistance • Public Safety • Public Works/Engineering • Transportation • Resource Management • Continuity of Government

  15. Unit Summary In Unit 1, we: • Previewed the course. • Considered benefits gained from exercising and reasons to exercise. • Completed a needs assessment. Next: The Comprehensive Exercise Program

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