Situation Manual Protective Actions 175 Minutes Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 1 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Tallahassee Twister Start Exercise No Image During the exercise it will be important to remember and comply with the following statements: It is important NOT to jump ahead in the exercise scenario. In other words don t focus on what might happen, focus on the Common Operating Picture that is presented during the exercise to make informed decisions. In any exercise a number of assumptions and artificialities may be necessary to complete play in the time allotted. During this exercise, the following apply: 1. The scenario is plausible, and events occur as they are presented. 2. There is no hidden agenda, nor any trick questions. Exercise Basics: 1. This exercise contains a total of 11 scenario and inject pages. 2. The exercise is self-paced and it should take your team appropriately 45 minutes to complete. However, based on the time your team spends on each scenario and inject your team may complete the exercise in under 45 minutes or it may take much longer than 45 minutes for your team to complete the exercise. Thoroughly review all scenarios and injects as they are presented during the exercise. Identify one individual to be responsible for inputting responses to the exercise injects. If you need assistance anytime during the exercise please call the Help Desk at: Phone Number - 605-475-4700 Account Number - 1076890 20 Minutes Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 2 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Tallahassee Twister Scenario # 001 Image of Severe Thunderstorm Warning It is early February and the severe weather associated with a line of thunderstorms moving through the area prompts the Tallahassee Forecast Office of the National Weather Service to issue a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for counties throughout Florida's Big Bend Region at 1:15AM. NOAA Weather Radios throughout the area sound their alarm due to the Severe Thunderstorm Warning. CLICK ON POD CAST TO PLAY NOAA Weather Radio Alert 10 Minutes Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 3 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Tallahassee Twister Inject # 002 Image of NOAA Weather Radio Does your workplace have an operational NOAA Weather Radio on the premises? Yes No If the above answer is yes. Identify the individual by name and title that is responsible for maintaining the radio to ensure that it is operational. Where is the radio located? If the above answer is no. Explain why there is not a radio on the premises. If your workplace has a radio activate it at this time to ensure that it is operational. (Note: Take the necessary time to actually text the radio.) Is the radio operational? Yes No If the above answer is no. Explain why the radio is not working. Identify three other sources that your workplace uses for monitoring weather conditions and other potential disaster threats. Source # 1: Source # 2: Source # 3: 20 Minutes Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 4 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Tallahassee Twister Inject # 003 Image of NOAA Radio As the line of thunderstorms continues to intensify as it moves through the region, the Tallahassee Forecast Office of the National Weather Service issues a Tornado Watch for counties throughout the Big Bend Region. Tornado Watch Issued 3:00AM Expires 12:00PM Access a larger version of the Tornado Watch Area map. Access a narrative report regarding the Tornado Watch. Once again NOAA Weather Radios throughout the area sound their alarm warning residents that the area is now under a Tornado Watch. Briefly describe what a Tornado Watch means. Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 5 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Tallahassee Twister Scenario # 004 No Image As city employees begin to arrive for work they are met with heavy rains and winds normally associated with a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. Soon the heavy rain turns into a severe thunderstorm with golf ball size hail. CLICK ON VIDEO TO PLAY Video Library Tornado # 1 Hail 10 Minutes Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 6 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Tallahassee Twister Scenario # 005 Image of At 9:11AM, meteorologists at the Tallahassee Forecast Office of the National Weather Service identify a thunderstorm on their Doppler weather radar capable of producing a tornado. They immediately issue a Tornado Warning. For the third time this morning NOAA Weather Radio alarms are sounding off. This time the alarm is due to a portion of Leon County being placed under a Tornado Warning. Access a larger version of the Radar Image. Access a narrative report regarding the Tornado Waring. The tornado is tracking from the southwest to the northeast. 10 Minutes Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 7 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Tallahassee Twister Inject # 006 Image of Tornado Warning Over the next 30 to 40 minutes the Tallahassee Forecast Office of the National Weather Service issues one Tornado Warning after another as the advancing cold front spawns numerous tornadoes threatening neighborhoods throughout Tallahassee. Issued 9:21AM Issued 9:36AM Issued 10:07AM Issued 10:24AM Tornado Warning Radar Image Radar Image Radar Image Radar Image Identify the primary and secondary person by name and title that would be responsible for notifying employees and / or customers that your workplace is within a Tornado Warning area and that everyone should take protective actions. Primary: Secondary: Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 8 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Tallahassee Twister Inject # 007 Image of Plan Does your workplace have a plan for notifying employees and / or customers of the potential threat due to the Tornado Warning? If the above answer is yes. Briefly describe the plan. Yes No If the above answer is no. Develop a simple strategy for notifying employees and / or customers of a potential threat to your workplace. Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 9 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Tallahassee Twister Inject # 008 Image of Protective Action Describe in detail the various protective actions that should be implemented when notified that your workplace is within the area covered by a Tornado Warning. Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 10 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Tallahassee Twister Inject # 009 Image of Disability If fellow employees and / or customers have physical disabilities or speak limited English briefly describe how you will assist them in taking protective actions. Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 11 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Tallahassee Twister Inject # 010 Image of Shelter Does your workplace have a location on its premises to shelter in place from the approaching tornado? If the above answer is yes. Identify the location. Yes No Does your workplace have an Emergency Action Plan that includes procedures for responding to a tornado? If the above answer is yes. Briefly describe the plan. Yes No Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 12 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com
Tallahassee Twister Inject # 011 CLICK ON VIDEO TO PLAY (Note: This video has no audio.) No Image Video Library Tornado # 5 Security Camera Your workplace has just been struck by a tornado. One of your first actions will probably be to call 911. In addition to calling 911 would you make any calls to city officials? If the above answer is yes. Identify who you will call and list their phone numbers. Yes No Briefly describe the actions that you and your fellow employees will undertake in the immediate aftermath of the tornado. Situation Manual Tabletop Exercise 13 Disaster Resistant Communities Group www.drc-group.com