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2 Preface Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan The Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan (TEP) is the roadmap for Hamilton County to accomplish the training and exercise priorities captured by emergency management stakeholders during the 2018 Training and Exercise Planning Workshop (TEPW). This document is a framework for measures taken to train upon and test Hamilton County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). Utilizing the trainings and exercises outlined in this Plan, Hamilton County stakeholders will gain a better sense of preparedness to respond and recover after an emergency or disaster. The Hamilton County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (EMHSA) will use the information outlined in this TEP to pursue a coordinated strategy to strengthen prioritized Core Capabilities. The first step in this strategy is recognizing specific areas for improvement to focus future trainings and exercises, which was accomplished during the TEPW. Training and exercise opportunities are proposed and scheduled for the years to support those areas identified as priorities. The purpose of scheduling specific trainings is to support proposed exercises and to ensure the strengthening of prioritized Core Capabilities during the next three years. The TEP will lay the foundation for a progressive, multi-year exercise program which enables organizations to participate in a series of increasingly complex exercises, with each successive exercise building upon the previous one, until mastery is achieved. Further, by including supportive training requirements in the planning process, organizations can address and strengthen known areas of improvement prior to exercising those capabilities. By setting forth a documented, strategic path for the strengthening of specific Core Capabilities, the TEP will help support the mission of Hamilton County EMHSA in providing methods of effective coordination and collaboration to create a culture of preparedness that builds and sustains a disaster resistant and resilient community in Hamilton County. This living document is subject to amendments and revisions, to include additional priorities as identified by real world events or exercises. Changes to the TEP or to the Training and Exercise Schedule will be discussed later in the document. TEPWs will be held annually and will allow for stakeholders to suggest and distinguish the need for specific trainings and exercises to be planned, so that new areas of improvement can be addressed and strengthened. i

3 Points of Contact (POCs) Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan Local Points of Contact Nick Crossley, CEM Director Hamilton County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency 2000 Radcliff Dr. Cincinnati, OH (office) Ryan McEwan, CEM Assistant Director Hamilton County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency 2000 Radcliff Dr. Cincinnati, OH (office) State Points of Contact David Nunley Training and Exercise Supervisor Ohio Emergency Management Agency 2855 West Dublin-Granville Road Columbus, OH (office) Glynn Pleasant State Exercise Program Coordinator Ohio Emergency Management Agency 2855 West Dublin-Granville Road Columbus, OH (office) ii

4 Table of Contents Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan PREFACE...I POINTS OF CONTACT (POCS)...II LOCAL POINTS OF CONTACT... II STATE POINTS OF CONTACT... II TABLE OF CONTENTS... III PURPOSE... 1 TRAINING AND EXERCISE PROGRAM... 1 METHODOLOGY AND TRACKING... 1 PROGRAM PRIORITIES CYBERSECURITY ECONOMIC RECOVERY ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE / HEALTH AND SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS MASS CARE SERVICES OPERATIONAL COORDINATION PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTHCARE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PUBLIC INFORMATION AND WARNING RISK AND DISASTER RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT RISK MANAGEMENT FOR PROTECTION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES MULTI-YEAR TRAINING AND EXERCISE SCHEDULE HAMILTON COUNTY TRAINING AND EXERCISE SCHEDULE HAMILTON COUNTY TRAINING AND EXERCISE SCHEDULE HAMILTON COUNTY TRAINING AND EXERCISE SCHEDULE HAMILTON COUNTY TRAINING AND EXERCISE SCHEDULE APPENDIX A: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TEAM TRAINING GRID APPENDIX B: CORE CAPABILITIES DEFINITIONS SHARED CORE CAPABILITIES PREVENTION PROTECTION MITIGATION RESPONSE RECOVERY APPENDIX C: EXERCISE TYPES APPENDIX D: TRAINING AND EXERCISE WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT ORGANIZATION LIST APPENDIX E: ACRONYM LIST iii

5 Purpose Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan The purpose of the Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan (TEP) is to document the overall priorities of the Hamilton County Training and Exercise Program for a specific multi-year time period ( ). This TEP identifies the training and exercises that will help Hamilton County build and sustain the identified priority areas, which are linked to Core Capabilities. It is considered to be a living document that can be updated and refined on an ongoing basis. Included in this TEP is a training and exercise schedule, which provides a graphic illustration of the proposed activities scheduled for the years Changes to the TEP or to the Training and Exercise Schedule can be requested by any emergency management partner or group. Requests for changes should be accompanied with justification and explanation in order to strengthen the Training and Exercise Plan by providing a more defined strategy for strengthening specific areas. Training and Exercise Program The Hamilton County Training and Exercise Program is a system of trainings and exercises dedicated to a Whole Community approach. The goal of the Program is to strengthen the resiliency and response capabilities of Hamilton County by testing and evaluating the County s emergency operations plans and the emergency operations center. This Program is primarily targeted for first-responder personnel, supporting agencies, as well as emergency management partners who have a role in the preparedness of the community before, during, and after a disaster or emergency. Trainings provided to Hamilton County stakeholders are sourced from a variety of areas Hamilton County EMHSA, Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA), Federal Emergency Management Agency s (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI), the National Fire Academy (NFA), Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) and the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC). Consortium-generated training courses are funded and developed by the Department of Homeland Security, include trainings from the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT), National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC), and Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). Ongoing independent study training courses can be found online via the FEMA s EMI website ( The Training and Exercise Program supports the Hamilton County Emergency Operations team by building a set of required and recommended courses for EOC team members to accomplish, in order to be prepared and qualified to staff the EOC in various positions. Appendix A details a training grid for EOC team Member Courses. The EOC team and supporting agencies will undergo an exercise of the emergency operations plans, in conjunction with EOC operations, annually. Methodology and Tracking Hamilton County emergency management stakeholders, local jurisdictions, and regional public and private sector partners were invited to participate in a Training and Exercise Planning Workshop (TEPW). Those invited to the TEPW include emergency management partners from the 15 Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) identified in the Hamilton County EOP as well as local fire, law enforcement, public works, elected and administrative officials. In addition, the Agency invited regional, State and Federal partners including non-profit, public and private sectors. A complete list of invited participants can be found in Appendix B. The goal of the TEPW was to collect data of training and exercises currently scheduled, as well as necessary or desired future trainings and exercises. During the TEPW, participants identified capability gaps from After Action Reports (AARs) 1

