1. urban earthquake search & rescue 2019
Walk Through
urban earthquake search & rescue 2019
SCO joint exercise

2. BACKGROUND
The 9th meeting of the Heads of Departments of disaster prevention of SCO members countries, held at Kyrgyzstan from Aug 2017.
During the meeting, the Hon’ble Home Minister of India announced India’s offer to host the 10th Meeting of Heads of Departments of disaster prevention of SCO member states.
Hon’ble Home Minister also proposed that the 10th meeting could be preceded by a joint simulation exercise of SCO member States on Earthquake Urban Search & Rescue.

3. EXERCISE OBJECTIVE
The objective of the proposed joint exercise is to practice and strengthen the national and international response, coordination protocols and methodologies, in a major earthquake scenario requiring international assistance.

4. G OALS To Rehearse and Practice:-
Mechanisms for the acceptance, arrival, coordination and utilization of international assistance.
National and international alert and notification procedures.
Mobilization of international USAR and EMT assets.
In-country arrival of international assistance teams and establishment of a Reception & Departure Centre (RDC).
Consular assistance to foreign nationals in the affected area.

5. Joint operations planning by national and international response elements, including the Local Emergency Management Authority (LEMA).
Coordinated assessment and information management functions.
Special needs of vulnerable population i.e. women, children and differently abled people.

6. PARTICIPATING MEMBER COUNTRIES
The Republic of India
The Republic of Kazakhstan
The People's Republic of China
The Kyrgyz Republic
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
The Russian Federation
The Republic of Tajikistan
The Republic of Uzbekistan.

7. SUGGESTED PARTICIPATION
10 participants from each Member Country :
One Senior Level Official from the Nodal Ministry/authority for policy decisions
One Head of the Disaster Response of the country
Two Middle level Officials-ìn-Charge of operations
Six Professionals/Officers-base/ground operations
Observers – International & National Organizations.

8. METHODOLOGY
This will be a simulated exercise, focused on the strategic and tactical aspects of a disaster response and does not involve ‘boots on the ground’.
The exercise scenario is based on the events of first eight to ten days of a sudden-onset of emergency, typically an earthquake that results in collapsed structures and subsequent humanitarian consequences within an urban environment.
The concept of compressed time frames and time jumps will be adopted to simulate the initial ten days response into four days.

9. METHODOLOGY
The disaster scenario is of the scale that overwhelms local and national response capacity, resulting in a request for regional/ international assistance made by the affected country.
The key principles of the exercise are that it reflects the reality of response and that it is flexible, within the timescale in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.

10. CONDUCT
 Exercise will be conducted as per INSARAG methodology in general.
Different phases of the response will be simulated
Preparedness
Mobilization
Operations
Demobilization
 Core coordination structure as per INSARAG methodology shall be followed.

11. CONDUCT
Each sub scenario develops in a relatively short period of time, so “time jumps” are used.
The exercise is based on a realistic scenario and each team is expected to respond as they would in case of an actual disaster.

12. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Realistic scenario- “exercise as you would respond”
Compressed timeline-
first 10 days In
04 days
Coordination and Information Management Focus- 8 functional groups.
There are no rights and wrongs. No fault finding Learning Environment
XCON will set the scene and manage variation of tasks
Use existing plans and procedures to guide your actions

13. EXERCISE PLAYER- FUNCTIONAL GROUP
Local Emergency Management Authority (LEMA)
EXCON
Disaster assessment & coordination team (DAC)
Humanitarian country Team
Regional Urban Search & Rescue
Other Humanitarian Emergency Players
National Responders
MNMCC
Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs)

14. EXCON - ROLE
Facilitate and provide a realistic stage for the participants’ response.
To manage Tasks and Injects.
To share feedback.

15. SCO joint exercise on urban earthquake search & rescue - 2019
EXERCISE -PROGRAM
SCO joint exercise on urban earthquake search & rescue
Venue
Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra (PBK), Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
21-24 Feb 2019

16. PBK, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
TUESDAY 19TH FEB,
Time
Event
OPR
Venue
All Day
Arrival of EXCONs
WEDNESDAY 20TH FEB,
Time
Event
OPR
Venue
All Day
Arrival of Participants -
EXCONs and Host Country only- Preparation for Exercise
Secretariat
PBK, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi

17. DAY - 01 21 Feb 2019 Time Event OPR Venue Registration of Participants
Registration of Participants
Exercise Secretariat
PBK
Administrative Announcement / Safety Briefing
Exercise Overview- Acknowledgement of Participants
COFFEE BREAK
Country Presentation, India (Bhuj Earthquake)
Roles and Responsibilities: International USAR
Roles and Responsibilities: Emergency Medical Team
Roles and Responsibilities: Humanitarian Systems/ UNDAC/ERAT
Civil-Military Coordination
Open Forum
EXCON
L U N C H B R E A K
Arrival of Guests

18. Exercise Secretariat/ LEMA
21 Feb
2019
DAY - 01
Time
Event
OPR
Venue
Inaugural Session
Exercise Secretariat
PBK
Start of SIMEX – Alert of Earthquake & Scenario Briefing, Mobilization and Response
Exercise Secretariat/ LEMA
Breakout Sessions
International USAR
OSOCC/ERAT
EMTs
HCT
LEMA & National Responders
CM Coord
EXCON
1700 onwards
Technical Break
1900 onwards
Welcome Dinner

19. DAY - 02 Time Event OPR Venue 22nd Feb 2019
EXCON to proceed to Exercise Venue
EXCON
PBK
Participants to leave Hotel to Exercise Venue
Secretariat
Start of SIMEX – Response Operation
International USAR to undergo CIQ
Establishment of RDC
Establishment of EOC/ ICP/response Cluster
LEMA meeting/Cluster Meeting
USAR Operations and Coordination (National & International)
EMT Operations and Coordination (National & International)
OSOCC Meeting
MNMCC Roll-out
Media Briefing
1700
Technical Break - Return to Hotel

20. DAY - 03 Time Event OPR Venue 23rd Feb 2019
Movement to EXCON and participants (Hotel to Venue)
Secretariat
PBK
Continuation of SIMEX – Operations
EXCON
1700
Technical Break - Return to Hotel
1800
Bara Khana

21. DAY - 04 Time Event OPR Venue 24th Feb 2019
Movement to EXCON & participants (Hotel to Venue)
Secretariat
PBK
Continuation of SIMEX - Demobilization
EXCON
Functional Group De-briefing
Plenary Debriefing- Exercise Impressions
Team Leaders, Exercise Director
Closing Ceremony
1330 onwards
Lunch & Departure

22. EXERCISE - APPROACH good exercise! Accept exercise artificialities
Sense of Humor
You take back what you put in
Everyone learns
Constructive feedback please.
Positive attitude!
Have a
good
exercise!

23. Спасибо
THANKS