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Exercise 101

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EMPG Funding Requirements• 3 exercises per year of any type

• Drill, Seminar, Workshop, Tabletop• Functional, Full Scale• Participation in another jurisdiction’s

exercise; i.e. player, controller, evaluator

• After-Action Reports/Improvement Plans

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Exercise 101Exercise 101Uses for DHS exercise funding• Planning Conferences

• C&O, Initial, Mid-term, Final

• Exercise materials• Expan, C/E Handbook, Posters, Flyers• Props, supplies, badges, non-durable

goods• Rentals; i.e., equipment, facilities• Services; i.e., video, photography

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Exercise 101Exercise 101Uses for DHS exercise funding

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• Exercise materials• Food, beverage• Travel; i.e., hotel, mileage, per diem• Overtime

• After-Action Conference• Contractor

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Applying for DHS Grant Funding

• Application in TERMS• Branch Approval• Training and Exercise Approval

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Exercise 101Exercise 101HSEEP – What is it?

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program“…is a capabilities and performance-based exercise program that provides a standardized methodology and terminology for exercise design, development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning.

HSEEP constitutes a national standard for all exercises…” – DHS website

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Exercise 101Exercise 101HSEEP Website and Its Usefulness• https://hseep.dhs.gov• Overview of HSEEP and Volumes I – IV

of reference material and templates• HSEEP Toolkit• Corrective Action Program (CAP)• Link to Lessons Learned Information

Sharing (LLIS) Portal

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Exercise 101Exercise 101HSEEP Toolkit

• NEXS – National Exercise Schedule System

• Design and Development System• Project management tools

• Timelines, Agendas, Sign-in Sheets, Minutes

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Exercise 101Exercise 101HSEEP Toolkit (continued)

• Design and Development System• Templates for SitMan, ExPlan, C/E

Handbook, AAR/IP• Exercise Evaluation Guide (EEG) Builder• Master Scenario Events List (MSEL)

Builder

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Exercise 101Exercise 101Local Exercise Success

Haywood County EM – Greg Shuping, Director•I-40 Tunnel Collapse FSX•Earthquake Exercise•Active Shooter Exercise•LP Gas Spill

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Exercise 101Exercise 101Local Exercise Success

• DHS Funds used for…..• Benefit to county and western region• Benefit of After-action Report/

Improvement Plan

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