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Some transportation agencies have previous experience with emergency exercises. Whenever a transportation agency finds itself in this process, it can initiate the progressive exercise program cycle.
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With the creation of the DHS in 2003, the G&T (formerly the Office for Domestic Preparedness) has now taken the lead in the development of grant programs and supporting guidelines to enhance the preparedness of local and state agencies for terrorism-related events.
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▪ The FEMA and G&T exercise programs offer a graduated approach to readiness, focusing first on ensuring the internal response capabilities of the transportation agency (through the development of plans, policies, and procedures) and the conduct of training.
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Implementation of such a program allows the collective community to achieve and maintain competency in executing transportation and local emergency response plans. DISCUSSION-BASED AND OPERATIONS-BASED EXERCISE CATEGORIES As a critical element of the progressive exercise program, the seven types of exercises identified in Figure 3 are divided into two distinct categories.
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Seminars can be incorporated into a transportation agency's existing training and responder familiarization programs. 11 TABLE 2 ELEMENTS OF A PROGRESSIVE EXERCISE PROGRAM Type of Exerc ise Category of Exerc ise High-Level Object ives Level of Ef for t Frequency*
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In conjunction with the transportation agency's exercise development process, workshops are most useful in planning specific aspects of exercise design, such as ▪ Program or exercise objectives, ▪ Exercise scenario and key events listings, and ▪ Evaluation elements and standards of performance. Facilitation and breakout sessions are common.
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Guidelines for Transportation Emergency Training Exercises TABLETOPS Tabletops can involve senior transportation agency staff, relevant elected or appointed officials and board members, other key operations and maintenance staff, and local responders in an informal setting to discuss simulated situations. This type of exercise is intended to stimulate discussion of various issues regarding a hypothetical situation.
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Guidelines for Transportation Emergency Training Exercises Shortly after September 11, APTA conducted a series of games with public transportation general managers and executive directors.
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Activities in a functional exercise include ▪ Evaluating functions; ▪ Evaluating emergency operations centers (EOCs) , headquarters, and staff; ▪ Reinforcing established policies and procedures; ▪ Measuring the adequacy of resources; and ▪ Examining interjurisdictional relationships.
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AND THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) In creating its progressive exercise program, each transportation agency should be aware that the G&T is coordinating the HSEEP with new requirements in the NRP and NIMS.
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▪ The Secretary of Homeland Security has been directed to assume responsibility for managing a domestic incident by the President. To prepare for these events, as specified by the DHS in the NRP, state governments must develop emergency operations plans (EOPs)
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States should work with the tribal and local governments to develop a strategy for statewide compliance with NIMS. ▪ Institutionalizing the use of the incident command system (ICS)
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III Emergency Management The ability to direct, control, and coordinate a response; provide emergency public information to the population at risk and the population at large; and manage resources -- this outcome includes direction and control through the incident command system, EOC, and joint information center. IV Incident Site/Hazard Mitigation The ability to control, collect, and contain an incident at its source and to mitigate the magnitude of its impact -- this outcome also includes all response tasks conducted at the incident scene except those specifically associated with victim care.
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