1. Player Briefing [Exercise Date]
[EXERCISE NAME}
Player Briefing
[Exercise Date]

2. Exercise Planning Team
Opening Remarks
Agency Remarks
Introductions
Players
Controllers/evaluators
Others
Exercise Planning Team

3. [Insert Schedule Here]
There will be no formal food break.

4. Safety Safety Officers for this exercise are [Names of people]
Ambulance on Stand-by for the exercise is [Name of ambulance]
Report any injuries
Be Mindful of Heat Stress / Injuries

5. Exercise Players
[Insert list of exercise players]

6. [Insert purpose of the exercise]

7. Objectives
[Insert exercise objectives. Add additional slides for objectives as necessary.]

8. Conduct of the Full Scale Exercise
Players are expected to remain at the exercise location.
Starts with an incident update at the end of this briefing
Some follow-on exercise injects
Subsequent players actions self directed
Play will not be halted
Scenario timeline is constant

9. Communications
All communication to will begin and end with “This is an exercise”
No communication with outside agencies not on the Exercise Directory or the SIMCEL
SIMCELL
Admin and Log—Real world

10. Observers & Media Observers will be escorted
Observers should not interfere with play
Real World media
Media should not talk to players

11. Security No loaded weapons carried by players in “play area”
[insert name] will be the Weapons Officer
Unauthorized persons
Vests and badging
See Explan for complete Weapons Policy

12. Assumptions & Artificialities
Scenario
No hidden agendas
Played to State level
May be delay in getting info
Play it real

13. Communications Controllers Evaluators Simulated Organizations
Exercise Positions
Controllers
Evaluators
Simulated Organizations
Communications

14. Exercise Badges
CONTROLLER
GREEN
EVALUATOR
RED

15. Exercise Badges
OBSERVER
ORANGE
MEDIA
BLUE

16. Exercise Badges
Actors
PURPLE
VIP
YELLOW

17. Exercise Badges
Participants
BLACK

18. Victim Tags Thank you for your participation!!! On ground, not moving
Large shrapnel piece protruding from abdomen
Swollen Eyes
Resp: 10 and shallow audible crackling
Pulse: 90
BP: 90/60
Unresponsive
Unable to follow commands
Moaning only
Unable to walk
Thank you for your participation!!!

19. Exercise “Administrivia”
Restrooms will be available [Insert Location]
Exercise Follow Up:
Hotwash immediately following exercise play within each location of play
Participant Feedback Forms

20. Post-Exercise
Please provide copies of all logs, notes, and other documentation to the controllers.

21. Thank You
Questions?