Arkansas Final Planning Conference (FPC)National Level Exercise 2011 (NLE 11)

April 20, 2011

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Agenda Welcome and Introductions National Final Planning Conference (FPC) Review Participating Agencies’ Briefings Review Exercise Scope, Purpose, and Target Capabilities Review Scenario and Master Scenario Events List (MSEL)

timeline Exercise Control and Simulation Exercise Controller/Evaluation Training Exercise Documents Closing Remarks/Questions

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Welcome and Introductions

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General Housekeeping Restroom facilities Smoking is prohibited in the building Concessions Fire Exits

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Exercise Scope NLE 11 will be a multiagency, multisite event designed to exercise

and assess the national capability to respond to a catastrophic earthquake emanating from the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ). The event will simulate a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in the southwest segment of the NMSZ, forming a rupture under Marked Tree, Arkansas, to Ridgley, Tennessee. The NMSZ earthquake triggers another 6.0 magnitude earthquake along the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone (WVSZ), near Mt. Carmel, Illinois. The event causes widespread death, injury, and damage to major infrastructure in the impacted area. The NLE 11 functional exercise (FE) provides local, State, and Federal agencies with an opportunity to exercise and evaluate the implementation of doctrine and policies provided in their respective earthquake response plans, in addition to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)

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Exercise Purpose

The purpose of this exercise is to evaluate player actions against current response plans and capabilities for a catastrophic earthquake response. The exercise focuses specifically on the first four days of earthquake response and actions and decisions made by the Federal and State government to support lifesaving and life-sustaining activities

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Target Capabilities Communications Citizen Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place Mass Care (Sheltering, Feeding, and Related Services) Critical Resources Logistics and Distribution Emergency Public Information and Warning Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management Medical Surge

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At 9:00 AM (CDT), on 16 May 2011, the southwestern segment of the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) ruptures near Marked Tree, Arkansas. The rupture of the segment continues approximately 90 miles in a northeast direction to near Ridgley, Tennessee. The released energy is felt as shaking throughout the central United States, and two minutes later (9:02 CDT), the shaking triggers a second event in the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone (WVSZ), near Mt. Carmel, IL

There are reports of widespread damage for hundreds of miles, including collapse of large-scale buildings, power and communication failures, gas leaks, and other damages associated with liquefaction. There are numerous cascading effects that continue to transpire

Scenario

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Scenario (cont’d)

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Power and Communications Failure Statewide power outage for the duration of the exercise

Statewide commercial communication outage until Day 3 (1–72 hours)

Heavy and moderately affected counties wide area tactical communications outage until Day 2 (1–48 hours)

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State Exercise Participants ESF #1 AR Highway and Transportation Dept.

ESF #8 AR Dept. of Health ESF #15 AR Dept. of Emergency Management

ESF #2 AR Dept of Information Systems

ESF #9 AR Game and Fish Commission

AR Geological Survey

ESF #3 AR National Guard ESF #10 AR Dept. of Environmental Quality

AR Dept. of Education

ESF #4 AR Forestry Commission ESF #11 State Plant Board AR Dept. of Higher Education

ESF #5 AR Dept. of Emergency Management

ESF #12 AR Public Service Commission

Arkansas Civil Air Patrol (CAP)

ESF #6 AR Dept. of Human Services

ESF #13 AR State Police

ESF #7 AR Dept. of Finance and Administration

ESF #14 AR Dept. of Emergency Management

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Local Exercise Participants

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Private Sector Exercise Participants

Arkansas Electric Cooperatives (AECC)

Southwest Power Pool

Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)

Sprint

Arkansas Rural Water Association Tyson

Business Emergency Operations Center (BEOC)

Verizon

Entergy Wal-Mart

Motorola Windstream

Source Gas AT&T

CenterPoint

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Federal Exercise Participants

ESF #1 Department of Transportation ESF #9 Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency

ESF #2 Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency

ESF #10 Environmental Protection Agency

ESF #3 Department of Defense/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

ESF #11 Department of Agriculture

ESF #4 Department of Agriculture/Forest Service ESF #12 Department of Energy

ESF #5 Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency

ESF #13 Department of Justice

ESF #6 Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency

ESF #14 Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency

ESF #7 General Services Administration, DHS/FEMA ESF #15 Department of Homeland Security

