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Illinois Emergency Management Agency

After Action Report/Improvement Plan Simplecity, Illinois(AAR/IP) Table Top Exercise 2007

Simplecity, Illinois

Table Top Exercise 2007

February 28, 2007

After Action Report/Improvement Plan

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Simplecity, Illinois(AAR/IP) Table Top Exercise 2007

HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS1. The title of this document is the After Action Report (AAR) for Simplecity Illinois Table

Top Exercise 2007.

2. The information gathered in this AAR/IP is classified as For Official Use Only (FOUO) and should be handled as sensitive information not to be disclosed. This document should be safeguarded, handled, transmitted, and stored in accordance with appropriate security directives. Reproduction of this document, in whole or in part, without prior approval from Illinois Emergency Management Agency is prohibited.

3. At a minimum, the attached materials will be disseminated only on a need-to-know basis and when unattended, will be stored in a locked container or area offering sufficient protection against theft, compromise, inadvertent access, and unauthorized disclosure.

4. Points of Contact:

Exercise Training Officer

Martin L. DwyerIllinois Emergency Management Agency2200 S. Dirksen ParkwaySpringfield, Illinois 62704217-557-4827e-mail: [email protected]

Exercise Facilitator

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CONTENTS

Administrative Handling Instructions………............................................1Contents..........................................................................................................3Executive Summary......................................................................................5Section 1: Exercise Overview.......................................................................7

Exercise Details.........................................................................................7Exercise Planning Team Leadership.........................................................8Participating Organizations.......................................................................8

Section 2: Exercise Design Summary..........................................................9Exercise Purpose and Design....................................................................9Capabilities and Activities Identified for Demonstration..........................9Scenario Summary...................................................................................11

Section 3: Analysis of Capabilites..............................................................12Appendix: Improvement Plan ………………………………….………. 17

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Simplecity Illinois Table Top Exercise 2007 was conducted to provide the government officials of the town of Simplecity and Bubba County, a facilitated discussion into the affect of a complete levee failure. With the current condition of Simplecity’s levee, it was decided that an exercise would be conducted, using historical data from March of 1997, to highlight the amount of damage that would occur.

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources designed a table top exercise for a complete failure of the levee system in Simplecity, Illinois.

Based on the exercise planning team’s deliberations, the following objectives were developed for the Simplecity Table Top exercise 2007:

Objective 1: Demonstrate the knowledge to manage the emergency using the public safety and security response.

Objective 2: Demonstrate the ability to coordinate decision-making and response procedures with the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

Objective 3: Demonstrate the ability to develop and coordinate appropriate emergency public information and warning.

Objective 4: Demonstrate decision-making necessary to implement mass care.

Objective 5: Discuss Citizen Evacuation procedures.

The purpose of this report is to analyze the exercise results, identify strengths to be maintained and built upon, identify potential areas for further improvement and support development of corrective actions.

Major StrengthsThe major strengths identified during this exercise are as follows:

City and County government worked extremely well in communications and support.

City personnel utilized their capabilities to address the situation, i.e. posted personnel on levee watch, continued monitoring of the pumps and begin setting up a sand bag crew.

Working on a plan for evacuation and opened communication with Illinois State Emergency Operations Center and the requesting of state assets, i.e.

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Department of Corrections for sand bag crews, notification to Department of Transportation for pumps and personnel.

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Primary Areas for ImprovementThroughout the exercise, several opportunities for improvement in Simplecity and Bubba County ability to respond to the incident were identified. The primary areas for improvement, including recommendations, are as follows:

Need to address alternate locations for the City’s Emergency Operations Center to keep from being locked in with water.

Key personnel should be identified, by position, prior to an actual major event. (i.e. incident commander, public information officer, etc…)

A primary and alternate staging area needs to be added into the emergency operations plan.

This exercise was successful in addressing a complete levee failure in the City of Simplecity in Bubba County. Because of this exercise, city and county officials are aware of the conditions of the levee system and the ramifications of a complete levee failure

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SECTION 1: EXERCISE OVERVIEW

Exercise DetailsExercise NameSimplecity Table Top Exercise 2007

Type of Exercise

Table Top

Exercise Start DateFeb 28, 2007 0900hrs

Exercise End DateFeb 28, 2007 1200hrs

Duration3.0 Hours

Location

Simplecity City Hall

SponsorIllinois Emergency Management Agency

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

ProgramEmergency Management Program Grant 2005

MissionA response to a complete levee failure.

CapabilitiesObjective 1: Demonstrate the knowledge to manage the emergency using the public safety and security response.

Objective 2: Demonstrate the ability to coordinate decision-making and response procedures with the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

Objective 3: Demonstrate the ability to develop and coordinate appropriate emergency public information and warning.

Objective 4: Demonstrate decision-making necessary to implement mass care.

Objective 5: Discuss Citizen Evacuation procedures.

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Scenario TypeComplete Levee Failure

Exercise Planning Team

Martin L. Dwyer, Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Exercise Training Officer, Exercise Director and Lead Planner.

John Doe, Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Staff Development Specialist Region 11, Facilitator and Exercise Planner.

Steve Guy, Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Subject Matter Expert, Exercise Planner

Art Funk, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Subject Matter Expert, Exercise Planner

Kathy Right, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Subject Matter Expert, Exercise Planner.