6 and Improvement Plans (IPs) from both real-world incidents and planned exercises, so that appropriate trainings and exercises could focus on and strengthen those noted areas of improvement. Using the data collected from the survey and the TEPW, trainings were selected in a way that allows an identified target audience to gradually build upon knowledge and skills to effectively implement certain actions or decisions, as related to the areas of improvement identified during the TEPW. The survey identified trainings respondents currently had taken to identify course saturation. This is defined as courses that have been conducted in previous years, to ensure courses facilitated by the Agency, meet the required participation thresholds, and to reduce redundancy. The second purpose of the survey was to have respondents identify Advanced Professional Series courses, that could potentially be facilitated by the Agency. Intertwined into these trainings are opportunities to apply the learning during practical exercises. These exercises are intended to progressively challenge participants through simulated events that will demonstrate necessary capabilities, as well as areas in need of improvement. The proposed exercises for years were decided upon based on verbalized specific need to address certain areas. Exercises will be developed and planned by a lead agency, department, or jurisdiction, with assistance from subject matter experts. Training notices are dispersed to interested stakeholders via multiple discipline-specific listserv systems. These opportunities are shared from training supervisors and their respective departments and employees, and extend regionally throughout the Southwest Ohio, Southeastern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky (SOSINK) area. Hamilton County EMHSA utilizes the Agency website, as well as associated social media sites, to publicize upcoming training opportunities. A Countywide set of shared Core Capability priorities encourages County stakeholders, upon knowledge of hosting a training or exercise, to share necessary and relevant information regarding those events with the Hamilton County Training and Exercise Specialist. By sharing training and exercise information with key stakeholder groups and with all Hamilton County jurisdictions, the Training and Exercise Specialist can aid in the coordination of planning and resource efforts, by further distributing notice of opportunities with additional interested County stakeholders. Hamilton County EMHSA coordinates regionally to bring courses that will provide training in relation to the identified Core Capabilities. Though a specific training may not be held in Hamilton County, the Region as a whole may offer a course that will fulfill a certain training need. Hamilton County also utilizes this method in participation of exercises, as it continues to work with partnering agencies and jurisdictions. Surrounding county s training and exercise calendars may affect this plan. Hamilton County EMHSA internally tracks training participation and provides evaluations to training participants to gather feedback. Hamilton County EMHSA keeps records of the hosted trainings, as well as staff training records. Individual emergency management partners are responsible for tracking the training records of their respective staff members. The Hamilton County EMHSA will continue to follow up with partnering agencies to maintain tracking and accountability of corrective actions taken. Program Priorities The National Preparedness Goal (NPG) identifies 32 distinct activities, called Core Capabilities, which are needed to address our greatest risks. The Core Capabilities serve as both preparedness tools and provide a common language for preparedness activities. Hamilton County uses the Core Capabilities to guide preparedness activities. Current capabilities and gaps with regards to Core Capabilities are outlined in the Hamilton County Threat and Hazard Identification & Risk Analysis, which is updated every three years by the Hamilton County EMHSA. The 32 Core Capabilities, which are defined in Appendix B, were also used to identify training and exercise needs in Hamilton County. During the 2018 THIRA & TEPW Summit, stakeholders were asked review their organization s After 2

7 Action Reports (AARs) from previous exercises, as well as their responses to real world events, and decided upon certain areas upon which to focus future trainings and exercises. The TEPW stakeholders were generated from a variety of disciplines and groups, so that the Hamilton County TEP would more accurately reflect the diverse needs of the whole community. From the identified areas of improvement, THIRA & TEPW Summit participants cross walked their needs to specific Core Capabilities, so that the Hamilton County TEP would have a strategic foundation to build upon. The Hamilton County Training and Exercise Program Priorities reflect the data gathered from the 2018 THIRA & TEPW Summit, and correspond to identified gaps in knowledge, skills, and abilities of various county entities from previous exercises and real-world events. The Program has chosen the concentration of ten Core Capabilities, based on feasibility and manageability of coordinating trainings and exercises. The ten Program Priorities, listed below, were chosen due to the frequency of which they were mentioned during the THIRA & TEPW Summit: 1. Cybersecurity 2. Economic Recovery 3. Environmental Response / Health and Safety 4. Infrastructure Systems 5. Mass Care Services 6. Operational Coordination 7. Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Medical Services 8. Public Information and Warning 9. Risk and Disaster Resilience Assessment 10. Risk Management for Protection Programs and Activities The core capabilities identified as priority items for future trainings and exercises are detailed in this section, with an explanation of capability intent, respective mission area to which each capability belongs, as defined in the NPG. Included in each priority explanation, is a list of proposed future training courses and exercises that would support the strengthening of the identified capability. Concluding each priority is a list of Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) that will participate in the bolstering of that particular capability. 1. Cybersecurity Description: Protect (and if needed, restore) electronic communications systems, information, and services from damage, unauthorized use, and exploitation. Mission Area: Protection Expected Outcomes: Discover risk-informed guidelines, regulations, and standards to ensure the security, reliability, integrity, and availability of critical information, records, and communications systems and services through collaborative cybersecurity initiatives and efforts. Implement and maintain procedures to detect malicious activity and to conduct technical and investigativebased countermeasures, mitigations, and operations against malicious actors to counter existing and emerging cyber-based threats, consistent with established protocols. Supporting Training Courses: AWR-135 Promoting Community Cybersecurity (TEEX): 6 Hours 3

8 AWR-136 Essentials of Community Cybersecurity (TEEX): 5 Hours AWR-315 Fundamentals of Criminal Investigations (NCBRT): 20 Hours MGT-384 Community Preparedness for Cyber Incidents (TEEX): 12 Hours MGT-385 Cybersecurity Exercise Planning (TEEX): 12 Hours MGT-452 Physical and Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure (TEEX):8 Hours Supporting Exercises: Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Virtual Table Top Exercise (VTTX), As Needed This capability is supported by the following Emergency Support Functions (ESFs): ESF #2 Communications ESF #3 Public Works and Engineering ESF #5 Emergency Management ESF #13 Law Enforcement 2. Economic Recovery Description: Return economic and business activities (including food and agriculture) to a healthy state and develop new business and employment opportunities that result in an economically viable community. Mission Area: Recovery Expected Outcomes: Conduct a preliminary assessment of economic issues and identify potential inhibitors to fostering stabilization of the affected communities. Ensure the community recovery and mitigation plan(s) incorporate economic revitalization and removes governmental inhibitors to post-disaster economic sustainability, while maintaining the civil rights of citizens. Supporting Training Courses: AWR-356 Community Planning for Disaster Recovery (NDPTC): 8 Hours G-108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance (OEMA): 16 Hours G Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities (OEMA): 8 Hours G-205 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role (OEMA): 16 Hours G-288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management (OEMA): 12 Hours G-358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning (OEMA): 12 Hours G-366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters (OEMA): 8 Hours G-418 Mass Care / Emergency Assistance Planning and Operations (OEMA): 16 Hours G-489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters (OEMA): 8 Hours G-548 Continuity Program Manager (OEMA): 20 Hours G-557 Rapid Assessment Planning (OEMA): 8 Hours HC DA Hamilton County Damage Assessment (EMHSA): 4 Hours MGT-460 Planning for Disaster Debris Management (NDPTC): 8 Hours OH-197 Planning for Access and Functional Needs in Emergencies (OEMA): 16 Hours OH-605 IA Damage Assessment (OEMA): 2 Hours Supporting Exercises: Business Continuity: Disaster in the Workplace Toolkit (Request Through OEMA), TTX OH-606 Recovery from Disaster Workshop (OEMA): 3 Hours 4

