Initial Planning Conference Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Communities Group –

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Welcome Introductions Name Organization Current Involvement in Disaster Planning & Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Mitigation Welcome / Introductions

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – “…task or activity practiced in order to develop, improve or demonstrate a specific capability or function.” Definition of “EXERCISE”

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Participate in exercise planning & after action / lessons learned conferences. Trusted Agent. Should not be a participant in the exercise. Accomplish agreed upon tasks on time. May also perform exercise controller roles. Any agencies not represented that should be? Exercise Design Team

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Exercise Schedule EventDate / TimeLocation Mid-Term Planning Conference 3/26/09 10:00AMVIA Phone Call Final Planning Conference 4/23/09 10:00AMEOC Exercise5/8/09 9:00AMTBD After Action Conference 5/21/09 10:00AMEOC

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – During a long hot dry summer holiday weekend on St George Island a wildfire is ignited by a careless vacationer starting a charcoal fire. The wildfire quickly grows into a massive conflagration threatening lives and structures. Within minutes it has cut the island in half between West 9 th & 10 th Streets. With strong winds blowing from the east, emergency responders now face the potential of a large loss of life due to the lack of an escape route from the west end of St George Island. Exercise Scenario

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Exercise Scenario Wind Direction

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Exercise Scenario Looking West Wildfire Blocks All Exit Routes West Gulf Beach Drive

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Exercise Purpose Establish A Unified Command

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Exercise Purpose Notify Residents and Vacationers

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Exercise Purpose Conduct Fire Suppression Activities

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Exercise Purpose Evacuate St George Island

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Exercise Purpose Conduct Mass Care Support

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Exercise Purpose Family Reunification Operations

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – In an effort to prepare local and regional emergency responders for the possibility of a massive wildfire threatening residents, vacationers and structures during a long summer holiday weekend the county’s Emergency Management Department has undertaken the coordination of a innovative disaster learning experience entitled “Coastal Conflagration – An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise”. Executive Summary

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – The purpose of this exercise is to assess the ability of emergency responders to work together using the National Incident Management System to establish a Unified Command in an effort to meet the disaster caused needs of island residents, vacationers and business owners during a significant event such as a large wildfire. Exercise Overview

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Exercise Evaluation Guides Activity 3: Resource Management Activity Description: Establish system to order, track, manage and deploy all resources required for effective incident command management. Tasks Observed (check those that were observed and provide comments) Note: Asterisks (*) denote Performance Measures and Performance Indicators associated with a task. Please record the observed indicator for each measure Task /Observation KeysTime of Observation/ Task Completion 3.1 (Res.B1a 5.2) Establish processes to order, track, assign, and release incident resources. Resources (people, personnel, equipment, and supplies) are tracked and managed within IC/UC Staging area is used to manage resources not needed or awaiting assignment on-site Resources are released and returned to service when no longer needed Time: Task Completed? Fully [ ] Partially [ ] Not [ ] N/A [ ] 3.2 (Res.B1a 3.3.4) Monitor/measure performance of assigned resources and request additional resources as needed. On-site resources are monitored and additional resources are requested, reassigned, or released (fatigue, resource in short supply, etc.) Time: Task Completed? Fully [ ] Partially [ ] Not [ ] N/A [ ]

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Review Exercise Evaluation Guides Design Team Tasks

Coastal Conflagration An Island Evacuation Tabletop Exercise Copyright - Disaster Resistant Community Group – Discussion / Questions