Participating OrganizationsCity of Simplecity:

MayorStreet DepartmentWater DepartmentFire Department

Bubba County:Department of Public WorksEmergency ManagementSheriffStreet Department

State of Illinois:Department of Natural Resources Emergency Management AgencyState Police

American Red Cross

Number of ParticipantsParticipants 12 Controllers 0 Evaluators 3

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Facilitators 1Observers 12

SECTION 2: EXERCISE DESIGN SUMMARY

Exercise Purpose and DesignThe Simplecity Table Top Exercise was designed to educate the City of Simplecity and the Bubba County officials of the consequences of a complete levee failure. The participants learned the importance of having a working Emergency Operations Plan that covers the response to a complete levee failure and the importance of the maintenance of the levee system. The exercise was designed in conjunction with Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Exercise Objectives and ActivitiesBased upon the identified exercise the below listed capabilities and objectives were selected for evaluation:

Capability 1: Public Safety and Security Response

Activate Public Safety and Security ResponseConduct a public safety and security response.Establish or integrate into Incident Command/Unified Command.Command and Control Public Safety and Security Response OperationsIdentify personnel needed to maintain security support and response.Deploy appropriate personnel.Control Traffic, Crowd and Scene Identify security zone requirements.Implement and maintain an on-scene personnel identity management system.Provide and plan for access to the site for skilled support personnel.Control traffic and crowds.Plan and provide protection and security for unoccupied/evacuated properties within and around the incident site.Implement plans for emergency proclamations, martial law, curfewdeclarations and other legal issues.

Capability 2: Emergency Operations Center Management

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Activate EOC.Activate, alert and request response from EOC personnel .Support and Coordinate Response.Provide direction, information and/or support as appropriate to IC/UC and/or EOC.

Scenario SummaryThe exercise was broken down into ten (10) modules beginning with the reading of the scenario and concluding with recovery questions posed to the participants for future discussions. Each module begins with a situation update. Following each situation update, participants had an opportunity to review the module, ask questions and discuss response issues. At the end of each module, the facilitator moderated a discussion among participants to highlight key elements of each module

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SECTION 3: ANALYSIS OF CAPABILITIESThis section of the report reviews the performance of the exercised capabilities, objectives, activities and tasks. In this section, capabilities are organized by the objectives and associated activities. The exercise capabilities and objectives of the Simplecity Table Top Exercise 2007 are listed below, followed by corresponding activities. After each area of improvement is a recommendation for improvement.

CAPABILITY 1: Public Safety and Security Response

Capability Summary: Public Safety and Security Response is the capability to reduce the impact and consequences of an incident or major event by securing the affected area, including crime/incident scene preservation issues as appropriate, safely diverting the public from hazards, providing security support to other response operations and properties and sustaining operations from response to recovery. Public Safety and Security Response requires coordination among officials from law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services.

Activity 1.1: Activate Public Safety and Security ResponseObservation 1.1: Strength. Conduct a public safety and security response. Observation 1.2: Area for Improvement. Establish or integrate into Incident Command/Unified Command. The city and county need to improve their operation plan and training to establish an Incident Command/Unified Command.

Activity 2.1: Command and Control Public Safety and Security Response OperationsObservation 2.1: Strength. Identify personnel needed to maintain security support and response.Observation 2.2: Strength. Deploy appropriate personnel.

CAPABILITY 2: Emergency Operations Center Management

Capability Summary: Emergency Operations Center Management (EOC) is the capability to provide multi-agency coordination for incident management by activating and operating for a pre-planned or a no-notice event. EOC management includes: EOC activation, notification staffing and deactivation; management, direction, control and coordination of response and recovery activities; coordination of neighboring governments at each level and among local, regional, state and federal EOC’s; coordination of public information and warning; and maintenance of the information and communication necessary for coordinating response and recovery activities.

Activity 1.1: Activate Emergency Operations Center.

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Observation 1.1: Strength. Activate, alert and request response from EOC personnelActivity 2.1: Support and Coordinate Response.

Observation 2.1: Strength. Provide direction, information and/or support as appropriate to IC/UC and/or EOC.

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APPENDIX: IMPROVEMENT PLANThis IP has been developed specifically for City of Simplecity, County of Bubba as a result of Simplecity Table Top Exercise 2007 conducted on April 25, 2007. These recommendations draw on both the After Action Report and the After Action Conference.

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Capability Activity Observation Title RecommendationAgency

POC by Position

Start Date Completion Date

Public Safety and Security Response

Activate Public Safety and Security Response

Establish or integrate into Incident Command/Unified Command.

The city and/or county need to improve their operation plan and conduct training in establishing an Incident Command/Unified Command.


Control Traffic, Crowd and Scene

Implement and maintain an on-scene personnel identity management system.

The city and/or county officials need to put into effect a means of identifying personnel by position and job description for accountability of all personnel.


Control Traffic, Crowd and Scene

Provide and plan for access to the site for skilled support personnel.

The city/county needs to establish controlled entry points, access for specialized teams, (i.e. law enforcement, urban search and rescue teams, etc…) identify routes of ingress/egress and checking of credentials.

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