9 This capability is supported by the following Emergency Support Function (ESF): ESF #1 Transportation Infrastructure ESF #5 Emergency Management ESF #6 Mass Care ESF #7 Logistics ESF #14 Recovery 3. Environmental Response / Health and Safety Description: Conduct appropriate measures to ensure the protection of the health and safety of the public and workers, as well as the environment, from all-hazards in support of responder operations and the affected communities. Mission Area: Response Expected Outcomes: Identify, asses, and mitigate worker health and safety hazards, and disseminate health and safety guidance and resources to response and recovery workers. Minimize public exposure to environmental hazards through assessment of the hazards and implementation of public protective actions. Detect, assess, stabilize, and clean up releases of oil and hazardous materials into the environment, including buildings / structures, and properly manage waste. Supporting Training Course: Air Monitoring HazMat IQ (Federal Resources): 8 Hours ASERT Ammonia Safety & Emergency Response Training (Tanner Industries): 24 Hours AWR-118 Biological Incidents Awareness: 7 Hours AWR-345 Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Disaster Management (NDPTC): 8 Hours CSX Chlorine (CSX): 8 Hours Drug IQ HazMat IQ (Federal Resources): 8 Hours HazMat IQ Above the Line/Below the Line (Federal Resources): 8 Hours HazMat Research Hazardous Materials Research Specialist (Bad Day Training & Consulting): 8 Hours HazMat Safety Officer Hazardous Materials Safety Officer (NFA): 16 Hours MGT-319 Medical Countermeasures: Points of Dispensing Planning and Response (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-341 Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations within the Community Infrastructure (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-409 Community Healthcare Planning and Response to Disasters (NCBRT): 16 Hours MGT-439 Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness (TEEX) 16 Hours MGT-447 Managing Food Emergencies: Strategies for a Community Response: 16 Hours PER-219 A Prepared Jurisdiction: Integrated Response to a CBRNE Incident (NCBRT): 20 Hours PER-220 Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents (NCBRT): 16 Hours PER-222 Public Safety CBRNE Response Sampling Techniques and Guidelines (NCBRT): 24 Hours PER-273 A Coordinated Response to Food Emergencies: Practice and Execution (NCBRT): 16 Hours PER-298 Team Approach to Foodborne Outbreak Response (NCBRT): 16 Hours Propane IQ HazMat IQ (Federal Resources): 8 Hours Radiation IQ HazMat IQ (Federal Resources): 8 Hours Supporting Exercise: Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Exercise, Annually 5

10 This capability is supported by the following Emergency Support Functions (ESFs): ESF #6 Mass Care ESF #8 Public Health & Medical Services ESF #10 Hazardous Materials ESF #11 Animals and Agriculture 4. Infrastructure Systems Description: Stabilize critical infrastructure functions, minimize health and safety threats, and efficiently restore and revitalize systems and services to support a viable, resilient community. Mission Area: Response, Recovery Expected Outcomes: Re-establish critical infrastructure within the affected areas to support ongoing emergency response operations, life sustainment, community functionality, and a transition to recovery. Provide for the clearance, removal, and disposal of debris. Supporting Training Courses: AWR-213 Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness (TEEX): 8 Hours AWR-325 Site Protection Through Observational Techniques (NCBRT): 8 Hours AWR-345 Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Disaster Management (NDPTC) 8 Hours G-358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning (OEMA): 12 Hours G-361 Flood Fight Operations (OEMA): 20 Hours G-557 Rapid Assessment Planning (OEMA): 8 Hours MGT-310 Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-315 Critical Asset Risk Management (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-317 Disaster Management for Public Service (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-324 Campus Emergency Prevention, Response, and Recovery (NCBRT): 16 Hours MGT-341 Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations within the Community Infrastructure (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-342 Strategic Overview Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities (TEEX): 4 Hours MGT-343 Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-345 Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-414 Advanced Critical Infrastructure (TEEX): 8 Hours MGT-460 Planning for Disaster Debris Management (NDPTC): 8 Hours OH-607 PA Cost Documentation and Damage Assessment (OEMA): 2 Hours PER-212 Operational Level Response to HazMat / WMD Incidents (TEEX): 24 Hours Supporting Exercises: Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), Exercise (Annually) Business Continuity: Disaster in the Workplace Toolkit (Request Through OEMA), TTX This capability is supported by the following Emergency Support Functions (ESFs): ESF #1 Transportation Infrastructure ESF #3 Public Works and Engineering ESF #4 Firefighting ESF #5 Emergency Management ESF #12 Energy ESF #13 Law Enforcement 6

11 ESF #14 Recovery Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan 5. Mass Care Services Description: Provide life-sustaining and human services to the affected population, to include hydration, feeding, sheltering, temporary housing, evacuee support, reunification, and distribution of emergency supplies. Mission Areas: Response Expected Outcomes: Move and deliver resources and capabilities to meet the needs of disaster survivors, including individuals with access and functional needs. Establish, staff, and equip emergency shelters and other temporary housing options (including accessible housing) for the affected population. Move from congregate care to non-congregate care alternatives and provide relocation assistance or interim housing solutions for families unable to return to their pre-disaster homes. Supporting Training Courses: G-108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance (OEMA): 16 Hours G Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities (OEMA) 8 Hours G-205 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role (OEMA): 16 Hours G-288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management (OEMA): 12 Hours G-358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning (OEAM): 12 Hours G-366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters (OEMA): 8 Hours G-418 Mass Care / Emergency Assistance Planning and Operations (OEMA): 16 Hours G-489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters (OEMA): 8 Hours OH-197 Planning for Access and Functional Needs in Emergencies (OEMA): 16 Hours Supporting Exercises: Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Virtual Table Top Exercise (VTTX), As Needed OH-606 Recovery from Disaster Workshop (OEMA): 3 Hours This capability is supported by the following Emergency Support Functions (ESFs): ESF #1 Transportation ESF #5 Emergency Management ESF #6 Mass Care Services ESF #8 Public Health and Medical Services 6. Operational Coordination Description: Establish and maintain a unified and coordinated operational structure and process that appropriately integrates all critical stakeholders and supports the execution of core capabilities. Mission Areas: All Expected Outcomes: Execute operations with functional and integrated communications among appropriate entities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond, and recover to all-hazards events. Establish protocols to integrate mitigation data elements in support of operations with local, state, and area partners and in coordination with all applicable agencies. 7

12 Mobilize all critical resources and establish command, control, and coordination structures within the affected community, in other coordinating bodies in surrounding communities, and across the Nation, and maintain as needed throughout the duration of an incident. Enhance and maintain command, control, and coordination structures consistent with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to meet basic human needs, stabilize the incident, and transition to recovery. Establish tiered, integrated leadership and inclusive coordinating organizations that operate with a unity of effort and are supported by sufficient assessment and analysis to provide defined structure and decision-making processes for recovery activities. Supporting Training Courses: EOC 101 (EMHSA): 3 Hours EOC 201 (EMHSA): 4 Hours G-191 Incident Command System / Emergency Operations Center Interface (OEMA): 8 Hours G-235 Emergency Planning Course (OEMA): 16 Hours G-402 ICS Overview for Executives and Senior Officials (OEMA): 2 Hours G-775 EOC Operations (OEMA): 16 Hours ICS-300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (OEMA): 18 Hours ICS-400 Advanced ICS Command and General Staff Complex Incidents (OEMA): 14 Hours L-962 All-Hazards Position Specific Planning Section Chief (OEMA): 32 Hours L-969 All-Hazards Position Specific Communications Unit Leader (OEMA): 24 Hours MGT-312 Senior Officials Workshop for All-Hazards Preparedness (TEEX): 6 Hours MGT-340 Crisis Leadership and Decision Making (TEEX): 4 Hours MGT-346 Emergency Operations Center Operations and Planning for All-Hazards Events (TEEX): 24 Hours OH-101 Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans (OEMA): 8 Hours OH-131 Exercise Evaluation (OEMA): 8 Hours OH-139 Exercise Design (OEMA) 24 Hours OH/L-146 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course (OEMA): 24 Hours PER-340 Active Threat Integration Response Course (NCBRT): 24 Hours PER-352/353 Active Shooter Incident Management (TEEX): 16 / 24 Hours RAVEN911 Training (EMHSA): 2 Hours WebEOC Training (EMSA): 2 Hours Supporting Exercises: Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Exercise, Annually This capability is supported by the following Emergency Support Functions (ESFs): All 7. Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Medical Services Description: Provide lifesaving medical treatment via Emergency Medical Services and related operations and avoid additional disease and injury by providing targeted public health, medical, and behavioral health support, and products to all affected populations. Mission Area: Response Expected Outcomes: Deliver medical countermeasures to exposed populations. Complete triage and initial stabilization of causalities and begin definitive care for those likely to survive their injuries and illness. 8

