1. Copyright – Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Initial Planning Conference

2. Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Welcome / Introductions Welcome Introductions Name Department Current Involvement in Disaster Planning & Preparedness, Response, Recovery or Mitigation

3. Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com “…task or activity practiced in order to develop, improve or demonstrate a specific capability or function.” Definition of “EXERCISE”

4. Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Participate in exercise planning & after action / lessons learned conferences. Trusted Agent. Should not be a participant in the exercise. Accomplish agreed upon tasks on time. May also perform exercise controller roles. Exercise Design Team

5. Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com EventDate / TimeLocation Mid-Term Planning Conference April 20 / 9:00AM Conference Call Final Planning Conference May 12 / 9:00AM Conference Call ExerciseMay 24 / 9:00AM Jackson County EOC After Action Conference June 9 / 9:00AM Conference Call Design Team Schedule

6. Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com To facilitate an EOC activation tabletop exercise designed to assess the procedural knowledge of Jackson County’s ESF lead and support agencies. Each agency will be involved in collecting and sharing event specific situational awareness, developing Incident Action Plans and contributing to the overall operation of the Jackson County EOC. Exercise Scope

7. Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com It is early July and local citizens have been following the approach of Hurricane Alberto as it moves through the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico. Projections from the National Hurricane Center indicate that the storm will make a left turn and head towards Texas. The turn to the west never comes and in the early morning hours the storm slams into the coastline just south of Marianna with strong category two winds and a storm surge on top of a high tide. After the storm has moved through the Jackson County numerous governmental agencies along with community and faith based organizations are coordinating response and recovery activities as a unified team working out of the county's Emergency Operations Center. Exercise Scenario

8. Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com To enhance the knowledge of the county’s ESF lead and support agencies in regards to the various policies and procedures involved in operating the county’s EOC. Exercise Purpose

9. Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com While the county’s EOC has been activated for numerous events during the past 10 years their has not been an activation for a major hurricane. This exercise will enable staff from each of the county’s ESF lead and support agencies to experience an activation of the EOC during a simulated category two hurricane. Exercise Summary

10. Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Exercise Evaluation Guide Emergency Operations Center Management

11. Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Participant Information / Registration www.drc-group.com/projects/exitus.html Exercise Web Site

12. Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Review Exercise Evaluation Guide. Recruitment and management of the Simulation Cell team. Assistance with the development of injects. Design Team Tasks

13. Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Discussion / Questions