Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 1 Disaster Resistant Communities Group

Situation Manual

Time Allotted 325 Minutes

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 1 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Exercise Play No Image Exercise Briefing

During the Formidable Footprint Tabletop Exercise it will be important to remember and comply with the following statements:

 Prior to beginning today’s Zombie Apocalypse watch the short Zombie Apocalypse Military Exercise video. By viewing the video you and your team members will understand the rationale behind the Formidable Footprint Zombie Apocalypse Exercise.  Social Media: 1. During today’s Zombie Apocalypse Exercise use a smart phone to take photos of your team as they participate in the exercise. Then either text the photos to 850-241-3565 or e-mail them to [email protected] along with the name and location of your team. The photos will then be posted to Twitter and Facebook during the exercise.  You should only use Internet Explorer as your internet browser for today’s exercise.  For the purpose of this exercise the designers have developed information and maps for a simulated city known as Alexandria with a neighborhood known as Kingstowne.  This exercise is designed to assist community / neighborhood / faith based volunteer organizations to assess the various capabilities of COMMUNITY / NEIGHBORHOOD preparedness, response and recovery in the event of a Zombie Apocalypse.  Using your own community / neighborhood as a model in terms of disaster preparedness, response and recovery assume that appropriate resources are available to your organization while participating in the exercise.  It is important NOT to jump ahead in the exercise scenario. In other words don’t focus on what might happen, focus on the Common Operating Picture that is presented during the exercise to make informed decisions.  In any exercise a number of assumptions and artificialities may be necessary to complete play in the time allotted. During this exercise, the following apply: 1. The scenario is plausible, and events occur as they are presented. 2. There is no “hidden agenda”, nor any trick questions.  Exercise Basics: 1. This exercise contains a total of 22 scenario and inject pages. 2. There is a scheduled 15 minute break approximately half way through the exercise. 3. The exercise is self-paced and should take your team approximately three hours to complete. However, based on the time your team spends on each scenario and inject your team may complete the exercise in less than

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 2 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com three hours or it may take much longer than three hours for your team to complete the exercise. 4. All videos embedded within this exercise can be enlarged to FULL SCREEN by simply clicking on the full screen icon in the lower right hand corner of the video. 5. Thoroughly review all scenarios and injects as they are presented during the exercise.  At the end of the exercise you will need to complete an evaluation (Hotwash) on how your team performed during the exercise. The Hotwash will allow you to provide comments on three areas in which your team performed well (Strength) and three areas for your consideration to improve or modify existing plans and procedures (Area for Improvement) to enhance your team’s preparedness, response and recovery capabilities. Found below are Hotwash examples:

Strength – During the exercise our team consulted our disaster plans and procedures and found them to be complete.

Area for Improvement – During the exercise our team consulted our disaster plans and procedures and found portions of the plans and procedures that need to be revised.

 After the exercise each registered participant who took part in the exercise will receive an e-mail to log into the ONX System to complete their Individual Hotwash to access their Certificate of Participation.  If you need assistance anytime during the exercise please call the Help Desk at:

Phone Number - 605-475-4700 Account Number - 1076890 # Time Allotted 25 Minutes

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 3 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Scenario – # 001 Image of Home Community / Neighborhood Profile What follows is a brief profile of the City of Alexandria and the Kingstowne neighborhood.

City of Alexandria

 The city has 91,173 residents.  The city is part of a larger urban area of 2,571,371 residents.  The city is less than four square miles in size.  The city is comprised of a mixture of government offices, historical landmarks, office buildings, shopping areas and residences.

Kingstowne

 Kingstowne is an up-scale inner city neighborhood.  There are 653 homes in the neighborhood.  There are 3,631 individuals that call Kingstowne home.  71% of the homes are owner occupied with the remaining 29% rentals.  The majority of the homes were built between 1939 and 1962. However most of the homes have been renovated in the past 15 years as the area has been transformed into an upper middle class enclave within the City of Alexandria.  Most residents of Kingstowne work within the larger metropolitan area.

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 4 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com City of Alexandria / Kingstowne Map

(Note: Click on the above map to open a larger version in another tab of your internet browser.) Time Allotted 10 Minutes

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 5 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 002 Image of HIVA The City of Alexandria and the surrounding region has experienced various types and intensities of disasters and emergencies over the past 30 years. These disasters have ranged from tornadoes to airplane crashes.

(Note: Access a comprehensive summary of the disasters that have struck in and around the City of Alexandria.)

Based on the City of Alexandria’s disaster history briefly describe the disaster response missions your organization will be expected to undertake based on your organization’s plans and procedures.

(Note: If you have a strong understanding of your region’s disaster history feel free to use that data when determining your organization’s disaster response missions.)