13 Return medical surge resources to pre-incident Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan Supporting Training Courses: G-108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance (OEMA): 16 Hours G-366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters (OEMA): 8 Hours G-418 Mass Care / Emergency Assistance Planning and Operations (OEMA): 16 Hours MGT-319 Medical Countermeasures: Points of Dispensing Planning and Response (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-341 Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations within the Community Infrastructure (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-348 Medical Preparedness for Response for Bombing Incidents MGT-409 Community Healthcare Planning and Response to Disasters (NCBRT): 16 Hours MGT-439 Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness (TEEX) 16 Hours OH-197 Planning for Access and Functional Needs in Emergencies (OEMA): 16 Hours PER-211 Medical Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Events (TEEX): 16 Hours Supporting Exercises: Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Virtual Table Top Exercise (VTTX), As Needed Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Exercise, Annually Mass Casualty Incident (MCI), FSE, 2019 This capability is supported by the following Emergency Support Functions (ESFs): ESF #8 Public Health and Emergency Medical Services 8. Public Information and Warning Description: Deliver coordinated, prompt, reliable, and actionable information to the whole community through the use of clear, consistent, accessible, and culturally and linguistically appropriate methods to effectively relay information regarding threats or hazards as appropriate, as well as the actions being taken and the assistance being made available, as appropriate. Mission Areas: All Expected Outcomes: Use effective and accessible indication and warning systems to communicate significant hazards to involved operators, security officials, and the public (including alerts, detection capabilities, and other necessary and appropriate assets). Communicate appropriate information, in an accessible manner, on the risks faced within a community after the conduct of a risk assessment. Inform all affected segments of society of critical lifesaving and life-sustaining information by all means necessary, including accessible tools, to expedite the delivery of emergency services and aid the public to take protective actions. Deliver credible and actionable messages to inform ongoing emergency services and the public about protective measures and other life-sustaining actions and facilitate the transition to recovery. Reach all populations within the community with effective actionable recovery-related public information messaging and communications that are accessible to people with disabilities and people with limited English proficiency; protect the health and safety of the affected population; help manage expectations; and ensure stakeholders have a clear understanding of available assistance and their roles and responsibilities. 9

14 Support affected populations and stakeholders with a system that provides appropriate, current information about any continued assistance, steady state resources for long-term impacts, and monitoring programs in an effective and accessible manner. Supporting Training Courses: G-141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills (OEMA): 24 Hours G-289 Public Information Officer (PIO) Awareness Course (OEMA): 8 Hours G-290/291 Public Information Officer (PIO) / Joint information System (OEMA): 24 Hours MGT-318 Public Information for All Hazards (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-906/L-449 Incident Command System Curricula Train-the-Trainer (TEEX): 32 Hours PER-304 Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery (NDPTC): 8 Hours PER-343 Social Media Engagement Strategies (NDPTC): 8 Hours PER-344 Social Media Tools and Techniques (NDPT): 8 Hours Supporting Exercises: Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Exercise, Annually Mass Casualty Incident (MCI), FSE, 2019 MGT-323 Instructor Development Workshop (NCBRT): 24 Hours This capability is supported by the following Emergency Support Function (ESF): ESF #15 Emergency Public Information 9. Risk and Disaster Resilience Assessment Description: Assess risk and disaster resilience so that decision makers, responders, and community members can take informed action to reduce their entity s risk and increase their resilience. Mission Area: Mitigation Expected Outcomes: Ensure that jurisdictions complete a risk assessment that defines localized vulnerabilities and consequences associated with the potential of natural, technological, and human-caused threats and hazards to their natural, human, physical, cyber, and socioeconomic interests. Supporting Training Courses: AWR-167 Sport Event Risk Management (TEEX): 14 Hours AWR-213 Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness (TEEX): 8 Hours AWR-219 Site Protection through Observational Techniques (NCBRT): 8 Hours AWR-319 Natural Disaster Awareness for Community Leaders (NDPTC): 4 Hours AWR-322 Natural Disaster Awareness for Security Professionals (NDPTC): 8 Hours AWR-326 Tornado Awareness (NDPTC): 8 Hours AWR-331 Winter Weather Hazards: Science and Preparedness (NDPTC): 8 Hours AWR-332 Hazardous Weather Preparedness for Campuses (NDPTC): 8 Hours AWR-345 Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Disaster Management (NDPTC) 8 Hours AWR-347 Climate Adaptation Planning for Emergency Management (NDPTC): 8 Hours AWR-362 Flooding Hazards: Science and Preparedness (NDPTC): 8 Hours G-271 Hazardous Weather and Flooding Preparedness (OEMA) 20 Hours G-272 Warning Coordination (OEMA): 14 Hours G-358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning (OEMA): 12 Hours G-361 Flood Flight Operations (OEMA): 20 Hours 10

15 G-364 Multi-Hazard Planning For Schools (OEMA): 16 Hours G-366 Planning For The Needs of Children in Disasters (OEMA): 8 Hours G-367 Emergency Planning for Campus Executives (OEMA): 2 Hours G-393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers (OEMA): 21 Hours G-548 Continuity Program Manager (OEMA): 20 Hours MGT-310 Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-315 Critical Asset Risk Management (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-324 Campus Emergencies Prevention, Response, and Recovery (NCBRT): 16 Hours MGT-341 Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations with the Community Infrastructure (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-384 Community Preparedness for Cyber Incidents (TEEX): 12 Hours MGT-409 Community Healthcare Planning and Response to Disasters (NCBRT): 16 Hours MGT-418 Readiness: Training Identification and Preparedness Training (TEEX), (NCBRT): 16 Hours MGT-452 Physical and Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure (TEEX) 8 Hours NWS National Weather Service Spotter Training (NWS): 2 Hours OH-101 Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans (OEMA): 8 Hours OH-361 Fundamentals of Safe Room Design and Construction (OEMA): 8 Hours PER-229 Introduction to Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) Suite (NCBRT): 24 Hours Supporting Exercises: G-318 Local Mitigation Planning Workshop (OEMA): 16 Hours OH-278 Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) Workshop (OEMA): 12 Hours This capability is supported by the following Emergency Support Functions (ESFs): All 10. Risk Management for Protection Programs and Activities Mission Area: Protection Description: Identify, assess, and prioritize risks to inform Protection activities, countermeasures, and investments. Expected Outcomes: Ensure critical infrastructure sectors and Protection elements have and maintain risk assessment processes to identify and prioritize assets, systems, networks, and functions. Ensure operational activities and critical infrastructure sectors have and maintain appropriate threat, vulnerability, and consequence tools to identify and assess threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences Supporting Training Courses: AWR-122 Law Enforcement Prevention and Deterrence of Terrorist Acts (NCBRT): 14 Hours AWR-219 Site Protection through Observational Techniques (NCBRT): 8 Hours AWR-322 Natural Disaster Awareness for Security Professionals (NDPTC): 8 Hours AWR-325 Site Protection and Document Screening Techniques (NCBRT): 8 Hours AWR-345 Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Disaster Management (NDPTC) 8 Hours G-358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning (OEMA): 12 Hours G-364 Multi-Hazard Planning For Schools (OEMA): 16 Hours G-366 Planning For The Needs of Children in Disasters (OEMA): 8 Hours G-367 Emergency Planning for Campus Executives (OEMA): 2 Hours 11

