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Drill
<br />A drill is a coordinated, supervised activity
<br />Preparation,
<br />$30,000
<br />usually employed to validate a specific
<br />Planning
<br />-
<br />function or capability in a single agency or
<br />Meetings,
<br />$75,000
<br />organization. Drills are commonly used to
<br />Participants (#),
<br />provide training on new equipment, validate
<br />Facilitation,
<br />procedures, or practice and maintain current
<br />Hours,
<br />Materials,
<br />skills. For every drill, clearly defined plans,
<br />Site/Mgt.
<br />procedures, and protocols need to be in place.
<br />Locations,
<br />Personnel need to be familiar with those plans
<br />Reporting/Plans,
<br />and trained in the processes and procedures to
<br />Travel &
<br />be drilled.
<br />Expenses,
<br />Moulage,
<br />Media,
<br />Volunteer
<br />Coordination
<br />Functional
<br />Functional Exercises (FE) are designed to
<br />Preparation,
<br />$75,000
<br />validate and evaluate capabilities, multiple
<br />Planning
<br />functions and/or sub -functions, or
<br />Meetings,
<br />interdependent groups of functions. FEs are
<br />Participants
<br />typically focused on exercising plans, policies,
<br />(30),
<br />procedures, and staff members involved in
<br />Facilitation,
<br />management, direction, command, and control
<br />Hours,
<br />Materials,
<br />functions. An FE is conducted in a realistic,
<br />Site/Mgt.
<br />real-time environment; however, movement of
<br />Locations,
<br />personnel and equipment is usually simulated.
<br />Reporting/Plans,
<br />Travel &
<br />Expenses
<br />Full -Scale
<br />Full -Scale Exercises (ESE) are typically the
<br />Preparation,
<br />$150,000
<br />most complex and resource -intensive type of
<br />Planning
<br />exercise. They involve multiple agencies,
<br />Meetings,
<br />organizations, and jurisdictions and validate
<br />Participants (30-
<br />many facets of preparedness. FSEs often
<br />50), Facilitation,
<br />include many players operating under
<br />Hours,
<br />Mater
<br />cooperative systems such as the Incident
<br />Site,/Mgt.
<br />Command System (ICS) or Unified Command.
<br />Locations,
<br />In an ESE, events are projected through an
<br />Reporting/Plans,
<br />exercise scenario with event updates that drive
<br />Travel &
<br />activity at the operational level. FSEs are
<br />Expenses,
<br />usually conducted in a real-time, stressful
<br />Moulage,
<br />environment that is intended to mirror a real
<br />Media,
<br />incident. Throughout the duration of the
<br />Volunteer
<br />exercise, many activities occur simultaneously.
<br />Coordination
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