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Developing

Exercise Briefing Materials

riefing materials convey critical information and instructions pertaining to the imple-
mentation of a public health emergency exercise.These materials may be used in brief-
B ings conducted with exercise participants in a variety of roles (e.g., controllers, players,
actors, evaluators, and observers).The following elements should be included in any set of
briefing materials.

Exercise Objectives: Simulations and Artificialities:
To establish the purpose of the exercise and Mechanisms used to artificially simulate
define the exercise’s goals. events, activities, or actions within the sce-
nario to allow for further exercise response
Scenario: (for example, a mock TV news broadcast).
A realistic and comprehensive storyline that
serves as the backdrop for the exercise and Rules of Conduct and Safety
details the conditions and technical issues at Information:
play. Vitally important information that provides
for the safe conduct and protection of all
persons involved in the exercise. Includes
Scope of Play:
Developing Exercise Briefing Materials
mechanisms for initiating and discontinuing
The parameters in which the exercise will be
the exercise.Also includes the mechanism for
conducted, including duration of the exercise,
responding to actual emergencies or accidents
players involved, and level and details of should they occur during the implementation
involvement. Exercise activities are set within
of an exercise.
this scope to enable exercise participants to
perform against the established objectives.

Examples of Role-specific Briefing Materials

1 details of where, when, and to whom 2 Briefing materials for Controllers,
Briefing materials for Players: JASs;
Observers, and Evaluators: Exercise
the player(s) should report; exercise documentation forms; exercise
identification and identifying clothing identification and identifying clothing

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