[Exercise Name] Full Scale Exercise Actor Briefing [Location] [Date] [Logo Here]

[Exercise Name] Full Scale Exercise

Actor Briefing[Location]

[Date]

[Logo Here]

Welcome & Introductions

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Thank You!

• Thank you for your participation

• You provide necessary realism for the responders

• Without your assistance, this exercise would not be possible

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Today’s Briefing

• Exercise Overview • Exercise Location & Area• Exercise Schedule• Exercise Scenario• Exercise Implementation• Exercise Administration• Conclusion

Exercise Overview

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Exercise Overview

• A [Length of play] interagency exercise focused on field-level response to a biological event

• No-inspection, no-fault, learning environment• “A training tool”

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Exercise Players

• [List participating agencies/organizations]

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Exercise Play

• Exercise Play will be on [Date], from [Time] to [Time]

• Exercise Play will take place at [Exercise Site] and [other location(s)]

• Play will be restricted to the delineated areas surrounding the [Exercise Site] and [other location(s)]

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How to Play Your Role

• You may or may not receive a symptom card from the Actor Controller

• Important!! Continue to display your “symptoms” throughout the exercise. DO NOT STOP ACTING

• Follow the instructions of the Actor Controller• Act your role but don’t “overact”• Do not ad-lib symptoms• REMEMBER: If there is a problem, or you do not feel

well, tell the nearest responder or your controller, “Real-World Emergency”

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Exercise Safety

• Safety is everyone’s concern• Safety concerns override exercise execution• Controllers and Evaluators must immediately

inform the Safety Controller or Senior Controller of safety concerns

• Actual emergencies will be identified by the saying: “Real-World Emergency”

Exercise Location & Area

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Exercise Location & Area

*Insert exercise site map*

Exercise Schedule

*The schedule should be adjusted to fit your exercise*

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Exercise Schedule

Time Personnel Activity

[Month Day, Year]

1300-1500 Controllers, Evaluators, Exercise Planning Team

Controller and Evaluator Briefing and Training

[Month Day, Year]

0800 Select Controllers and Exercise Staff Setup of exercise site

0830 Controllers and Evaluators Check In

0900 Participants (Players, Observers, Actors) Arrive and register

0915 Controllers and Evaluators Communications Check

0930 Participants Receive participant briefings

0945 All Report to STARTEX location

1000 All Exercise Play Start (STARTEX)

1400 All Exercise Play End (ENDEX)

Immediately following ENDEX

Participants, Controllers, Evaluators Hotwash

[Month Day, Year]

0900 Controllers, Evaluators, Exercise Planning Team

Controller and Evaluator Debriefing

Exercise Scenario

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Exercise Scenario

• Date:

• Time:

• Setting:

• Incident:

• Weather: [if applicable]

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Scenario Elements

• A white powder incident in [Your Town/City] is confirmed by the William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute as Anthrax. Mass prophylaxis is needed to treat those exposed within 48 hours.

• [Your Town/City] has deployed resources and decided to open an Emergency Dispensing Site (EDS) at [Name of an EDS] at [EDS address]. The order has just been sent out to activate the appropriate personnel in order to staff the EDS.

Exercise Implementation

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Exercise Implementation

• Actors will report to the line at the entrance of the building.

• Senior Controller will announce the start of Exercise Play.

• Actors will proceed through the stations of the EDS• Exercise players will react to the information and

situations as they are presented, in the same manner as if this had been a real event.

• After completing the dispensing process and exiting the site, please report to the [Specific Location].

*This section should be adjusted to fit your exercise*

Exercise Administration

*The “Exercise Administration” section is optional and should be adjusted to fit your exercise*

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Exercise Badges

CONTROLLERCONTROLLER EVALUATOREVALUATOR

*This section is optional and should be adjusted according to your system of identification*

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ACTORACTOR

Exercise Badges

OBSERVEROBSERVER

MEDIAMEDIA

*This section is optional and should be adjusted according to your system of identification*

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Exercise Badges

SIMULATORSIMULATOR

SUPPORT STAFFSUPPORT STAFFPLAYERPLAYER

*This section is optional and should be adjusted according to your system of identification*

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Exercise Hats

*These colors should be adjusted to fit your exercise*

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Exercise Administration

• Restrooms will be available• Drinkable water will be located throughout the

exercise site• After the Hotwash, please return:

• Your badges • Any exercise documentation

*This information should be adjusted to fit your exercise*

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Final Exercise Reminders

• Know your role • Do not prompt or get in the way of players• Contact the Exercise Director and/or Senior

Controller with any problems or questions• Safety Comes First – use the phrase

“Real-World Emergency” in any actual emergency

Questions or Comments

Thank you for participating!

[Department name]

[Phone #]

[Email address]

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