Inject Response Report Operation Fortified Response Tabletop Exercise Solar Storm March 4, 2013 New Hope Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Program
This report contains the inject responses from the Operation Fortified Response Tabletop Exercise. These responses are unedited and are directly exported from the information typed into the ONX System during the exercise. The purpose of this report is to provide documentation for your organization s records of exact responses captured during the exercise. info@drc-group.com
Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 001 Saturday Solar Storm Minus Several Weeks Residing in a neighborhood that is Disaster Ready is the first step in being able to adequately respond to and recover from any disaster or emergency. Is your organization involved in assisting neighborhood residents in preparing themselves, their families and their homes for a solar storm and other disasters or emergencies that could strike the region? Part 2 Yes If the above answer is yes. List in detail the various disaster preparedness activities your organization undertakes to assist with neighborhood preparedness. Yearly exercises Monthly briefing through Neighborhood Watch If the above answer is no. Identify the name and point of contact information (Phone Number and / or Web Site) of your community s agencies or organizations that would be able to assist with preparing neighborhood residents for a solar storm or other disasters. 1 (Example: Shoemaker County Office of Emergency Management 555-555- 5555 www.scoem.gov) (Note: Access www.google.com to search for your community s agencies or organizations.) Contact Information Agency / Organization # 1: 2 3 Contact Information Agency / Organization # 2: 4 5 Contact Information Agency / Organization # 3: 6
Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 005 Friday Solar Storm Minus 4 Hours With CNN, and other news services, covering the story that the United States could be without communications and utilities for up to a week or longer will your organization take actions to help assist neighborhood residents with any last minute preparedness activities? Part 2 No If the above answer is yes. Identify and briefly describe the activities with which your organization will assist with. Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 006 Friday Solar Storm Minus 3 Hours Would your organization be contacted by emergency management officials upon learning that the region will be suffering the effects of a severe solar event within the next few hours? Part 2 Yes If the above answer is yes. Identify the emergency response agency that would have notified your organization. Holmes County Emergency Management, Wanda Stafford via email Part 5 If the above answer is no. At what point would your organization be notified. Part 6 Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 008
Part 2 Based on the fact that once the solar storm has struck normal communications will be very limited, does your organization have a plan to self-mobilize following the loss of electricity and communications? Yes If the above answer is yes. Briefly explain the self-mobilization process. We would self-mobilize and come to the New Hope station. Due to current circumstances your organization has self-mobilized. Part 7 Identify the individuals by name and title that would be responsible for mobilizing your organization. Primary: Part 8 Part 9 Roger Deal Secondary: 0 Caleb Church 1 Tertiary: 2 Jack Commander 3 Would the same individuals be responsible for leading your organization during its mobilization? 4 Yes Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 009 Friday Solar Storm Plus 3 Hours Now that your organization has mobilized it will be important to effectively coordinate the various response activities that will need to be undertaken. Identify the individuals that will fulfill the Incident Command System (ICS) positions and briefly describe the responsibility for each position. (Example: Logistics Section Chief John Harper Is responsible for obtaining needed equipment and supplies that will be used to respond to the solar storm.)
