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After Action Report Process Secure Commonwealth Panel
Mission Statement Leading the effort to protect Virginia from the impact of emergencies and disasters
Janet Clements Chief Deputy State Coordinator
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After Action Reports
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What is an AAR?
Created after both exercises and real world events
From feedback from response/recovery participants
To improve response effectiveness and efficiency by noting
Best Practices
Opportunities for Improvement
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The Purpose of AARs AAR Philosophy
Improvements to Our AAR Process
Standardize report forms
Reduce time between event closure and report creation
Require stronger accountability for process improvements.
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Collecting Feedback At the end of the
event
From all participants in response and recovery operations
AAR Entry Form in WebEOC
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Discussing Feedback Hot Wash Briefings
Within 48 Hours of Event
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Non-State Emergencies Completed 2-4
weeks after event
Summarizes event
Lists Opportunities for Improvement
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Declared Events Incident Brief AAR Report
State Sitreps
GIS photos/Maps
Coordination Action Plans
Best Practices
Opportunities for Improvement
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Improvement Matrix
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Individual Worksheets
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Summary Sheets
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Questions?