1. INTEGRATING YOUR EXERCISE WITH OTHERS SEPT 6, 2012 Facilitated by: Paul Riopel ALBERTA INDUSTRIAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

2. PLAYING NICE

3. INTRODUCTIONS

4. To examine integrating an exercise with other entities (other companies, communities, regulators, etc) OBJECTIVE

5. Our talk today applies to all three standard types of exercise that ERMC does. Table Top Drills Full Scale Simulation The only difference between the three is the amount of effort that must go into each one. TYPES OF EXERCISES

6. THE PLIGHT OF AN EXERCISE PLANNER? Realistic Relevant Safe Positive Effective

7. Each participating organization is to be represented on the planning team. THE PLANNING TEAM HERDING CATS

8. WHO TAKES THE LEAD? HERDING CATS

9. What are: Yours’? Your partners’ How do they align? What has to change? Yours’ or their’s? PRINCIPLES – OBJECTIVES

10. What are: Yours’? Your partners’ How do they align? What has to change? Yours’ or their’s? PRINCIPLES – OBJECTIVES

11. A scenario must: Be realistic Be achievable Promote achievement of ALL objectives PRINCIPLES – CHOOSING A SCENARIO

12. PRINCIPLES – DEVELOPING THE SCENARIO Give yourself plenty of time Check with the experts Be realistic Cross check details

13. Who will provide: Equipment A work force Transportation Casualty Simulation (Moulage) Meals Other?? PRINCIPLES – LOGISTICS

14. Who says what and when: Pre exercise During the exercise Post exercise PRINCIPLES – COMMUNICATIONS

15. Facilitating Hot wash Formal debrief PRINCIPLES – POST EXERCISE DEBRIEF

16. Reporting PRINCIPLES – POST EXERCISE DEBRIEF

17. Reporting CONCLUSION

18. PLAYING NICE Conclusion: An effective joint exercise depends on: Common, agreed upon objective One, overall controller Cohesive planning team Close collaboration among all participants Clear communications

19. THANK YOU ERMC – Emergency Response Management Consulting Ltd Paul Riopel – President 13127 156 St. NW Edmonton, Alberta T5V 1V2 Ph. 1 800 178 3762 Reception: 780 483 9168 e-mail: priopel@ermcglobal.com www.ermcglobal.com Also primary sponsor of Disaster Forum www.disasterforum.ca