Jeff Morrison Program Director Statewide Exercise – Operations Georgia Emergency Management Agency

Jeff MorrisonJeff Morrison

Program DirectorProgram Director

Statewide Exercise – OperationsStatewide Exercise – Operations

Georgia Emergency Management AgencyGeorgia Emergency Management Agency

Why Do We Prepare?Why Do We Prepare?Because Disasters Happen!Because Disasters Happen!

Swissair 111Swissair 111

WednesdayWednesday September 2, 1998September 2, 1998

Comair 5191

Sunday

August 27, 2006

What Is An Exercise ?What Is An Exercise ?

An An exercise is a focused practice activity that places the participants in a simulated situation requiring them to function in the capacity that would be expected of them in a real event.

Why Exercise?Why Exercise?

Exercises are conducted to Exercises are conducted to evaluate an organization’s ability evaluate an organization’s ability to execute one or more portions to execute one or more portions of its response or contingency of its response or contingency plan.plan.

ProcessProcess EquipmentEquipment StaffingStaffing

Progressive ExercisingProgressive Exercising

Made up of a series of increasingly Made up of a series of increasingly complex exercises.complex exercises.

Each exercise carefully planned to Each exercise carefully planned to achieve clearly identified goals.achieve clearly identified goals.

Each successive exercise builds upon Each successive exercise builds upon the previous one until mastery is the previous one until mastery is achieved.achieved.

Georgia Emergency Georgia Emergency Management AgencyManagement Agency

HURREX 2008HURREX 2008

May 28-29, 2008May 28-29, 2008

Georgia Emergency Georgia Emergency Management AgencyManagement Agency

Plan Review Plan Review Workshop Workshop

SeriesSeries

HURREX 2008HURREX 2008May 28-29May 28-29

OPEARATIONALREADINESS

Capabilities Based

Exercise Development

Workshop SeriesWorkshop Series

Evacuation Plan (Including Pets)Evacuation Plan (Including Pets)

Special Needs EvacuationSpecial Needs Evacuation

Statewide Sheltering for AtlanticStatewide Sheltering for Atlantic

HurricaneHurricane

Aviation Support Operations CenterAviation Support Operations Center

Workshop SeriesWorkshop Series

Logistics and StagingLogistics and Staging

Volunteers and Donated GoodsVolunteers and Donated Goods

Debris Management and Short Term Debris Management and Short Term RecoveryRecovery

Search and RescueSearch and Rescue

SOC/EOC Training and ExerciseSOC/EOC Training and Exercise

Workshop GoalsWorkshop Goals

Review existing plans for operational Review existing plans for operational readiness by state and local readiness by state and local stakeholders.stakeholders.

Identify potential gaps in operational Identify potential gaps in operational readiness.readiness.

Establish open lines of communication Establish open lines of communication between emergency support function between emergency support function partners at the state and local level.partners at the state and local level.

Exercise VignettesExercise Vignettes

HURREX 2008HURREX 2008

2 Day Functional Exercise:2 Day Functional Exercise:

Wednesday May 28, 2008Wednesday May 28, 2008

Thursday, May 29, 2008Thursday, May 29, 2008

Exercise Scenario:Exercise Scenario:

Catastrophic landfall of a Category 4 Catastrophic landfall of a Category 4 Hurricane upon the Georgia Coast. Hurricane upon the Georgia Coast.

HURREX 2008 ObjectivesHURREX 2008 Objectives

Evaluate SOC capability over multi-Evaluate SOC capability over multi-operational periods.operational periods.

Demonstrate and evaluate the ability to Demonstrate and evaluate the ability to develop and support a Common develop and support a Common Operational Picture.Operational Picture.

Provide the ability of State and local Provide the ability of State and local response agencies to exercise and response agencies to exercise and evaluate specific plans and procedures evaluate specific plans and procedures while interacting with State level while interacting with State level response groups.response groups.

HURREX 2008 FacilitiesHURREX 2008 Facilities

State Operations CenterState Operations CenterAtlanta, GAAtlanta, GA

Evacuation and Re-Entry BranchEvacuation and Re-Entry BranchJesup, GAJesup, GA

Aviation Support Operations CenterAviation Support Operations CenterChatham County Mosquito ControlChatham County Mosquito ControlSavannah/Hilton Head International Savannah/Hilton Head International

AirportAirport

Exercise ActivitiesExercise Activities

Storm InceptionStorm Inception

Storm DevelopmentStorm Development

Pre LandfallPre Landfall

Post LandfallPost Landfall

Awareness StatementsAwareness Statements Saturday May 24 - Sunday May 25Saturday May 24 - Sunday May 25

Awareness Statements:Awareness Statements: Pre-scripted.Pre-scripted. Posted to GEMA Website and distributed Posted to GEMA Website and distributed

by GEMA Duty Officer. (PDF & Mobile)by GEMA Duty Officer. (PDF & Mobile)

Distribution to:Distribution to: ESF primary and alternate contacts.ESF primary and alternate contacts. All EMA Directors.All EMA Directors. GEMA Staff.GEMA Staff.