16 G-548 Continuity Program Manager (OEMA): 20 Hours MGT-310 Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-315 Critical Asset Risk Management (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-324 Campus Emergencies Prevention, Response, and Recovery (NCBRT): 16 Hours MGT-384 Community Preparedness for Cyber Incidents (TEEX): 12 Hours MGT-404 Sports and Special Events Incident Management (TEEX): 16 Hours MGT-409 Community Healthcare Planning and Response to Disasters (NCBRT): 16 Hours MGT-418 Readiness: Training Identification and Preparedness Training (TEEX), (NCBRT): 16 Hours MGT-440 Enhanced Sports and Special Events Incident Management (TEEX): 24 Hours MGT-452 Physical and Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure (TEEX) 8 Hours OH-101 Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans (OEMA): 8 Hours OH-361 Fundamentals of Safe Room Design and Construction (OEMA): 8 Hours PER-229 Introduction to Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) Suite (NCBRT): 24 Hours Supporting Exercises: Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Virtual Table Top Exercise (VTTX), As Needed This capability is supported by the following Emergency Support Functions (ESFs): ESF #13 Law Enforcement Other Core Capabilities In addition to the above listed Program Priorities, Hamilton County will from time to time bring in trainings at the request of our emergency management partners that do not directly align with our Program Priorities. Screening, Search, and Detection Supporting Training Courses: Air Monitoring HazMat IQ (Federal Resources): 8 Hours Drug IQ HazMat IQ (Federal Resources): 8 Hours PER-312 Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device Detection (CDP): 6 Hours PER-339 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Search Procedures Course (CDP): 7.7. Hours Propane IQ HazMat IQ (Federal Resources): 8 Hours Radiation IQ HazMat IQ (Federal Resources): 8 Hours Logistics and Supply Chain Management Supporting Training Courses: L-967 All-Hazards Position Specific Logistics Section Chief (OEMA): 40 Hours On-scene Security, Protection, and Law Enforcement Supporting Training Courses: DHS Active Shooter Workshop: 8 Hours FSO Facility Security Officer (Safety Management Systems): 16 Hours PER-352/353 Active Shooter Incident Management (TEEX): 16 / 24 Hours 12

17 Situational Assessment Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan Supporting Training Courses: HazMat Research Hazardous Materials Research Specialist (Bad Day Training & Consulting): 8 Hours Supply Chain Integrity and Security Supporting Training Courses: FSO Facility Security Officer (Safety Management Systems): 16 Hours Ongoing Drills Hamilton County EMHSA staff regularly conducts drills to ensure county equipment is in regular working order. Monthly Outdoor Warning Siren Test On the first Wednesday of each month at noon, weather permitting, the Hamilton County EMHSA activates the 189 Outdoor Warning Sirens to ensure the equipment is in working order and that all EMHSA staff is trained on the operating procedures. Monthly MARCS Radio Test On the second Monday of each month, the Hamilton County EMHSA does a radio test with the Ohio EMA, ensuring the Ohio Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) is in working order and that all EMHSA staff is trained on the operating procedures. Weekly Rave Alert Mobile Safety Test On the first workday of each week, the Hamilton County EMHSA Duty Officer tests the Rave Alert Mobile Safety notification system, ensuring the software is in working order and that all EMHSA staff is trained on the operating procedures. 13

18 Multi-Year Training and Exercise Schedule Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan This section illustrates the training and exercise events scheduled or proposed in Hamilton County for the years The trainings included in the schedule are those discussed and mentioned during the TEPW as desired courses, or courses already planned by various stakeholders. The calendar will also include scheduled trainings and exercises that are being held in the region that Hamilton County stakeholders have the opportunity to attend, observer or participate in. This schedule does not reflect those routine trainings held by individual agencies or departments that are internal and not open for diverse stakeholder participation. Exercises were scheduled on an increasingly complex, building block basis, so that progress in the identified capability areas can be demonstrated. Training courses are introduced into the schedule in order to strengthen capability areas or support exercises. The Multi-Year Training and Exercise Schedule is subject to change to accommodate for training course updates, date conflicts, extended planning processes, and real-world events. Ongoing Emergency Operations Center Team trainings that are available as Independent Study courses are omitted from the Schedule. The Training and Exercise Schedule is categorized into the following categories: Training Scheduled, Training Proposed, Exercise Scheduled, Exercise Proposed. The legend below explains the status of each training or exercise event denoted by color. Training Scheduled Training Proposed Regional Training (County Name) Exercise Scheduled Exercise Proposed Regional Exercise (County Name) AWR-213 (4 & 9) 1/23/19 Background Color for Category (see above) Course Code Program Priority Number(s) (see list below) Date of Training/Exercise Program Priorities: 1. Cybersecurity 2. Economic Recovery 3. Environmental Response / Health and Safety 4. Infrastructure Systems 5. Mass Care Services 6. Operational Coordination 7. Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Medical Services 8. Public Information and Warning 9. Risk and Disaster Resilience Assessment 10. Risk Management for Protection Programs and Activities 14

19 2019 Hamilton County Training and Exercise Schedule JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Active Shooter Workshop (N/A) 1/10/19 Raven911/ WebEOC 1/17/19 AWR-213 (4 & 9) 1/23/19 Air Monitoring (3) 1/23/19 MGT-346 Warren Co. LEPC TTX Brown Co. LEPC TTX Highland Co. EOC 101 2/21/19 Drug IQ (3) 2/28/19 NWS Weather Spotter (9) G-402 Butler Co. OH-605 (2) Butler Co. OH-607 (4) Butler Co. FSO (N/A) 3/5-7/19 MGT-310 (4, 9 & 10) 3/12-13/19 HC DA (2) 3/21/19 HazMat Safety Officer (3) 3/26/19 ICS-300 ICS-400 AWR-362 (9) 3/6/19 Campbell Co. G-235 Butler Co. G-557 (2 & 4) Clermont Co. ESF #1 TTX HazMat Safety Officer (3) 4/16/19 Raven911/ WebEOC 4/18/19 AWR-345 (3, 4, 9 & 10) G-358 (2, 4, 5, 9, & 10) MGT-319 (3 & 7) NWS Advanced Spotter (9) MGT-460 (2 & 4) 4/17/19 Campbell Co. LEPC TTX 4/25/19 LEPC TTX Clermont Co. HazMat Safety Officer (3) 5/1/19 MGT-315 (4, 9 & 10) 5/7-8/19 EOC 101 5/16/19 ASERT (3) 5/21-23/19 L-146 PER-343 (8) L-969 Brown Co. MGT-414 (4) 6/12/19 HC DA (2) 6/20/19 MGT-452 (1, 9 & 10) HazMat IQ (3) AWR-213 (4 & 9) 6/20/19 Campbell Co. G-191 Butler Co. PER-339 (N/A) 7/16/19 Raven911/ WebEOC 7/18/19 PER-312 (N/A) 7/18/19 CSX Chlorine (3) 7/23-25/19 G-402 G-557 (2 & 4) 7/17/19 Campbell Co. L-962 Butler Co. LEPC FSE Highland Co. EOC 101 8/15/19 AWR-325 (4 & 10) G-393 (9) MGT-409 (3, 7, 9 & 10) HazMat IQ (3) Butler Co. ESF #4/9 TTX HC DA (2) 9/19/19 HazMat Research (3) 9/25/19 G-489 (2 & 5) MGT-385 (1) MGT-315 (4, 9 & 10) 9/11-12/19 Campbell Co. LEPC/MCI FSE 9/19/19 Raven911/ WebEOC 10/17/19 MGT-439 (3 & 7) AWR-331 (9) G-205 (2 & 5) Propane IQ (3) G-775 Brown Co. ESF #2 TTX EOC /14/19 L-967 (N/A) Radiation IQ (3) OH-606 (2 & 5) Warren Co. ESF #6/8/11 TTX HC DA (2) 12/19/19 G-290/291 (8) MGT-312 ESF #3/7 TTX LEPC TTX Warren Co. 15

