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Phase 2: 5 Days to 2 Weeks Response Questions
These questions serve to focus your thoughts on the issues associated with the scenario.
In advance of the exercise, participants are expected to read the scenario, review each
question, and develop individual responses to each question.
11. How do communication and information flow change during continued
operations? How do your requirements to maintain situational awareness
change during this phase of the response?
12. What are your concerns and priorities during this phase of your response?
How do they differ from your earlier concerns and priorities?
13. How does resource management during this operational phase differ from
the initial assessment phase?
14. What financial and administrative procedures will you use to track reim-
bursement costs?
15. How can personnel from unaffected areas travel into the affected areas? What
type of access control system is used?
16. At this stage, it is easier to review requests and identify resource needs. What
can you do to anticipate these requests and stage these resources?
Phase 3: 6 Months after Earthquake Tuesday, September 13, 2011
It has been six months since the earthquake. FEMA has requested each ESF to
begin planning for transition to remediation and recovery efforts under ESF #14,
Long-term Community Recovery. Discussions are underway between agency rep-
resentatives to begin the process of planning the transition, bringing all the parties
together and establishing long-term goals. Recovery specialists will be request-
ing the coordination and integration of information, databases, and personnel.
Although much damage still exists, critical infrastructure is operational as a result
of repairs or work-arounds. Repairs and construction on residential and business
properties continues, and more residents and workers are able to return to the area.
Direct Earthquake Damage
In Kentucky, most of the roadways are opened and the population has returned
home. As more homes and business are repaired and occupied, the demand for util-
ity services increases. However, debris from residential repairs hinders the ability of
utility vehicles to access power lines and rights of way to make repairs. Access to fuel
continues to be a problem, because many storage tanks were damaged. Although
the accidental release of petroleum products and HazMat has greatly diminished,
identification and decontamination efforts associated with exotic released chemi-
cals remain an issue.
