May 8, 2013

GOALS include:  Increase quality of communications and preparedness  Hold a real-time exercise by September 1, involving state agencies, municipalities, and the private sector, including utilities 2

Groups meeting to work on the EPPI include:  Exercise and Training ◦ Groups include a wide variety of representatives from local, state, federal government, private sector  Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) Team ◦ Interagency Debris Management Task Force (IDMTF) ◦ Resource Support/Commodities ◦ Mass Care  State of Connecticut Public Safety Interoperability Communications Committee ◦ Technology (Communications) ◦ ARES 3

 Overview for Executives and Senior Officials on EPPI  Overview for State Agencies on EPPI *Date and Location to be Determined

When? June 20 th and/or 22 nd, 8:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. - Preparedness: week leading up to the Exercise - Response: 8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. - Recovery: 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. - Hotwash: 2:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.

Where? Statewide with primary focus on severe weather event in DEMHS Region 5 *DEMHS Regions 1-4 in a support role to Region 5

 Town Emergency Operations Center/ Unified Command ◦ Municipalities activate EOCs, convene Unified Command members, review/update/use plans ◦ Consider Superintendent of Schools and Recovery Coordinator  Practice Local/State Communications Processes / Procedures ◦ WebEOC ◦ Interaction with DEMHS Regional Offices ◦ Communications Flow

 Regional Transportation ◦ Review Regional Emergency Support Plans  Exercise Communications ◦ Review Regional Emergency Support Plans ◦ Commercial communications providers (AT&T, Cablevision etc.) ◦ Emergency communications assets (to include Amateur Radio)

 Mass Care ◦ Review Regional Emergency Support Plans ◦ Region 5 Sheltering  Regional Logistics ◦ Review Regional Emergency Support Plans ◦ (Notional) DPW Strike Teams ◦ FEMA Local Point of Distribution Training, Region 5 hosting  Public Health ◦ Review Regional Emergency Support Plans ◦ Test Surge capacity Region 5, Mobile Field Hospital

 The exercise has been made a grant deliverable (one less thing to have to do!)  Good communications are critical. Getting together to address issues now (who is responsible for what) will help to spread the workload, and save time and energy when a serious incident occurs  State EOC and Simulation Cell active both days  Situational updates to be provided leading up to the exercise