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Transcript of Scotty E. Hancock Rome/Floyd LEPC LEPC EXERCISING.
LEPC Partnership
The LEPC is the regulated community and the regulators, the first responders and the health care providers, government agencies and the general public, all working toward a
common goal of hazardous chemical planning and safe response.
Common ProblemsTendency to start with full scale exercises Tendency to exercise without an existing or
up-to-date plan Tendency to try to do everythingTypically held during DAY TIME
Exercise Basic NeedsStart with the Plan Is it current? Do players know it’s contents? Exercising is intended to tell you if it is
relevant Review real world response summaries Periodical articles Individuals who have “been there”Contact industry
Exercise PlayersManagement personnel for community Larger cities - typically field supervisors Lieutenants, battalion chiefs, etc Smaller communities - typically “Chiefs” Facility Emergency Coordinators and
backups Interfacing State agencies State Police, GEMA Specialty resources--hazmat team
Table Top ExerciseEasy to conduct “like a college seminar” with moderator Typically no cost to conduct Generally last a couple of hours Focus on management-supervisory issues Command
Table Top ExerciseGreat for improving awareness of plan Good for learning who’s who Putting faces to names and departments Good for learning of community resources Good for learning gaps and overlaps in plan Little stress and typically informalGreat to get to know industries plans
Functional ExerciseWhat most people call table tops Stress is introduced Events-actions dictate exercise play “ready or not” Exercise design should be as realistic as
possible Avoid “blind leading blind”
Functional ExerciseRequires typically a group to conduct the
exercise controllers simulators evaluators
Works best when players “play” their real roles
Also good for cross training
Functional ExerciseTypically lasts 2-3 hours Includes :
introduction to play exercise play critique Can be conducted in either “test” or
“educational” modes one should assess group being exercised in
deciding which mode
Functional ExerciseCan be extremely pressurized Information overload or absence Must know details Must go through a simulation or it didn’t
happen
Functional ExerciseWorks best for strategic and tactical
decisions Does not get into hands-on action No equipment is moved Works best with management and
supervisory personnel playing their own roles in command post environment--ICS and/or EOC
Functional ExerciseControllers & Simulators must know
community resources and capabilities Players like to CHEAT! Allows “props” only when they exist in
reality maps, photos, computer software If not brought, they don’t count Next time they will remember
Functional ExerciseTypically this exercise will provide skills
needed to “manage” a response It can be enhanced by exercise props Video news updates Call in center Video of facility walk-ins Multiple locations EOC vs ICS Multiple towns & groups
Full Sale ExerciseShow Time! Expensive to conduct Prop costs Smoke Consumables Personnel time Equipment
Full Scale ExerciseIt takes more exercise staff to conduct: Safety Controllers--outside world Simulators Smoke production Liquid flows Evaluators Command Scene
Full Scale ExerciseShould be last type of exercise to conduct Players should have learned their roles in
table top and functional programs Allows system to see if it worked in
“simulated” reality Command Logistics Communications
Full Scale ExerciseCan be conducted in either test surprise or
known time mode Surprise mode can be dangerous if
response included Hazmat full scale exercises typically
become a plug and patch exercise Wait for hazmat team Watch hazmat team Thank hazmat team
Full Scale ExerciseTypically run in real time Presents problems with time controlled
resources Hazmat team Typically total run by real “simulated”
effects Smoke plume Liquid flow Victims
Full Scale ExerciseSimulated effects may not cooperate with
game plan Smoke did go where it was suppose to Responder indicates their not trained to
conduct what needed and refuse to continue
It rained or snowed It was fifty below zero or 100 F
Full Scale ExerciseNot enough resources available to respond
to problem This is classic exercise design problem cheating is often allowed to finish the
missions must be back in service by “X” time
Exercise must be aware of resource limitations 100 patients vs 2 ambulances 10 ambulances vs 2 patients
Full Scale ExerciseVictims can be most difficult part to obtain Like to be fed Don’t like to get up early Like to go home early Will cancel out if a better offer arises Moulage allows for realism and better
training if EMS is a focus Victims should not “help” players