Storm InceptionStorm InceptionAwareness StatementsAwareness Statements

Situation ReportsSituation Reports

Monday May 26 - Tuesday May 27Monday May 26 - Tuesday May 27

Pre-scripted.Pre-scripted. Posted to GEMA Website and distributed Posted to GEMA Website and distributed

by GEMA Planning Section. (PDF & by GEMA Planning Section. (PDF & Mobile)Mobile)

Distribution to:Distribution to: ESF primary and alternate contacts.ESF primary and alternate contacts. All EMA Directors.All EMA Directors. GEMA Staff.GEMA Staff.

Storm DevelopmentStorm DevelopmentSituation ReportsSituation Reports

Wednesday 28, 2008Wednesday 28, 200808000800

SOC fully activated to include all ESF’sSOC fully activated to include all ESF’s Two (2) operational periodsTwo (2) operational periods

0800 -13000800 -1300 1300 -18001300 -1800

Focus onFocus on Pre-landfall activitiesPre-landfall activities

Conference callsConference calls 1115 and 16301115 and 1630

LandfallLandfall

Thursday 29, 2008Thursday 29, 200808000800

SOC fully activated to include all ESF’sSOC fully activated to include all ESF’s Two (2) operational periodsTwo (2) operational periods

0800 -13000800 -1300 1300 -18001300 -1800

Focus onFocus on Post-landfall activitiesPost-landfall activities

Conference callsConference calls 1115 and 16301115 and 1630

HURREX 2008 Control and HURREX 2008 Control and EvaluationEvaluation

State Operations CenterState Operations Center

5 controllers provided by the Georgia 5 controllers provided by the Georgia State Defense ForceState Defense Force

4 experienced exercise evaluators4 experienced exercise evaluators

ASOCASOC

2 controllers provided by the Georgia 2 controllers provided by the Georgia State Defense ForceState Defense Force

1 experienced exercise evaluator1 experienced exercise evaluator

SOC Evaluator Meeting SOC Evaluator Meeting June 3, 2008June 3, 2008

Strengths:Strengths:

Participants approached the exercise Participants approached the exercise in a professional manner.in a professional manner.

Allowed and encouraged interaction Allowed and encouraged interaction between ESF participants.between ESF participants.

Provided for multi-operational period Provided for multi-operational period activities. activities.

SOC Evaluator Meeting SOC Evaluator Meeting June 3, 2008June 3, 2008

Weaknesses:Weaknesses: Some ESF capability may be based Some ESF capability may be based

on a single individuals participation.on a single individuals participation.

Concerned about capability over Concerned about capability over multi-operational periods.multi-operational periods.

Consider development of checklists, Consider development of checklists, written plans and procedures. written plans and procedures.

Why Do We Prepare?Why Do We Prepare?

Hurricane JamiHurricane Jami

Chatham County Chatham County

20082008

Situation –Situation – Thursday 5/29/08 1:00 PM Thursday 5/29/08 1:00 PMCritical Workforce Personnel Begin To Assess The Critical Workforce Personnel Begin To Assess The

DamageDamage

Highway 80 Near Bull

River

Situation –Situation – Thursday 5/29/08 1:00 Thursday 5/29/08 1:00

PMPMCritical Workforce Personnel Begin To Assess The Critical Workforce Personnel Begin To Assess The

DamageDamage

Base Of Lazaretto

Creek Bridge

Tybee Island



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Highway 80 Near

Fort Pulaski



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Tybee Pier



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South End of

Tybee Island



DamageDamage

Tybee YMCA



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Highway 80 at Draw Bridge



DamageDamage

May Howard

Elementary School

Wilmington

Island



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Crab Shack

Tybee Island



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Home on Isle of Hope



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Pennsylvania Avenue

Home



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Neighborhood Near Savannah

High



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Pennsylvania Ave.

Homes Pushed Into The Streets

By Wind And Water



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Skidaway Avenue

Near SSU



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Drinnon Residence

Talahi Island



DamageDamage

Tanks Compromised

Area Flooded With Petroleum

Products.



DamageDamage

Business on Bay St

Gas Leak Caused a

Large Fire In a Lumber Store



DamageDamage

Liberty City Homes



DamageDamage

Garden City Rail Yard

Trains Have Been Knocked

Over



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Lathrop Avenue

Looking North toward the GA Port Authority



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West Side Shopping

Center

Garden City



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Louisville Road

Pooler



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Louisville Road

Pooler



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Domino’s Pizza

Pooler.



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Chevis Road



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Chevis Road



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Georgetown Near Wild

Herron Road



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Remains Of Home

Canal Bank Road



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Garden Acres Neighborhood

Pooler



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Home On Cherry St

Bloomingdale

Residents Did Not

Evacuate



DamageDamage

Bloomingdale Water Tower



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Home Near Bonny Bridge

Road

Port Wentworth.



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Towne Lake Neighborhood

Pooler



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Pooler Neighborhood

South Rogers Street



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Pooler Neighborhood

South Rogers Street



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Pooler Neighborhood

Sangrena Woods



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Thunderbolt Neighborhood

Mechanics Avenue



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Thunderbolt



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Wilmington Island



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Wilmington Island

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Jeff Morrison Program Director Statewide Exercise – Operations Georgia Emergency Management Agency