(Example: Hazard: Tornado / Response Mission: Provide light search and rescue support to first responders.)

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 6 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 003 Image of Plan

Neighborhood Public Health Emergency Preparedness

(Note: Throughout the exercise the term neighborhood refers to either a single neighborhood or a single community. You will need to determine how best to apply the term to your organization.) Yes No

Should the neighborhood in which your organization is located have a written preparedness, response and recovery plan for public health emergencies such as Zika or an Influenza Pandemic?

(Note: Access the Influenza Pandemic Neighborhood Planning Toolkit.) If the above answer is yes. – Should all members of your organization have an identified role Yes No in the plan? Identify and briefly describe at least one role that will be assigned to your organization’s members.

(Example: Neighbor to Neighbor Health Monitoring – During a public health emergency each member will monitor the health of their next-door neighbors to determine if an individual or family is in need of assistance.)

Identify at least three key components that will need to be incorporated into the plan and provide a brief description of each component.

(Example: Component: Neighborhood Risk Assessment – Conduct an annual risk assessment of neighborhood residents to identify individuals with special medical needs and / or functional needs that may need additional assistance before, during and following a public health emergency.)

If the answer to the first question is no. – Briefly explain why the neighborhood has chosen not to have a written plan.

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 7 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com (Note: For future reference you may want to access the Just In Time Disaster Training Library for additional information on Neighborhood Preparedness and Response. These videos are too long to view during today’s exercise. Building a Neighborhood Disaster Plan / Map Your Neighborhood) – OPTIONAL Time Allotted 15 Minutes

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 8 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 004 Image of Social Media If the neighborhood in which your organization is located uses a web site and / or Social Media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. to coordinate neighborhood activities on an on-going Yes No basis, will these communications tools be used when the neighborhood is threatened by the possibility of a public health emergency? If the above answer is yes. – Briefly describe how the neighborhood’s web site and / or Social Media networks will be used before, during and after a public health emergency and identify the type of information that will be shared.

List at least three web sites to which the neighborhood web site and / or Social Media networks should be linked.

(Example: www.flu.gov)

(Note: If needed access www.google.com to search for appropriate web sites.)

If the above answer is no. – Briefly explain why the neighborhood will not use its web site and / or Social Media networks during a public health emergency.

(Note: For future reference you may want to access the Just In Time Disaster Training Library for additional information on How People Use Social Media During Disasters. This video is too long to view during today’s exercise. How People Use Social Media During Disasters) – OPTIONAL Time Allotted 15 Minutes

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 9 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Scenario – # 005 No Image

Day 1 Wednesday 6:37PM

For the past several days the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been responding to the rapidly escalating global outbreak of a very infectious flu-like virus. WHO and CDC have stated “There has never been such a rapid spread of a virus in recorded history”. Both public health organizations blame the cause of the spread on global air travel.

FPS World News Network – Evening Report

CLICK ON VIDEO TO PLAY

Video Library – Zombie Apocalypse – Breaking News – National – 01 (NFRDST YouTube Channel) (Note: For future reference you may want to access the Just In Time Disaster Training Library for additional information on CDC – Responding to Outbreaks. This video is too long to view during today’s exercise. CDC – Responding to Outbreaks) – OPTIONAL Time Allotted 10 Minutes

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 10 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 006 Image of Public Health

Day 2 Thursday 11:19AM

Identify at least three local governmental departments and / or non-profit agencies that should be involved in helping your organization prepare neighborhood residents for the current public health emergency.

Along with listing the department and / or agency describe in detail the type of support your organization can expect to receive from each of the identified departments and / or agencies.

(Example: Big Sky Community Health Center – Can provide small squirt bottles of hand sanitizer to our organization that we will distribute to neighborhood residents at no charge.)

(Note: Access www.google.com to search for your community’s departments and / or agencies.)

Day 3 Friday 6:31PM

As conditions throughout the world continue to worsen WHO and CDC are now referring to this extremely unusual virus as the “Respiren Flu”.

FPS World News Network – Evening Report

Video Library – Zombie Apocalypse – Breaking News – National – 02 (NFRDST YouTube Channel) Time Allotted 10 Minutes

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List five preventative measures that can be implemented by individuals to reduce the threat of contracting the Respiren Flu.

Video Library – Public Health – Video # 005 – Influenza Pandemic – Prevention

First Preventative Measure:

Second Preventative Measure:

Third Preventative Measure:

Fourth Preventative Measure:

Fifth Preventative Measure:

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 13 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 009 Image of Tracking System

Day 4 Saturday 9:42AM

Yes No Will the neighborhood in which your organization is located establish a system to track residents who become ill due to Respiren Flu? If the above answer is yes. – Briefly describe the system that will be used and explain how the system will be implemented and maintained throughout the current public health emergency.

