Mid-Term Planning Conference Copyright Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Agenda Exercise Scenario Exercise Directive Exercise Web Site Local Situation Materials Situation Manuals Exercise Timeline Exercise Participation ONX System Exercise Evaluation Guide Design Team Schedule Design Team Tasks Discussion / Questions
Exercise Scenario On a quite Sunday afternoon residents throughout Santa Barbara County begin to feel the force of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurring along the Santa Ynez Fault. Within two minutes the lives of thousands of the county s residents change forever as a foreseeable disaster unfolds.
Exercise Scenario In the days following the earthquake damage assessment information verifies that hundreds of homes have been so gravely damaged that they can never be used again. Public utilities in and around Solvang, Buelton and Lompoc have been damaged and it will take several weeks in some areas to bring them back on-line.
Exercise Scenario As the earthquake response activities begin to transition into recovery operations, the partner organizations and churches comprising the Santa Barbara County VOAD can be found coordinating recovery activities to meet the disaster caused needs of the county s residents.
Exercise Directive Santa Barbara County California October 21 9:00AM 12:00PM PDST In the aftermath of earthquakes the county s churches, organizations and clubs have a history of stepping forward to assist with the recovery efforts of individuals and families. In an effort to enhance the teamwork and capabilities of the county s community, civic and faith based organizations to provide vital disaster recovery services, the Santa Barbara County Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) has undertaken the coordination of an innovative disaster learning experience entitled Shake Out Santa Barbara County An Earthquake Recovery Tabletop Exercise. During this exercise local churches and non-governmental organizations will be simulating the activities associated with Santa Barbara County s recovery from a 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurring along the Santa Ynez Fault. The purpose of this exercise is to evaluate and enhance the ability of various faith, civic and community based organizations as they work together in a coordinated effort to meet the disaster recovery needs of the county s residents who have sustained personal loss due to Santa Ynez Valley earthquake. With the mission of better preparing Santa Barbara County for future disasters, the Santa Barbara County VOAD asks that its members give their support to this important learning opportunity by registering to participate in the Shake Out Santa Barbara County Tabletop Exercise today.
Exercise Web Site Participant Information / Registration www.drc-group.com/project/shakeout.html
Local Situational Materials Images / videos of local organizations in action. Training Exercises Response Activities
Situation Manuals Organizing Response Inject # 3 Various levels of National Incident Management System (NIMS) / Incident Command System (ICS) training are required for all governmental personal taking part in Santa Barbara County s earthquake response activities. Are the same requirements in place for community / faith based organizational volunteer and paid staff assisting in recovery operations due to the earthquake? Iftheaboveanswerisyes. Describe the level of NIMS / ICS training that is required. Yes No A single Situation Manual for each of the exercise groups.
Exercise Timeline 9:00AM Start Exercise 9:00AM thru 9:45AM Exercise Situational Awareness 9:45AM thru 10:15AM Santa Barbara County VOAD Conference Call 10:15AM thru 12:00PM Exercise Injects 12:00PM End Exercise
Exercise Groups Animal Services Behavioral Health / Counseling Casework / Case Management Donations - Financial / In-Kind Health / Medical Home Repair - Temporary Mass Care Senior / Special Population Transportation Volunteers Exercise Participation
Exercise Participation Minimum Participation A minimum of two individuals from a participating organization will need plan to partake in the exercise.
Exercise Participation Group Participation An organization can participate in more than one Exercise Group. However, a minimum of two individuals from a participating organization will need plan to partake in the Exercise Group.
ONX System
ONX System System Requirements DSL or Higher Internet Access(Required) LCD Projector(Recommended) Flash Player (Required) Due to videos being embedded in the various scenarios / injects. Computer Speakers (Recommended) Capability to listen to the audio portion of videos. Computer Printer(Recommended) Internet Browser Requirements: Internet Explorer version 7.0 or higher Firefox version 3.0 or higher
ONX System Demonstration Exercises Each Friday a 30 minute demonstration exercise is facilitate using the ONX System. To participate in one of these exercises signup at the following web site: www.onxsystem.com
Exercise Evaluation Guide Community / Faith Based Organization Coordination Exercise Evaluation Guide Review
Design Team Schedule Event Date / Time Location Final Planning Conference Exercise After Action Conference October 8 2010 1:00PM October 21 2010 9:00AM 12:00PM November 5 2010 1:00PM VIA Conference Call ONX System VIA Conference Call
Design Team Tasks Assist in recruiting and registering exercise participants and evaluators. Local situational materials (images / videos).
Discussion / Questions