Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
is meant to aid in navigating to the exercise you need and the steps you will need
to take to develop and implement your own exercise. These sections are arranged so
that you only need to address the tasks that are appropriate for the type of exercise
that you intend to develop and implement. For each type of exercise, a list of the
materials and products are provided in text boxes for quick reference.
How FEMA and DHS Organize the
Sequence of Main Tasks
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) offer various guides in the development and implemen-
tation of exercises. For the most part, they are useful in providing a high-level over-
view of the general steps that they suggest you to follow. In the following graphic
illustrating FEM IS-139 Exercise Design (Figure 10.1), the main tasks are shown
in chronological order and provide a picture of the entire sequence. It does not
provide the details of functions and tasks that would be expected of various types
of exercises.
Conduct
needs
assessment
Determine
exercise
scope
Write
purpose
statement
Review
plan
Assess
capability
Develop
schedule
Send
exercise
directive
Organize
design
team
Organize
evaluation
team
Prepare
objectives
List major
and detailed
events
Determine
expected
actions
Finalize
exercise
enhancements
Develop
evaluation
format
Write
narrative
Write
messages
Conduct
exercise
Conduct
postexercise
meeting
Write
after-action
report
Conduct
follow-up
activities
Figure 10.1
Sequence of tasks for a successful exercise.
