HSEEP Workshop
Emergency Management Association of Georgia
Your Hosts Tracy Sargent
Program Director – Terrorism Emergency Response and Preparedness Division.
Jeff MorrisonProgram Director – Statewide ExercisesGeorgia Emergency Management Agency
Objectives Define an exercise. HSEEP Overview Identification of exercise types and
formats The “Building Block Approach” HSEEP Performance Requirements
What Is An Exercise?
A focused practice activity that places the participants in a simulated
situation requiring them to function in the
capacity that would be expected of them in a real event.
Exercises
Why Do We Exercise?
Test and evaluate plans, policies, procedures, and resources.
Train personnel.
Improve coordination and communication.
Satisfy regulatory requirements.
How Do We Get Started?
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program - HSEEP
Capabilities and performance based exercise program.
Standardized policy. methodology and language.
Guidance in designing, developing, conducting and evaluating exercises.
Building capabilities that can be applied to a wide variety of incidents.
Incorporates planning, staffing, equipment, training, exercising, improvement planning
Develops a strategic approach to training & exercising.
Capabilities-Based Program
Types of Exercises and the Building Block Approach
Discussion Based: Seminars Workshops Tabletops Games
Operations Based Drills Functional Full-Scale
Progressive Exercise Program
Full Scale
Functional
Tabletop
Drill
Orientation
Progressively Complex
Building on previous successes
HSEEP PerformanceRequirements
Conducting an annual Training and Exercise Plan Workshop and developing and maintaining a Multi-year Training and Exercise Plan.
Planning and conducting exercises in
accordance with the guidelines set forth in HSEEP Volumes I-III.
Developing and submitting a properly formatted
After-Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP). The format for the AAR/IP is found in HSEEP Volume III.
Tracking and implementing corrective actions
identified in the AAR/IP.
HSEEP Compliance
Annual Training and Exercise Plan Workshop
Develop Multi-year Training and Exercise Plan
Should reflect capabilities-based planning Should follow “building-block approach”
Multi Year Training & Exercise Schedule
HSEEP Compliance
Exercise Planning and Conduct Use common terminology Should include appropriate documents
Develop and submit a properly formatted After Action
Report/Improvement Plan
Track and Implement corrective actions
Exercise Evaluation After Action Report
Information provided by: Exercise evaluators Exercise participants
Improvement Plan Developed from information provided
within the AAR. Assigns corrective actions to include
personal responsibility and timelines.
HSEEP Access
HSEEP.DHS.GOV
Objectives Define an exercise. HSEEP Overview Identification of exercise types and
formats The “Building Block Approach” HSEEP Performance Requirements
QUESTIONS
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