20 2020 Hamilton County Training and Exercise Schedule JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Raven911/ WebEOC EOC 101 HC DA (2) EOC 201 Raven911/ WebEOC EOC 101 HC DA (2) EOC 201 Raven911/ WebEOC EOC 101 HC DA EOC 201 AWR-347 (9) AWR-362 (9) G-205 (2 & 5) G-108 (2, 5 & 7) G-775 G-366 (2, 5, 7, 9, & 10) AWR-122 (10) AWR-219 (9 & 10) MGT-460 (2 & 4) ICS-300 OH-139 OH-131 G-548 (2, 9 & 10) G-557 (2 & 4) G-272 (9) PER-212 (4) MGT-343 (4) MGT-345 (4) MGT-346 MGT-318 (8) OH-197 (2, 5 & 7) ICS-400 Winter Weather TTX MGT-317 (4) MGT-384 (1, 9 & 10) MGT-341 (3, 4, 7 & 9) ESF #5 TTX EOC FE OH-101 (6, 9 & 10) PER-340 ESF #14 TTX ESF #12 TTX ESF #13 TTX ES #10 TTX 16

21 2021 Hamilton County Training and Exercise Schedule JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Raven911/ WebEOC PER-222 (3) EOC 101 G-288 (2 & 5) HC DA (2) AWR-167 (9) MGT-310 (4, 9 & 10) MGT-404 (10) Raven911/ WebEOC MGT-440 (10) EOC 101 ICS-300 HC DA (2) PER-352 G-358 (2, 4, 5, 9, & 10) MGT-414 (4) Raven911/ WebEOC AWR-326 (9) EOC 101 G-361 (4 & 9) HC DA (2) OH-361 (9 & 10) AWR-319 (9) G-364 (9 & 10) PER-219 (3) AWR-213 (4 & 9) PER-220 (3) ICS-400 MGT-315 (4, 9 & 10) G-366 (2, 5, 7, 9, & 10) MGT-324 (4, 9 & 10) LEPC FE 17

22 2022 Hamilton County Training and Exercise Schedule JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Raven911/ WebEOC OH-101 (6, 9 & 10) EOC 101 MGT-418 (9 & 10) HC DA (2) G-235 G-402 EOC FE Raven911/ WebEOC L-146 EOC 101 ICS-300 HC DA (2) G-191 G-775 MGT-340 Raven911/ WebEOC MGT-906 (8) EOC 101 HC DA (2) OH-139 OH-131 ICS-400 MCI FSE 18

23 Appendix A: Emergency Operations Center Team Training Grid Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan The courses in the grid below represent the minimum standard for representatives to the Emergency Operations Center. At the recommendation of the senior agency official, personnel may receive training at a higher level, the recommended courses, and/or position specific training. Members of specialized response teams (IMAT, Command 400, HazMat) may also receive training at a higher level and/or position-specific training. New employees will have one year to complete the required training based upon their position. Training records are to be maintained by the designated Training Officer of each participating department or agency. All Emergency Responders First-Line Supervisors/ EOC Representatives Required Courses Mid-Level Response/ EOC Supervisors Command, Position Leaders, General Staff IS 100.b IS 100.b IS 100.b IS 100.b IS 700.a IS 200.b IS 200.b IS 200.b IS 700.a IS 700.a IS 700.a EOC 101 IS 800.b IS 800.b Raven 911 ICS-300 ICS-300 WebEOC EOC 101 ICS-400 Raven 911 EOC 101 WebEOC Raven 911 WebEOC Recommended Courses IS.200.b MGT-346 IS 702.a IS 702.a IS 703.a IS 703.a IS 706 IS 706 MGT-346 MGT-346 G-191 G-775 Position Specific Courses Position Specific Courses Position Specific Courses 19

24 Appendix B: Core Capabilities Definitions Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan Shared Core Capabilities Planning Conduct a systematic process engaging the whole community as appropriate in the development of executable strategic, operational, and/or tactical-level approaches to meet defined objectives. Public Information and Warning Deliver coordinated, prompt, reliable, and actionable information to the whole community through the use of clear, consistent, accessible, and culturally and linguistically appropriate methods to effectively relay information regarding threats or hazards as appropriate, as well as the actions being taken and the assistance being made available, as appropriate. Operational Coordination Establish and maintain a unified and coordinated operational structure and process that appropriately integrates all critical stakeholders and supports the execution of core capabilities. Prevention Forensics and Attribution Conduct forensic analysis and attribute terrorist acts (including the means and methods of terrorism) to their source, to include forensic analysis as well as attribution for an attack and for the preparation for an attack in an effort to prevent initial or follow-up acts and/or swiftly develop counter-options. Intelligence and Information Sharing Provide timely, accurate, and actionable information resulting from the planning, direction, collection, exploitation, processing, analysis, production, dissemination, evaluation, and feedback of available information concerning physical and cyber threats to the United States, its people, property, or interests; the development, proliferation, or use of WMDs; or any other matter bearing on U.S. national or homeland security by local, state, tribal, territorial, Federal, and other stakeholders. Information sharing is the ability to exchange intelligence, information, data, or knowledge among government or private sector entities, as appropriate. Interdiction and Disruption Delay, divert, intercept, halt, apprehend, or secure threats and/or hazards. Screening, Search, and Detection Identify, discover, or locate threats and/or hazards through active and passive surveillance and search procedures. This may include the use of systematic examinations and assessments, biosurveillance, sensor technologies, or physical investigation and intelligence. Protection Intelligence and Information Sharing Provide timely, accurate, and actionable information resulting from the planning, direction, collection, exploitation, processing, analysis, production, dissemination, evaluation, and feedback of available information concerning physical and cyber threats to the United States, its people, property, or interests; the development, proliferation, or use of WMDs; or any other matter bearing on U.S. national or homeland security by local, state, tribal, territorial, Federal, and other stakeholders. Information sharing is the ability to exchange intelligence, information, data, or knowledge among government or private sector entities, as appropriate. Interdiction and Disruption Delay, divert, intercept, halt, apprehend, or secure threats and/or hazards. Screening, Search, and Detection Identify, discover, or locate threats and/or hazards through active and passive surveillance and search procedures. This may include the use of systematic examinations and assessments, biosurveillance, sensor technologies, or physical investigation and intelligence. Access Control and Identity Verification Apply and support necessary physical, technological, and cyber measures to control admittance to critical locations and systems. Cybersecurity Protect (and if needed, restore) electronic communications systems, information, and services from damage, unauthorized use, and exploitation. Physical Protective Measures Implement and maintain risk-informed countermeasures, and policies protecting people, borders, structures, materials, products, and systems associated with key operational activities and critical infrastructure sectors. Risk Management for Protection Programs and Activities Identify, assess, and prioritize risks to inform Protection activities, countermeasures, and investments. 20

