Exercise, Training Oversight Panel (ETOP)October 31, 2006

By

Christopher Voss

ETOP Chair

ETOP – Who We Are

Voss, Chris (DC) – Chair Bass, C. Douglas (EM Chair representative) Christina Crue (MD State) Clemens, Michael (MD Local) Elliott Grollman (RESF 13 liaison) Jerry Barnhill (VA State) Mark Penn (VA Local) James Talbert (DC) Local and State Exercise and Training Support

ETOP Objectives

Create an NCR five year exercise schedule and coordinate exercises that engage the entire region, including Federal Departments, Agencies and capabilities.

Elect a jurisdiction or capable entity to manage an exercise project contract with management input from ETOP. This exercise project will follow this Program Plan, as written or updated by ETOP, and will be funded using the available exercise line item in ETOP’s annual budget

Integrate training standards and approaches across the NCR to reflect National and NCR strategy requirements

Create a consistent methodology to document lessons learned from actual emergency events and exercises in order to incorporate these lessons into training standards and operations protocols.

Exercises

Contract Vehicle in Place Accepting Exercise Requests on a rolling Basis –

Overlapping with the 5 year plan Spring Function Exercise

– The exercise seminar will be held on November 2, 2006 from 1000-1:00 at the COG Board Room (Third Floor).

Interoperable Communications Community Preparedness and Participation Critical Resource Logistics and Distribution Citizen Protection Mass Care

Long Term Exercise PlanYear Discipline Concentration Exercises

Objectives to correlate with the following:

NCR Strategic Plan Initiative Priority Target Capability*

2006

Fire/Rescue/EMS CBRNE Communications DrillIC

Communications NIMS IND CPX 4.1.2 IC

Health Pandemic Pandemic Influenza DrillIC, MP

2007

Public WorksNIMS

Hurricane FSE/CPX2.1.1, 2.2.1, 4.1.3, 4.3.3, 4.3.1

IC, CPP, CI, RL, CP, MC

Law EnforcementResponse and investigation of a terrorist incident Evacuation TTX (RDD)

2.2.1, 3.1.1, 4.3.1, 4.3.32.1.1, 2.2.1

CPP, IS, LE, CD, CI, RL, W/H, CP, RM

Transportation Evacuation

2008

Emergency Management

Mass Care Power Outage (IED) TTX4.2.3, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 3.2.1, 4.3.1

LE, CI, RL, ED, W/H, MS, MC

Energy Mass FatalityBioterror (FSE)

2.1.1, 3.2.1, 4.1.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.3

IC, MS, MP, MC

Mass Care Resource Support

2009

Long Term Recovery Mass Fatality Chemical Attack2.1.1, 2.2.1, 3.2.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.3.3

CD, LE, MS, W/H, CP, MC, RL, P

Health CBRNEMass-Transit Weapons (Planes, Trains, Cargo)

2.1.1, 2.2.1, 3.2.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.3

IS, CD, LE, MS, IC, MC, CI, RL, P

Law EnforcementFederal Asset Integration

2010

Public Information Resource and Logistics Cyber Attack 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 3.2.1, 4.2.3 LE, IC, CI, MC, RL

Emergency Management

COOP/EvacuationIND

2.1.1, 3.2.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.3, 4.3.3

IS, CD, LE, W/H, ED, IC, CPP, CP, CIP, RL, P, RM

Communications Mitigation

Training

Webeoc Training – contract approved, class schedule will be released shortly throughout the region

NIMS Training Managing Metro Emergencies COOP Training Incident Management Team Training NCR Radio Cache Team Training RESF 8 Training - HICS and NIMS : Core Curriculum

The Approval Process

Proposals are submitted to the ETOP liaison supporting the respective R-ESF submitter. A proposal shall consist of:

• Applicant profile• Budget• RESF chair endorsement letter or e-mail • Project description

• Example training: training course name, course description, course duration, estimated number of attendees, target audience for training, training location if known and estimated timeframe or period of performance for the training:

• Example exercises: Type of exercise, exercise objectives, type of scenario if known, exercise description, exercise duration, estimated number of attendees, target audience for exercise, exercise location if known and estimated timeframe or period of performance for the exercise.

The project description should not be a full proposal. One or two pages are adequate. If additional information is needed, ETOP will contact the submitter.

Next Step

Complete ETOP Website Promote 5-year Exercise Plan Support NIMS Training across the Region Provide Webeoc training Promote Regional Training initiatives Develop a corrective action program, which

identifies “Regional Issues

Next Step – Funding Approval Process

Vigilant Shield Exercise (RESF - 4) ACAMS Training (CIWG) NIMS Training (NIMS Compliance Officers) RESF 16 Exercise Hospital Disaster Life Support (RESF 8)