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Potential severity of consequences to people, critical facilities, commu-
nity functions, and property
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Potential cascading events (e.g., damage to chemical processing plant,
dam failure)
#1 Priority hazard:
#2 Priority hazard:
#3 Priority hazard:
4. Area
What geographic area(s) or facility location(s) is(are) most vulnerable to the
high priority hazards?
5. Plans and Procedures
What plans and procedures will guide your organization's response to an
emergency? This includes standard operating procedures, emergency response
plans, contingency plans, operational plans, or any plan that may be devel-
oped in the future based on your present exercise.
6. Functions
What emergency management functions are most in need of review? What
functions have not been exercised recently? Where have difficulties occurred
in the past?
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Alert Notification
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Public Safety
(Emergency Response)
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Warning (Public)
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Public Works/Engineering
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Communications
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Transportation
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Coordination and Control
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Resource Management
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Emergency Public Information (EPI)
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Continuity of Government
Operations
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Damage Assessment
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Other
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Health and Medical
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Other
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Individual/Family Assistance
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Other
7. Participants
What agencies, departments, operational units, or personnel need to partici-
pate in an exercise?
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Have any entities updated their plans and procedures?
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Have any changed policies or staff?
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Who is designated for emergency management responsibility in your
plans and procedures?
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With whom does your organization need to coordinate in an emergency?
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What do your regulatory requirements call for?
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What personnel can you reasonably expect to devote to developing an exercise?
8. Program Areas
Mark the status of your emergency program in these and other areas to iden-
tify those most in need of exercising.