ESF #8 Department of Health and Human Services

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EMAC The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is

a strong focus for Arkansas in this exercise Due to the catastrophic event that occurs, EMAC will be a

necessity for survival Commodities and assistance will be difficult to obtain, due to

the damage that would occur not just in Arkansas, but the entire United States

This exercise will allow Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas to develop coordination that is vital for each State in this exercise and future events

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Communications

Demonstrate the ability as outlined in jurisdictional plans to access, establish, and maintain a continuous flow of communications among

multiple jurisdictions, agencies, governmental officials, and the private sector for the duration of the emergency, while utilizing

redundant interoperable voice and data communications systems needed to support mission critical lifesaving and life-sustaining

operations

AR Exercise Objectives

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Citizen Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place

Demonstrate the State’s and Counties’ ability as outlined in jurisdictional plans to ensure affected and at-risk populations are

safely sheltered-in-place and/or evacuated to safe areas in order to obtain access to medical care, physical assistance, shelter, and other

essential needs, and are safely re-entered into the affected area

AR Exercise Objectives (cont’d)

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Mass Care

Demonstrate the effectiveness of the State’s and Counties’ written plans, policies, and procedures for providing mass care services: sheltering, staffing, feeding, and bulk distribution for the general

population and individuals with disabilities and access and functional needs, service animals, and companion animals throughout the affected area in order to obtain access to medical care, physical

assistance, shelter, and other essential services

AR Exercise Objectives (cont’d)

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Critical Resource Logistics and Distribution

Demonstrate the State’s and Counties’ ability as outlined in jurisdictional plans to access and establish points of distribution

(PODs), State Staging Areas (SSAs), Incident Support Bases (ISBs), and reception centers to receive and distribute critical resource

supplies, equipment, and personnel to affected areas throughout the State, including hazardous materials (HazMat) and search and

rescue (SAR) resources

AR Exercise Objectives (cont’d)

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Emergency Public Information and Warning

Demonstrate the capability of the State’s and Counties’ public information officer(s) to coordinate with Federal, State, local, private

sector, and nongovernmental agencies for the formulation and dissemination of clear, accurate, and consistent information to the

public and media and to establish a Joint Information Center (JIC) to monitor media contacts and conduct press briefings

AR Exercise Objectives (cont’d)

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EOC Management

Demonstrate the State’s and Counties’ ability as outlined in jurisdictional plans to effectively manage a catastrophic earthquake

event through multi-agency coordination by activating and mobilizing Emergency Support Functions (ESFs), intrastate and inter-state

mutual aid agreements (MAAs), and Federal aid

AR Exercise Objectives (cont’d)

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Medical Surge

Demonstrate the ability to rapidly expand healthcare resources to provide medical personnel, support functions, physical space, and

logistics support to deliver triage, treatment, and medical care to the affected and at-risk populations within sufficient time to achieve

recovery and minimize medical complications

AR Exercise Objectives (cont’d)

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Recovery

Demonstrate the ability to implement recovery processes after a catastrophic earthquake, including the establishment of recovery

priorities, the assessment of economic impact and the coordination and implementation of recovery and relief plans to assure that

families, businesses, and communities are provided with appropriate levels and types of relief with minimal delay

AR Exercise Objectives (cont’d)

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State Agency Exercise Briefing Please provide a three-to-five-minute briefing on your agency’s

extent of play during NLE 11

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Local Jurisdiction Exercise Briefing Please provide a three-to-five-minute briefing on your

jurisdiction’s extent of play during NLE 11

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Private Sector Exercise Briefing Please provide a three-to-five-minute briefing on your

company’s extent of play during NLE 11

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FEMA Region VI Exercise Briefing Please provide a three-to-five-minute briefing on Region VI’s

extent of play during NLE 11

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Venue Control Cell (VCC)

AR Exercise Director FEMA Region VI Exercise Director AR Senior Controller FEMA Region VI Senior Controller IT/AV Simulators Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

The following positions are represented in the Arkansas VCC:

Resource Trackers VNN/Media Administration/Documentation

Support MSEL Manager Evaluation Lead

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Exercise Control Exercise Director: Eric Witt Deputy Exercise Director Night: Aaron Robertson Senior Controller Day: Mark Hooker Deputy Senior Controller Night: George Cossey Simulation Cell (SimCell) controllers: FEMA Region VI,

Arkansas Tech Universtity SMEs: ADEM Area Coordinators, FEMA Region VI, ADH,

National Guard Venue Control Cell (VCC) SimCell location: ADEM Training

Rooms A and B

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ARExercise

Director/Deputy

Evaluation Lead

SEOC

Evaluator

RRCC Evaluator

IOF Evaluator

IMAT Evaluator

JIC Evaluator

AR Senior Control

SEOC Senior Controller

Health EOC Controller - AR

JIC Controller

ACG Controller

Region VI Senior Controller

RRCC Controller

IOF Controller

IMAT Controller

Simulation Lead

MSEL Manager

MSEL Manager Support

NLE County Simulation SME

Resource Trackers

Simulator

State Staging Area (SSA)/Linked County FSE

Assistant SSA/Linked County

FSE Simulator-

ESF-8 Simulator – AR

Govt. Officials Simulators

National Guard Simulation Lead -

ARNG

National Guard Simulation Support

- ARNG

EA/VNN IT/AV Support Admin

RVI

Exercise

Director/Deputy

AR Senior Control

Simulation Lead

MSEL Manager NLE County Simulation SME

Resource Trackers

State Staging Area (SSA)/Linked County FSE

Assistant SSA/Linked County

FSE Simulator-

ESF-8 Simulator – AR

Govt. Officials Simulators

National Guard Simulation Lead -

ARNG

National Guard Simulation Support

- ARNG

EA/VNN IT/AV Support Admin

Arkansas/RVI C/E Structure

VCC

AR EOC

RVI RRCC

IOF/IMAT

JIC

ACG

AR Exercise Director, Eric Witt has Command Authority regarding any decision affecting/impacting exercise play.

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NLE 11 Control Structure

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Exercise Evaluation Lead evaluator Evaluators Evaluator training requirements Evaluation components

Objectives Exercise Evaluation Guides (EEGs) Participant Feedback Form Player Hot Wash Controller and Evaluator Debriefing Evaluator reports

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Exercise Evaluation (cont’d) After Action Report (AAR) Reporting Form

Located on the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) Web page

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Controller/Evaluator Training April 25: Star City Civic Center April 26: Hope Fair Park Community Center April 27: Johnson County Office of Emergency Management April 28: Craighead County Annex Building April 29: ADEM Training Rooms

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Exercise Documents Exercise Plan (ExPlan) Controller and Evaluator (C/E) Handbook MSEL EEGs VIP/Observer Plan

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Player Briefing A player briefing will be provided to players and will include:

Exercise artificialities and assumptions Safety protocols EMSe overview Instructions for during the exercise Instructions for the end of the exercise Exercise communications Observer and media control NLE 11 Exercise Summary

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Exercise Logistics Local jurisdictions’ reimbursement

Satellite phones, meals, etc.

Determine briefing locations Controller and evaluator briefing Controller and evaluator debriefing

Identify and coordinate any exercise locations Field Site EOCs Hospitals Observer/VIP area Media area

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Meeting Dates NLE 11 Exercise Conduct

May 16–19, 2011

Controller/Evaluator Debrief May 19, 2011: EndEx

NLE 11 After Action Review May 20, 2011, 9:00 General Instructions Building

Arkansas NLE 11 After Action Conference (AAC) Tentative: August 10, 2011, General Instructions Building

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Review and Action Items Finalize and provide the following documents to the design

team by May 1, 2011, to ensure that requested changes have been made to the following: ExPlan C/E Handbook MSEL

Print the ExPlan, C/E Handbook, MSEL, and SimCell Handbooks

Prepare pre-exercise controller and evaluator briefings Prepare player briefings

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Questions?

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Contact Information Eric Witt – Exercise Section Chief

501-683-6756

Eric.witt@adem.arkansas.gov

Bo Robertson – Exercise Coordinator

501-683-6759

Aaron.robertson@adem.arkansas.gov