KC RICE 10

Controller Training

June 8 & 9, 2010

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Overview

Review the Exercise: Purpose Objectives Scope

Clarify the role of Controllers

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Exercise Purpose

Provide a learning environment for participants to exercise Continuity Plans, policies, and procedures following a simulated 6.7 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Carlyle, Illinois .

Promote inter-organizational communication.

Highlight areas of improvements and strengths.

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Exercise Objectives

Testing Alert, Notification, and activation procedures for Continuity personnel and all other personnel;

Test plans for recovering or accessing Vital Records (both classified and unclassified) critical information systems, services and data;

Conduct a viability test of Continuity Facilities (e.g., power, water, fuel);

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Exercise Objectives Test internal and external interoperability and viability of

communications systems, through monthly testing of continuity communications capabilities (e.g., secure and non-secure voice and data communications);

Test capabilities required to perform an agency’s Mission Essential Functions (MEFs) as identified in the business process analysis; and

Test internal and external interdependencies identified in agency’s continuity plan, with respect to performances of an agency’s and other agencies MEFs.

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Exercise Scope Initial Event 1 will occur June 22, 2010 at 1600.

The remainder of the exercise will take place on June 23, at multiple area continuity locations.

Play will begin 0800 and end at 1200.

Participants will be dismissed at approximately 1200.

Agency reps and Lead Controllers will get released at approximately 1500 following an exercise Hot Wash.

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Controller Responsibilities: Prior to the Exercise Complete a functional check of your Controller email capability at

the Continuity Facility/alternate site.

Notification system: Conduct a systems ops check and ensure scheduled

maintenance will not be occurring before or during exercise. Ensure contact lists required are current in all forms.

Make additional copies of the Participant Handbook as necessary.

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Controller Responsibilities: Prior to the Exercise Participant Briefing

General discussion points: Exercise Times, Continuity Facility Location,

Directions, Parking, and Food/Beverage Options Provide access/copy of the Continuity Plan. Assign a scribe and evaluator for the exercise (if

able)

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Controller Responsibilities: Alert and Notification Testing Controllers are responsible for delivering the

Scenario items and Injects from the MSEL On the afternoon of the June 22, Controllers should

conduct a comms check. USP3 will send out the initial Scenario item the

afternoon of June 22. Controllers will then push this to their participants via

the preferred system following the established time sequence in the MSEL.

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Controller Responsibilities: Continuity Facility Kick-off Meeting

Review the safety and evacuation procedures while at the Continuity Facility/alternate site

Distribute Player Handbook as needed. Remind participants to take breaks as needed – no

official breaks are written into the exercise. Review MSEL and prepare for STARTEX at 0800.

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Controller Responsibilities: MSEL: Blue, White, and Yellow

MSEL Item Color

Scenario BLUE

Action Items WHITE

Agency Action Items YELLOW

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Controller Responsibilities: KC RICE ‘10 Exercise page

During the exercise scenario updates will get displayed at: http://sites.google.com/site/febrice10/home/rice-2010

Lead Controllers should visit this page throughout the exercise for updates and remind players throughout the exercise to access the site.

Exercise participants can also access this page.

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Controller Responsibilities: KC RICE ‘10 Exercise page

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Controller Responsibilities: Exercise at Continuity Facility

Observe and record the reactions to the events players are simulating.

Avoid coaching participants on the expected action.

Take detailed notes as the events unfold.

Remember – you are not an exercise player!

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Controller Responsibilities: Exercise at Continuity Facility

There is no timeline for completion of the injects. Delay a Scenario Item if the inject currently being worked is

beneficial or has not been completed to your satisfaction. You can have a successful exercise without fully completing

the scenario.

If you delay a Scenario Item, resume with the delivery of the next in sequence; do not skip an Inject to catch-up.

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Controller Responsibilities: Hot Wash at Continuity Facility

Facilitate Hot Wash at exercise location with exercise participants immediately after the exercise.

Exercise Hot Wash is at 1330 at FEMA Region VII, 9221 Ward Parkway with Lead Controller and select agency representatives

Collect Participant Evaluation Forms

We will cover Agency AAR forms at the Hot Wash

Questions?David Teska

During the exercise you can reach me at:(816) 283-7082

david.teska@dhs.gov