The Whole Community: Planning for the UnthinkableTabletop Exercise FEMA 2012

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Today’s AgendaExercise Overview

Modules• Catastrophic Response

• Crisis Communications

• Search and Rescue

Strengthening the Whole Community

WHOLE COMMUNITY META SCENARIO

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Exercise OverviewToday’s goal:

To brainstorm truly innovative ways to fill critical gaps and make an impact onthe whole community within the first 72 hours of response to a catastrophic disaster

• Communications

• Search & Rescue

We will then have an opportunity to share these ideas with the wholecommunity by submitting them to FEMA’s online collaboration tool athttp://fema.ideascale.com/a/ideafactory.do?id=14692&mode=recent&discussionFilter=byids&discussionID=58329

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Exercise OverviewExercise ground rules

• There are no right or wrong answers/ideas

• Maintain a no-fault, stress-free environment

• Use the scenario to provide context and spark creative ideas

• Do not limit discussion to official positions or policies

• Tap community resources and assets to aid/enhance brainstorming

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Module 1Catastrophic Response

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C A T A S T R O P H I C

RESPONSE

C A T A S T R O P H I C

RESPONSEDISCUSSION ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS

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Module 2Crisis Communications

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CRISISCOMMUNICATIONS

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CRISISC O M M U N I C A T I O N S

DISCUSSION ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS

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Module 3Search and Rescue

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S E A R C H &

RESCUE

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S E A R C H &

RESCUEDISCUSSION ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS

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Strengthening the Whole Community

Additional Resourceshttp://www.fema.gov

http:// www.fema.gov/privatesector

http://www.fema.gov/about/wholecommunity

http:// www.fema.gov/emergency/usr

http:// www.ready.gov

http:// www.training.fema.gov

http:// www.llis.gov

http:// www.citizencorps.gov

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