(Example: Neighborhood residents will be asked to call five neighbors on a daily basis. The purpose of the phone call will be to see if anyone is sick and to determine if assistance is needed. If assistance is needed appropriate response agencies will be notified.)

If the above answer is no. – Briefly explain why a health monitoring system will not be implemented.

Day 5 Sunday 12:57PM

As individuals that have contracted the Respiren Flu continue to display an ever increasing level of physical violence Social Media networks have begun to refer to this unique flu as the “Zombie Virus”

NBC Channel 4 – Special Report

Video Library – Zombie Apocalypse – Breaking News – Local – 02 (NFRDST YouTube Channel) Time Allotted 10 Minutes

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 15 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 011 Image of IAP

Day 5 Sunday 2:29PM

Due to the current public health emergency becoming a major public health crisis your organization has mobilized its members.

As your organization’s members come together they begin to prepare a prioritized checklist, known as an Incident Action Plan (IAP) outlining in detail the activities that will need to be undertaken over the next several days based on current conditions and appropriate organizational plans and procedures.

In preparing the IAP list the objectives; identify all resources that will be needed to accomplish each listed objective; and list the expected timeline to complete each identified objective.

(Example: Objective: Make contact with the local Public Health Agency to notify them of your organizations mobilization and to provide your organization’s contact information to the Public Health Agency. / Required Resources: Contact information for the local Public Health Agency. / Timeline: 1 Hour.)

(Note: For future reference you may want to access the Just In Time Disaster Training Library for additional information on Emergency Support Function (ESF) # 8 – Public Health. This video is too long to view during today’s exercise. Emergency Support Function (ESF) # 8 – Public Health) – OPTIONAL Time Allotted 20 Minutes

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 16 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 012 Image of Supply Kit Based on the current conditions, should neighborhood residents have prepared a Zombie Yes No Survival Supplies Kit for their family by this time? CLICK ON VIDEO TO PLAY

Video Library – Zombie Survival Kit – 01 (NFRDST YouTube Channel)

If the above answer is yes. – Prepare an itemized list of supplies that will need to be included in a family Zombie Survival Supplies Kit.

If the above answer is no. – Briefly explain why neighborhood residents will not need such a kit for their family.

Based on the current healthcare crisis will your organization help neighborhood residents Yes No prepare a Neighborhood Zombie Survival Kit? If the above answer is yes. – Prepare an itemized list of the type and quantity of equipment and consumable supplies that will be contained in this kit.

(Example: Item: N-95 Respirator / Quantity: 1,000) (Note: Access N-95 Respirator information.)

If the above answer is no. – Briefly explain why your organization will not help with preparing such a kit.

(Note: For future reference you may want to access the Just In Time Disaster Training Library for additional information on Building Disaster Supply Kits. These videos are too long to view during today’s exercise. Building Disaster Supply Kits) – OPTIONAL Time Allotted 15 Minutes

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 17 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 013 Image of Phone / Internet Has the neighborhood where your organization is located established an Emergency Yes No Communications Plan? (Note: Access information on establishing two different types of Emergency Communications Plans. Neighborhood Emergency Radio Communication Plan / Neighborhood Emergency Phone Tree)

If the above answer is no. – Briefly explain why the neighborhood does not have such plan.

If the above answer is yes. – Briefly describe the neighborhood’s plan.

Does the plan provide for timely communications between neighborhood residents? Yes No Should the plan provide for timely communications with emergency response agencies? Yes No If the above answer is yes. – List the agencies with which neighborhood leaders will maintain communications.

(Note: For future reference you may want to access the Just In Time Disaster Training Library for additional information on Neighborhood Emergency Communications. These videos are too long to view during today’s exercise. Neighborhood Emergency Communications) – OPTIONAL Time Allotted 15 Minutes

Day 6 Monday 7:27PM

NBC Channel 4 – Special Report

Video Library – Zombie Apocalypse – Breaking News – Local – 03 (NFRDST YouTube Channel) Time Allotted 10 Minutes

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 19 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 015 Image of Quarantine Will the neighborhood in which your organization is located establish a system to identify Yes No residences whose families have Sheltered In Place? If the above answer is yes. – Briefly describe the system and how it will be implemented and maintained.

If the above answer is no. – Explain why such a system will not be established.

(Note: For future reference you may want to access the Just In Time Disaster Training Library for additional information on Sheltering In Place at Home. This video is too long to view during today’s exercise. Sheltering In Place at Home) – OPTIONAL Time Allotted 15 Minutes

Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 016 Image of Empty Cupboards Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 20 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Day 8 Wednesday 2:21PM

The Jefferson’s, a family of two adults and three preteen children, did not prepare for the on-going crisis.

