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Review objectives, scope, and controller responsibilities for a continuity exercise following a simulated earthquake. Test procedures, facilities, communications, and interdependencies between agencies. Includes timelines, responsibilities, and resources for participants.
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KC RICE 10 Controller Training June 8 & 9, 2010
Overview • Review the Exercise: • Purpose • Objectives • Scope • Clarify the role of Controllers
Exercise Purpose • Provide a learning environment for participants to exercise Continuity Plans, policies, and procedures following a simulated 6.7 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Carlyle, Illinois . • Promote inter-organizational communication. • Highlight areas of improvements and strengths.
Exercise Objectives • Testing Alert, Notification, and activation procedures for Continuity personnel and all other personnel; • Test plans for recovering or accessing Vital Records (both classified and unclassified) critical information systems, services and data; • Conduct a viability test of Continuity Facilities (e.g., power, water, fuel);
Exercise Objectives • Test internal and external interoperability and viability of communications systems, through monthly testing of continuity communications capabilities (e.g., secure and non-secure voice and data communications); • Test capabilities required to perform an agency’s Mission Essential Functions (MEFs) as identified in the business process analysis; and • Test internal and external interdependencies identified in agency’s continuity plan, with respect to performances of an agency’s and other agencies MEFs.
Exercise Scope • Initial Event 1 will occur June 22, 2010 at 1600. • The remainder of the exercise will take place on June 23, at multiple area continuity locations. • Play will begin 0800 and end at 1200. • Participants will be dismissed at approximately 1200. • Agency reps and Lead Controllers will get released at approximately 1500 following an exercise Hot Wash.
Controller Responsibilities: Prior to the Exercise • Complete a functional check of your Controller email capability at the Continuity Facility/alternate site. • Notification system: • Conduct a systems ops check and ensure scheduled maintenance will not be occurring before or during exercise. • Ensure contact lists required are current in all forms. • Make additional copies of the Participant Handbook as necessary.
Controller Responsibilities: Prior to the Exercise • Participant Briefing • General discussion points: • Exercise Times, Continuity Facility Location, Directions, Parking, and Food/Beverage Options • Provide access/copy of the Continuity Plan. • Assign a scribe and evaluator for the exercise (if able)
Controller Responsibilities: Alert and Notification Testing • Controllers are responsible for delivering the Scenario items and Injects from the MSEL • On the afternoon of the June 22, Controllers should conduct a comms check. • USP3 will send out the initial Scenario item the afternoon of June 22. • Controllers will then push this to their participants via the preferred system following the established time sequence in the MSEL.
Controller Responsibilities: Continuity Facility Kick-off Meeting • Review the safety and evacuation procedures while at the Continuity Facility/alternate site • Distribute Player Handbook as needed. • Remind participants to take breaks as needed – no official breaks are written into the exercise. • Review MSEL and prepare for STARTEX at 0800.
Controller Responsibilities: KC RICE ‘10 Exercise page • During the exercise scenario updates will get displayed at: http://sites.google.com/site/febrice10/home/rice-2010 • Lead Controllers should visit this page throughout the exercise for updates and remind players throughout the exercise to access the site. • Exercise participants can also access this page.
Controller Responsibilities: Exercise at Continuity Facility • Observe and record the reactions to the events players are simulating. • Avoid coaching participants on the expected action. • Take detailed notes as the events unfold. • Remember – you are not an exercise player!
Controller Responsibilities: Exercise at Continuity Facility • There is no timeline for completion of the injects. • Delay a Scenario Item if the inject currently being worked is beneficial or has not been completed to your satisfaction. • You can have a successful exercise without fully completing the scenario. • If you delay a Scenario Item, resume with the delivery of the next in sequence; do not skip an Inject to catch-up.
Controller Responsibilities: Hot Wash at Continuity Facility • Facilitate Hot Wash at exercise location with exercise participants immediately after the exercise. • Exercise Hot Wash is at 1330 at FEMA Region VII, 9221 Ward Parkway with Lead Controller and select agency representatives • Collect Participant Evaluation Forms • We will cover Agency AAR forms at the Hot Wash
Questions?David TeskaDuring the exercise you can reach me at:(816) 283-7082david.teska@dhs.gov