25 Supply Chain Integrity and Security Strengthen the security and resilience of the supply chain. Mitigation Community Resilience Enable the recognition, understanding, communication of, and planning for risk and empower individuals and communities to make informed risk management decisions necessary to adapt to, withstand, and quickly recover from future incidents. Long-term Vulnerability Reduction Build and sustain resilient systems, communities, and critical infrastructure and key resources lifelines so as to reduce their vulnerability to natural, technological, and human-caused threats and hazards by lessening the likelihood, severity, and duration of the adverse consequences. Risk and Disaster Resilience Assessment Assess risk and disaster resilience so that decision makers, responders, and community members can take informed action to reduce their entity s risk and increase their resilience. Threats and Hazards Identification Identify the threats and hazards that occur in the geographic area; determine the frequency and magnitude; and incorporate this into analysis and planning processes so as to clearly understand the needs of a community or entity. Response Infrastructure Systems Stabilize critical infrastructure functions, minimize health and safety threats, and efficiently restore and revitalize systems and services to support a viable, resilient community. Critical Transportation Provide transportation (including infrastructure access and accessible transportation services) for response priority objectives, including the evacuation of people and animals, and the delivery of vital response personnel, equipment, and services into the affected areas. Environmental Response/Health and Safety Conduct appropriate measures to ensure the protection of the health and safety of the public and workers, as well as the environment, from all-hazards in support of responder operations and the affected communities. Fatality Management Services Provide fatality management services, including decedent remains recovery and victim identification, working with local, state, tribal, territorial, insular area, and Federal authorities to provide mortuary processes, temporary storage or permanent internment solutions, sharing information with mass care services for the purpose of reunifying family members and caregivers with missing persons/remains, and providing counseling to the bereaved. Fire Management and Suppression Provide structural, wildland, and specialized firefighting capabilities to manage and suppress fires of all types, kinds, and complexities while protecting the lives, property, and the environment in the affected area. Logistics and Supply Chain Management Deliver essential commodities, equipment, and services in support of impacted communities and survivors, to include emergency power and fuel support, as well as the coordination of access to community staples. Synchronize logistics capabilities and enable the restoration of impacted supply chains. Mass Care Services Provide life-sustaining and human services to the affected population, to include hydration, feeding, sheltering, temporary housing, evacuee support, reunification, and distribution of emergency supplies. Mass Search and Rescue Operations Deliver traditional and atypical search and rescue capabilities, including personnel, services, animals, and assets to survivors in need, with the goal of saving the greatest number of endangered lives in the shortest time possible. On-scene Security, Protection, and Law Enforcement Ensure a safe and secure environment through law enforcement and related security and protection operations for people and communities located within affected areas and also for response personnel engaged in lifesaving and life-sustaining operations. Operational Communications Ensure the capability for timely communications in support of security, situational awareness, and operations by any and all means available, among and between affected communities in the impact area and all response forces. 21

26 Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Medical Services Provide lifesaving medical treatment via Emergency Medical Services and related operations and avoid additional disease and injury by providing targeted public health, medical, and behavioral health support, and products to all affected populations. Situational Assessment Provide all decision makers with decision-relevant information regarding the nature and extent of the hazard, any cascading effects, and the status of the response. Recovery Infrastructure Systems Stabilize critical infrastructure functions, minimize health and safety threats, and efficiently restore and revitalize systems and services to support a viable, resilient community. Economic Recovery Return economic and business activities (including food and agriculture) to a health state and develop new business and employment opportunities that result in an economically viable community. Health and Social Services Restore and improve health and social services capabilities and networks to promote the resilience, independence, health (including behavioral health), and well-being of the whole community. Housing Implement housing solutions that effectively support the needs of the whole community and contribute to its sustainability and resilience. Natural and Cultural Resources Protect natural and cultural resources and historic properties through appropriate planning, mitigation, response, and recovery actions to preserve, conserve, rehabilitate, and restore them consistent with post-disaster community priorities and best practices and in compliance with applicable environmental and historic preservation laws and executive orders. 22

27 Appendix C: Exercise Types Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan Discussion-Based Exercises Discussion-based exercises are normally used as a starting point in the building-block approach to the cycle, mix, and range of exercises. Discussion-based exercises include seminars, workshops, tabletop exercises (TTXs), and games. These types of exercises typically highlight existing plans, policies, mutual-aid agreements (MAAs), and procedures. Thus, they are exceptional tools for familiarizing agencies and personnel with current or expected jurisdictional capabilities. Discussion-based exercises typically focus on strategic, policy-oriented issues; operations-based exercises focus more on tactical, response-related issues. Facilitators and/or presenters usually lead the discussion, keeping participants on track while meeting the objectives of the exercise. Seminars Seminars are generally used to orient participants to or provide an overview of authorities, strategies, plans, policies, procedures, protocols, response resources, or concepts and ideas. Seminars provide a good starting point for jurisdictions that are developing or making major changes to their plans and procedures. They offer the following attributes: Informal discussions led by a seminar leader Lack of time constraints caused by real-time portrayal of incidents Low-stress environment employing a number of instruction techniques such as lectures, multi-media presentations, panel discussions, case study discussion, expert testimony, and decision support tools Proven effectiveness with both small and large groups Workshops Workshops represent the second tier of exercises in the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) building-block approach. Although similar to seminars, workshops differ in two important aspects: participant interaction is increased, and the focus is on achieving or building a product (such as a plan or a policy). Workshops provide an ideal forum for the following: Building teams Collecting or sharing information Obtaining consensus Obtaining new or different perspectives Problem solving of complex issues Testing new ideas, processes, or procedures Training groups in coordinated activities In conjunction with exercise development, workshops are most useful in achieving specific aspects of exercise design such as the following: Determining evaluation elements and standards of performance Determining program or exercise objectives Developing exercise scenario and key events listings A workshop may be used to produce new standard operating procedures (SOPs), Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs), MAAs, Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plans (TEPs), and Improvement Plans (IPs). To be effective, workshops must be highly focused on a specific issue, and the desired outcome or goal must be clearly defined. Potential relevant topics and goals are numerous, but all workshops share the following common attributes: Effective with both small and large groups Facilitated, working breakout sessions Goals oriented toward an identifiable product Information conveyed employing different instructional techniques Lack of time constraint from real-time portrayal of incidents 23

28 Low-stress environment No-fault forum Plenary discussions led by a workshop leader Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan Tabletop Exercises (TTXs) TTXs involve key personnel, senior staff, and elected or appointed officials who discuss hypothetical scenarios in an informal setting. This type of exercise can be used to assess plans, policies, and procedures or to assess the systems needed to guide the prevention of, response to, and recovery from a defined incident. TTXs typically are aimed at facilitating understanding of concepts, identifying strengths and shortfalls, and achieving changes in the approach to a particular situation. Participants are encouraged to discuss issues in depth and develop decisions through slow-paced problem solving, rather than the rapid, spontaneous decision making that occurs under actual or simulated emergency conditions. The effectiveness of a TTX is derived from the energetic involvement of participants and their assessment of recommended revisions to current policies, procedures, and plans. TTX methods are divided into two categories: basic and advanced. In a basic TTX, the situation established by the scenario materials remains constant. It describes an emergency incident (i.e., scenario) and brings discussion participants up to the simulated present time. Players apply their knowledge and skills to a list of problems presented by the leader/moderator; problems are discussed as a group; and the leader generally agrees on and summarizes the resolutions. In an advanced TTX, play revolves around delivery of pre-scripted messages to players that alter the original scenario. The exercise controller (or moderator) usually introduces problems one at a time in the form of a written message, simulated telephone call, videotape, or other means. Participants discuss the issues raised by the simulated problem, applying appropriate plans and procedures. TTX attributes may include the following: Achieving limited or specific objectives Assessing interagency coordination Conducting a specific case study Examining personnel contingencies Familiarizing senior officials with a situation Participating in information sharing Practicing group problem solving Testing group message interpretation Operations-Based Exercises Operations-based exercises represent the next iteration of the exercise cycle and are utilized to validate the plans, policies, agreements, and procedures solidified in discussion-based exercises. Operations-based exercises include drills, functional exercises (FEs), and full-scale exercises (FSEs). They can clarify roles and responsibilities, identify gaps in resources needed to implement plans and procedures, and improve individual and team performance. Operations-based exercises are characterized by actual response, mobilization of apparatus and resources, and commitment of personnel, usually over an extended period of time. Drills A drill is a coordinated, supervised activity usually used to test a single specific operation or function in a single agency. Drills are commonly used to provide training on new equipment, develop or test new policies or procedures, or practice and maintain current skills. Typical attributes include the following: A narrow focus, measured against established standards Instant feedback Performance in isolation Realistic environment 24

