May 8, 2013

GOALS include: Increase quality of communications and preparedness

Hold a real-time exercise by September 1, involving state agencies, municipalities, and the private sector, including utilities

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Groups meeting to work on the EPPI include: Exercise and Training ◦Groups include a wide variety of representatives from local,

state, federal government, private sector Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) Team◦ Interagency Debris Management Task Force (IDMTF)◦Resource Support/Commodities◦Mass Care

State of Connecticut Public Safety Interoperability Communications Committee ◦Technology (Communications)◦ARES

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Overview for Executives and Senior Officials on EPPI

Overview for State Agencies on EPPI

*Date and Location to be Determined

When?June 20th and/or 22nd, 8:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.

- Preparedness: week leading up to the Exercise- Response: 8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.- Recovery: 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.- Hotwash: 2:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.

Where? Statewide with primary focus on severe

weather event in DEMHS Region 5

*DEMHS Regions 1-4 in a support role to Region 5

Town Emergency Operations Center/ Unified Command◦Municipalities activate EOCs, convene Unified Command

members, review/update/use plans◦Consider Superintendent of Schools and Recovery Coordinator

Practice Local/State Communications Processes /

Procedures◦WebEOC◦Interaction with DEMHS Regional Offices◦Communications Flow

Regional Transportation◦Review Regional Emergency Support Plans

Exercise Communications◦Review Regional Emergency Support Plans◦Commercial communications providers (AT&T,

Cablevision etc.)◦Emergency communications assets (to include Amateur

Radio)

Mass Care◦Review Regional Emergency Support Plans◦Region 5 Sheltering

Regional Logistics◦Review Regional Emergency Support Plans◦(Notional) DPW Strike Teams◦FEMA Local Point of Distribution Training, Region 5

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Public Health◦Review Regional Emergency Support Plans◦Test Surge capacity Region 5, Mobile Field Hospital

The exercise has been made a grant deliverable (one less thing to have to do!)

Good communications are critical. Getting together to address issues now (who is responsible for what) will help to spread the workload, and save time and energy when a serious incident occurs

State EOC and Simulation Cell active both days Situational updates to be provided leading up to the

exercise