[Exercise Name] Full Scale Exercise

Player Briefing[Location]

[Date]

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Opening Remarks

• Local Officials

• State Officials [if applicable]

• Federal Officials [if applicable]

• Exercise Planning Team

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Exercise Schedule

[Today’s Date]• [Time] Players’ Brief• [Time] Exercise Play• [Time] ENDEX• [Time] Players’ Hotwash

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Exercise Safety

• Safety is everyone’s concern• Safety Officer is [Name]• Safety concerns override exercise execution• Actual emergencies will be identified by the

saying: “Real-World Emergency”

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Purpose & Scope

• The purpose of this exercise is to evaluate player actions against current response plans and capabilities for a bioterrorism incident response.

• The scope of play for [Exercise Name] requires the activation and establishment of an emergency dispensing operation and the actions usually associated with a response to a bioterrorism incident. This includes command and control, communications, and other actions.

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Exercise Design Objectives

• Onsite Incident Management: Assess the ability of the EDS Manager to establish and maintain Incident Command during EDS operations in accordance with the EDS Plan and NIMS

• Emergency Public Safety and Security: Demonstrate the ability of security personnel to establish and maintain security operations at the EDS in accordance with the EDS Plan.

• Mass Prophylaxis: Evaluate the ability of EDS staff to set-up, operate and demobilize an EDS during a biological terrorism incident in accordance with their EDS Plan.

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Exercise Design Objectives

• Communications: Demonstrate the ability of EDS staff and response personnel to activate and maintain communications during a biological terrorism incident in accordance with the EDS Plan and NIMS.

• Medical Supply Management and Distribution: Assess the ability of EDS staff to obtain, secure and manage medical supplies and materiel at the EDS in accordance with the EDS Plan.

• Emergency Public Information and Warning: Assess the ability of [Your Agency] to develop, coordinate and disseminate public information during a biological terrorism incident in accordance with the EDS Plan.

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Exercise Assumptions

• Conducted in a no-fault learning environment wherein systems and processes, not individuals, will be evaluated.

• Exercise simulation will be realistic and plausible, containing sufficient detail from which to respond.

• Exercise players will react to the information and situations as they are presented, in the same manner as if this had been a real event.

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Exercise Artificialities

Artificialities and constraints, such as the Assembly Area, may detract from realism. Some other artificialities include the following:

• Surrogates may be playing in place of some key decision makers

• Some organizations and individuals will be simulated• The exercise will be played in real time. However,

there may be some time jumps or acceleration to meet certain objectives

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Briefings & Events

• Controller/Evaluator Training • Actor Briefing• Observer/VIP Briefing• Player Briefing• Hotwash• Controller/Evaluator Debriefing

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Exercise Positions

• Exercise Director • Senior Controller• Safety Controller• Individual Controllers at each location• Evaluators• Simulators

– Simulated organizations and positions• Support Staff

– Communications– Site Set-up

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Exercise Badges

CONTROLLERCONTROLLER EVALUATOREVALUATOR

*This section is optional and should be adjusted according to your system of identification*

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ACTORACTOR

Exercise Badges

OBSERVEROBSERVER

MEDIAMEDIA

*This section is optional and should be adjusted according to your system of identification*

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Exercise Badges

SIMULATORSIMULATOR

SUPPORT STAFFSUPPORT STAFFPLAYERPLAYER

*This section is optional and should be adjusted according to your system of identification*

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Conducting the Exercise

Players are expected to remain at the exercise location.

• Starts with a briefing on the scenario• Some follow-on exercise injects• Subsequent players actions self directed• Play will not be halted• Scenario timeline is constant

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Communications

• All communication should begin and end with “This is an exercise”

• No communication with outside agencies other than the SimCell, EOC, EDS

Emergency Dispensing Site

Emergency Operations

Center Simulation CellCommunication

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Observers & Media

• Observers will be escorted• Observers should not interfere with play• Real World media may be present• Media should not talk to players

– All inquiries should be deferred to the Exercise Director or Senior Controller

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Security

• No loaded weapons carried by players in “play area”

• No unauthorized persons allowed

• Hats, badging and/or vests must be worn at all times

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Post Exercise

• Please provide copies of the following documents to the controllers:– Logs– Notes– Participant Feedback Summary Forms

• Please attend the Hotwash directly after the end of exercise play

Exercise Administration

*The “Exercise Administration” section is optional and should be adjusted to fit your exercise*

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Exercise Administrivia

• Restrooms will be available• Drinkable water will be located throughout the

exercise site• You may keep your hats• After the Hotwash, please return:

• Your badges and vests• All exercise documentation• Any equipment that you received at the

beginning of the exercise

*This information should be adjusted to fit your exercise*

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Exercise Hats

*These colors should be adjusted to fit your exercise*

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Final Exercise Reminders

• Know your role and the scenario• Contact the Exercise Director and/or Senior

Controller with any problems or questions• Safety Comes First – use the phrase

“Real-World Emergency” in any actual emergency

Questions or Comments

Thank you for participating!

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