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      Exercise Objectives

TABLE  OF CONTENTS

After-Action Report:
Introduction

Exercise Objectives

Summary of Findings

Recommendations

Appendix 1: Participants

Appendix 2:
Evaluation
Objective1:Resource
Objective2:Purchasing
Objective3:Technical
Objective4:Communication
Objective5:PIO

Appendix 3:
Detailed Findings
General Comments
Staffing
Training
ECC Systems
Operations
Resource Management
Planning
Technical Information
Communications
Public Information

Complete Report
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Bookmarks:
Objective 1: Resource      
Objective 2: Purchasing
Objective 3: Technical
Objective 4: Communication
Objective 5: PIO

Purpose of Objectives

The exercise was designed to test selected aspects of the emergency plan. The purpose of testing by exercise is to uncover and repair awkward or unworkable aspects of the plan.  Not all aspects of a full-scale emergency response were included in this exercise, but additional areas for improvement unrelated to the objectives were identified in the Summary and Detailed Findings and will be addressed in the Recommendations.  

The following objectives represent the focus areas of the exercise and guided the design team in its development of this ECC functional exercise.   Events and simulations were created to target the fulfillment of these objectives and evaluate the related efficacy of the emergency plan. Future exercises will examine different aspects of the emergency plan.

The stated objectives for this ECC functional exercise were related to resource information utilization, purchase request processing, technical information in long-range planning, communications accuracy, and public information coordination.

Objective 1: Resource information utilization

  • Resource management staff will demonstrate the ability to utilize resource directories and other sources of procurement information to locate needed supplies and equipment and deliver them to the requesting party.
  • See Evaluation page and specific Points of Review.

Objective 2: Purchase request processing

  • Finance/Purchasing staff will demonstrate the ability to coordinate and track emergency purchase requests from the ECC, or work cooperatively with their remote office.
  • See Evaluation page and specific Points of Review.

Objective 3: Technical information in long-range planning

  • Planning Section will demonstrate the ability to do a technical-needs assessment, and procure and manage technical information resources to assist in long-range event planning and emergent situation management.
  • See Evaluation page and specific Points of Review.

Objective 4: Communications accuracy

  • ECC personnel will demonstrate timely and accurate internal and external messaging and communications, with special attention to completeness and accuracy of whiteboard.
  • See Evaluation page and specific Points of Review.

Objective 5: Public Information Coordination

  • PIOs will gather and disseminate accurate and timely information to the media following standard ECC procedures.
  • See Evaluation page and specific Points of Review.

 

See Summary of Findings for an overview of ECC performance, including findings not specific to these objectives. 

Click here for a print-friendly version of all the objectives including their evaluation results.

 

For further information/discussion on this report, please call (360) 737-1911 to speak with Deborah Needham (Ext. 3962) or John Wheeler (Ext. 3941) at Clark Regional Communications Agency. E-mail comments to deborah.needham@co.clark.wa.us. Click here to view the main web page.