When the effects of the crisis reached the neighborhood in which your organization is located they only had three days’ worth of food and other essential supplies in their home.

Currently the world is in the second week of the Zombie Virus (A/K/A Respiren Flu) Pandemic and the Jefferson’s no longer have any food. Is there anything your organization can do to assist the Jefferson family? Yes No If the above answer is yes. – Describe the actions that will be taken to help the Jefferson family.

If the above answer is no. – Explain why assistance will not be provided to the Jefferson family.

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 21 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 017 Image of Meals on Wheels

Day 9 Thursday 10:37AM

The neighborhood where your organization is located has a number of residents 55 years of age and older that rely on the volunteers from the local Meals on Wheels program to deliver hot meals and companionship.

Due to the continuing crisis of the Zombie Virus the Meals on Wheels program has been suspended until further notice. The neighborhood’s senior citizens are now without the meals delivered daily by the Meals on Wheels volunteers and are in need of food. Will your organization work with neighborhood residents to identify and utilize resources from Yes No the vacant homes of residents who have contracted the Zombie Virus? If the above answer is yes. – Describe in detail how this will be accomplished.

If the above answer is no. – Briefly explain why resources from vacant homes will not be utilized to meet the needs of neighborhood residents.

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 22 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 018 Image of No Police

Day 10 Friday 4:19PM

The perception throughout Alexandria is that the residents of Kingstowne took planning and preparing for the Zombie Apocalypses very seriously.

The resident leaders of Kingstowne believe that the increase in traffic through the neighborhood is due to the fact that individuals and families who did not prepare for this crisis are scoping out homes to break into to steal food and other valuable items.

Your organization has contacted local law enforcement asking them to increase the frequency of patrols within Kingstowne.

Due to a manpower shortage they are unable to assist with this request. Is your organization prepared for this possibility? Yes No Describe in detail what your organization and the Kingstowne residents will do when faced with this situation.

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 23 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 019 Image of Family

Day 11 Saturday 2:49PM

Bob and Shelly Jackson and their three young children live in the neighborhood.

Both Bob and Shelly are displaying all the symptoms of the Zombie Virus. However their three children ages six, eight and twelve are not exhibiting any symptoms of the virus.

Due to the fact that your organization worked with neighborhood residents to establish a Neighbor to Neighbor Health Monitoring System it has come to your organization’s attention that the three Jackson family children are in jeopardy. Will your organization be able to assist the Jackson family children? Yes No If the above answer is yes. – Describe in detail the assistance that will be made available to the Jackson family children.

If the above answer is no. – Briefly explain why the Jackson family children will not receive assistance from your organization.

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 24 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 020 Image of CPR

Day 12 Sunday 11:14AM

Mr Potter, a member of your organization, is suffering from what appears to be a heart attack.

When 911 is contacted you are told there is a shortage of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and there are no ambulances available to respond to your call for assistance. Will CPR be started knowing that Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel will not be Yes No available to respond? If the above answer is yes. – Explain in detail how CPR will be maintained without the assistance of EMS.

If the above answer is no. – Are there ethical and / or legal ramifications if no one conducts CPR on Mr Potter? Yes No

Day 14 Tuesday 5:11PM

FPS World News Network – Special Bulletin

Video Library – Zombie Apocalypse – Breaking News – National – 03 (NFRDST YouTube Channel) Time Allotted 10 Minutes

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 26 Disaster Resistant Communities Group – www.drc-group.com Formidable Footprint – Inject – # 022 Image of Point of Dispensing

Day 17 Friday 8:47AM

Within several days of Soteria Industries announcing to the world they have developed a vaccine for the Respiren Flu (A/K/A Zombie Virus) shipments of the medication are being received by local Public Health Agencies. Per guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) local Public Health Agencies have 48 hours to distribute Toxicil to their local population.

The local Public Health Agency has contacted your organization to ask if it will help establish and operate a Point of Dispensing (POD). The POD will be operated 24 hours a day until the entire population has received Toxicil. Will your organization be able to assist the Public Health Agency establish and operate a Yes No POD? If the above answer is yes. – Briefly describe how your organization will assist.

If the above answer is no. – Explain why your organization will not help with distributing Toxicil to the region’s residents.

(Note: For future reference you may want to access the Just In Time Disaster Training Library for additional information on Point of Dispensing (POD) Operations. These videos are too long to view during today’s exercise. Point of Dispensing (POD) Operations) – OPTIONAL Time Allotted 15 Minutes

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