29 Functional Exercises (FEs) An FE is designed to validate and evaluate individual capabilities, multiple functions, activities within a function, or interdependent groups of functions. Incidents are projected through an exercise scenario with incident updates that drive activity at the management level. An FE simulates the reality of operations in a functional area by presenting complex and realistic problems that require rapid and effective responses by trained personnel in a highly stressful, time-constrained environment. Response and recovery-focused FEs generally concentrate on exercising the plans, policies, procedures, and staffs of the direction and control branches of Incident Command (IC), Unified Command (UC), and/or multi-agency coordination centers (e.g., emergency operation centers [EOCs]). Movement of personnel and equipment is simulated. Prevention-focused FEs usually concentrate on exercising the plans, policies, procedures, agreements, networks, and staffs of fusion centers or law enforcement agencies with counterterrorism missions. Full-Scale Exercises (FSEs) The FSE is the most complex type of exercise. FSEs are multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional, multi-organizational exercises that validate many facets of preparedness. They focus on implementing and analyzing the plans, policies, procedures, and cooperative agreements developed in discussion-based exercises and honed in previous, smaller, operations-based exercises. In FSEs, the reality of operations in multiple functional areas presents complex and realistic problems that require critical thinking, rapid problem solving, and effective responses by trained personnel. During FSEs, incidents are projected through a scripted exercise scenario with built-in flexibility to allow updates to drive activity. FSEs are conducted in real time, creating a stressful, time constrained environment that closely mirrors real incidents. The level of support needed to conduct an FSE is greater than that needed during other types of exercises. Response-focused FSEs include many first responders operating under the principles of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to effectively and efficiently respond to an incident. Personnel and resources are mobilized and deployed to the scene where they conduct their activities as if a real incident had occurred (with minor exceptions). An FSE also may include functional play from participants not located at the exercise incident response site, such as multiagency coordination centers (MACs), EOCs, or hospitals. Typical FSE attributes include the following: Activating personnel and equipment Allocating resources and personnel Analyzing memorandums of understanding (MOUs), SOPs, plans, and policies Assessing equipment capabilities Assessing organizational and individual performance Assessing organizational and individual performance Demonstrating interagency cooperation Exercising public information systems Testing communications systems and procedures The level of support needed to conduct an FSE is greater than needed during other types of exercises. The exercise site is usually extensive with complex site logistics. Food and water must be supplied to participants and volunteers. Safety issues, including those surrounding the use of props and special effects, must be monitored. FSE controllers ensure that participants behavior remains within predefined boundaries. Simulation Cell controllers continuously inject scenario elements to simulate real incidents. Evaluators observe behaviors and compare them against established plans, policies, procedures, and standard practices (if applicable). Safety controllers ensure all activity is conducted within a safe environment. 25

30 Appendix D: Training and Exercise Workshop Participant Organization List Adams County Emergency Management Agency Alliance for Chemical Safety Amateur Radio Emergency Services American Red Cross Anderson Township Fire Department Boone County Emergency Management Agency Brown County Department of Public Safety Butler County Emergency Management Agency Campbell County Emergency Management Agency Cincinnati State Technical and Community College City of Cincinnati Building & Inspections City of Cincinnati City Manager's Office City of Cincinnati Emergency Communications Center City of Cincinnati Fire Department City of Cincinnati Health Department City of Cincinnati Office of Environment & Sustainability City of Cincinnati Police Department City of Cincinnati Stormwater Management Utility City of Forest Park Fire Department City of Harrison Fire Department City of Montgomery Fire Department City of Norwood Fire Department City of Norwood Health Department City of Springdale Health Department Clermont County Emergency Management Agency Clinton County Emergency Management Agency Colerain Township Administration Dearborn County Emergency Management Agency Duke Energy Fifth-Third Bank Greater Cincinnati Fusion Center Greater Cincinnati Harbor & Maritime Co-Operative Committee Greater Cincinnati Hazardous Materials Unit Greater Cincinnati Water Works Hamilton Clermont Cooperative Hamilton County Administration Hamilton County Communications Center Hamilton County Coroner's Office Hamilton County Educational Service Center Hamilton County Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency Hamilton County Engineer's Office Hamilton County Environmental Services Hamilton County Local Emergency Planning Committee Hamilton County Public Health Hamilton County Sheriff's Office HCDC, Inc. Highland County Emergency Management Agency Kenton County Homeland Security & Emergency Management Macy's Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati Miami Township Fire Department Mount St. Joseph University National Guard Bureau National Institute of Occupational Health & Safety National Weather Service Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation Ohio Bureau of Worker's Compensation Ohio Emergency Management Agency Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Ohio Homeland Security Ohio National Guard Ohio National Guard 52 nd Civil Support Team OKI Regional Council of Governments Proctor & Gamble Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Salvation Army Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority The Health Collaborative Tri-State Community Organizations Active in Disaster United States Coast Guard United States Environmental Protection Agency United States Federal Bureau of Investigations United States Department of Homeland Security United States Transportation Security Administration University of Cincinnati Village of Glendale Fire Department Warren County Emergency Services Whitewater Township Fire Department Xavier University 26

31 Appendix E: Acronym List Hamilton County Training and Exercise Plan AAR ALICE AWR COOP CVG EMHSA EMI EOC EOP ESF FE FEMA FSE HICS HSEEP IC ICS IP IS JIC LEPC MAA MAC MCI MGT MOU NDPC NIMS NPG OEMA PER PIO SNS SOP SOSINK SWOEMA SWOPHR TEP TEPW TTX THIRA UC After Action Report Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate Awareness Level Course Continuity of Operations Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Hamilton County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency Emergency Management Institute Emergency Operations Center Emergency Operations Plan Emergency Support Function Functional Exercise Federal Emergency Management Agency Full Scale Exercise Hospital Incident Command System Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program Incident Command Incident Command System Improvement Plan Independent Study Joint Information Center Local Emergency Planning Committee Mutual Aid Agreement Multi Agency Coordination Mass Casualty Incident Management Level Course Memorandum of Understanding National Domestic Preparedness Consortium National Incident Management System National Preparedness Goal Ohio Emergency Management Agency Performance Level Course Public Information Officer Standard National Stockpile Standard Operating Procedure Southern Ohio, Southern Indiana, Northern Kentucky Southwest Ohio Emergency Management Agencies Southwest Ohio Public Health Region Training and Exercise Plan Training and Exercise Planning Workshop Tabletop Exercise Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Unified Command 27

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