Logistics -supplies are at New Hope Station-Roger Deal Part 2 Planning-Emily Wilkerson Incident Commander-Caleb Church Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 011 Friday Solar Storm Plus 9 Hours Prepare a prioritized action plan (Incident Action Plan) outlining in detail activities that your organization will undertake following the loss of electrical utilities and communications due to the solar storm. In preparing the Incident Action Plan (IAP) list any resources that will be needed to undertake the action as well as develop a timeline for completing the identified action. (Example: Action Canvas the neighborhood to identify any residents that will need additional assistance due to the loss of electricity and communications. / Required Resources Note Pad. / Timeline 2 Hours.) Action-Take a look at residents in area that may have limitations. Required resources-maps, surveys previously done of residents with medical needs. Part 2 Action-New Hope building is self-sustainable with water and ice. Required resources-generator. Action-Know who has generator in community. Required resources-gas for generator. Timeline-unknown when solar storm may occur. Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 012 Saturday Solar Storm Plus 1 Day It will be important for your organization to remain in constant communication with its members and various response agencies and organizations. Briefly describe how communications will be maintained knowing that normal
communications channels have been totally disrupted: (Note: Access a copy of the Neighborhood Emergency Radio Communications Planning document.) With emergency management officials. Part 2 Runners via horse or bicycles With law enforcement officials. Horse or bicycles Part 5 With fire department officials. Part 6 Horse or bicycles Part 7 Among team members. Part 8 Family Service Radios (provided they still work) New Hope station would become hub for communication Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 013 Needs Assessment Based on the fact that the region as well as most of the United States could be without utilities for the next week or more prepare a list of resources (services, materials and supplies) that will be needed to support residents of the neighborhood following the solar storm. Need # 1: Part 2 Water/Ice Need # 2: Food Part 5 Need # 3: Part 6 Generator capability at New Hope station? Part 7 Need # 4:
Part 8 Medical needs Part 9 Need # 5: 0 Gas reserve for generators 1 Need # 6: 2 Shelter 3 Need # 7: 4 Transportation 5 Need # 8: 6 Law enforcement Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 014 The neighborhood has a number of residents 55 years of age or older that rely on the volunteers of the Meals on Wheels program to deliver hot meals and companionship. Due to the current circumstances, no electricity to prepare food along with the lack of available volunteers, the Meals on Wheels program has been discontinued until further notice. Would your organization assist these senior citizens? Part 2 Yes If the above answer is yes. Describe the actions that would be taken. We would assist them with food requirements. Part 5 If the above answer is no. What will the senior citizens be told? Part 6 Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 015
As evening of the second day without electricity approaches Mr Jones, a neighborhood resident, decides to use candles to light his home because the batteries in his flashlight area dead. Having placed a candle near an open window he goes into another part of the house. Suddenly a gust of wind blows the window curtain into the candle s flame. Within a few moments the house is on fire. Due to the lack of communications Mr Jones cannot call 911 to report the fire. Part 2 No With a neighborhood home on fire, and having no way to contact 911, will members of your organization have a role in suppressing or mitigating the spread of the house fire? (Note: Consult Section Two Fire Safety of the CERT Training Manual regarding actions that could be taken in such an incident.) If the above answer is yes. Briefly describe the actions that will be taken to suppress and / or mitigate the spread of the fire. Part 5 If the above answer is no. Identify who will extinguish the fire or at a minimum prevent the fire from spreading to other homes. Whoever is available. Part 6 In the country-plow fire lane to stop spread of fire from somewhere else. We do not have residents close to each other. Consider the house a loss. Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 016 Sunday Solar Storm Plus 2 Days Is your organization in possession of any supplies and / or equipment that can be utilized to assist with response and recovery efforts following the solar storm? (Note: Access a listing of potential items to incorporate into a Neighborhood
Part 2 Yes Disaster Supply Kit.) If the above answer is yes. Prepare an itemized list of the supplies and / or equipment. (Example: Item Generator / Quantity 1 / Storage Location NEPP Trailer) Roger keeps inventory list here at New Hope station. (see inventory list) All items are stored in the New Hope station. Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 017 One of your organization s members, Mr Potter, is suffering a heart attack. 911 still cannot be contacted via phone. Should CPR be started knowing that Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel will not be available to respond to assist? Part 2 Yes If the above answer is yes. How will you continue to provide CPR to Mr Potter without the assistance of EMS? EMS is located at New Hope station. If EMS is not available, we have an AED available at New Hope station. We should be able to provide care. Part 5 If the above answer is no. Briefly explain why. Part 6 Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 018
Monday Solar Storm Plus 3 Days Adam and Beth Morrison are an elderly couple who live in the neighborhood. As is true with everyone else, they are without power, water and phone service. Due to the current heat temperatures continue to set all-time highs. Several of their neighbors have expressed a concern for their well being given the lack of drinking water and the extreme heat. Briefly describe the actions that your organization can take to assist the Morrison s. Part 2 If the couple is willing to relocate, we would move them to the New Hope facility to supply them with their needs. We would offer to move. If they do not leave their home, we will supply with water and ice. Fortified Response - Solar Storm - # 019 Monday Solar Storm Plus 10 Days Across the United States electrical and communication systems have been coming back on-line. With utilities being restored to the neighborhood your organization has decided to demobilize. Does your demobilization plan include an operational debriefing of all team members? Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Yes If the above answer is yes. Briefly describe how this debriefing will be accomplished. We would discuss what went right and what went wrong. Does your demobilization plan include a Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) of all team members? 0 Unsure 1 If the above answer is yes. Briefly describe how this debriefing will be
2 accomplished.