Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 10
Planning and Exercise
Kim Morgan and Michael J. Fagel
Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................224
Why Have an Exercise? .....................................................................................225
Multiyear Exercise Program .............................................................................. 226
How This Material Is Organized....................................................................... 226
How FEMA and DHS Organize the Sequence of Main Tasks ...........................227
Categories of Tasks........................................................................................229
Major Task Accomplishments .......................................................................229
Types of Exercises .........................................................................................229
Exercise Documentation for Discussion-Based Exercises ..........................231
Situation Manual ..........................................................................................231
After Action Report and Implementation Plan .............................................232
Participant Roles ......................................................................................232
Defining Exercise Project Management.........................................................233
Exercise Timeline ..............................................................................................233
Design and Development .............................................................................233
Needs Assessment ........................................................................................ 234
Sample Needs Assessment Worksheet ................................................................237
Select and Conduct Your Discussion-Based Exercise..........................................240
Seminars .......................................................................................................240
Games ..........................................................................................................241
Workshops....................................................................................................243
Examples of Workshop Exercises ............................................................. 244
Outcomes ................................................................................................249
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