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Conducting the Exercise

he actual conduct of the exercise provides opportunity for assessment of agency capaci-
ty, participant training, and validation of competency, depending on the goals of the
T specific event.The components of conducting an exercise consist of these general steps:

1 briefings and preparations (distribute 3 terminate Conducting the Exercise
badges/clothing and other needed
play
materials or equipment)

initiate, facilitate, and observe exercise 4 hot wash/debrief
participants
2 activity

Advance Steps

While this document has focused on the details of identifying goals, objectives, and criteria in
order to assure a focused event that can be evaluated and used for agency improvement, there
are other steps that must be taken in advance.The exercise planning group must:

1 secure appropriate location with all essen- 4 prepare any special signage to direct indi-
viduals to assigned locations
tial equipment, unless a pre-equipped
Emergency Operations Center is to be
used arrange for equipment specific to the sce-
5 nario and objectives (e.g., sample collec-

2 secure space for management of evalua- tion equipment for an exercise with con-
taminated water or food; mock medica-
tors and observers, with appropriate com-
munications equipment, orientation tions for a mass prophylaxis exercise)
materials, identification, and debriefing
planned secure staff to support the exercise
6 process, including any needed assistance
3 secure space for assembling any “victims,” for set up or communications
with instructions and transportation to
exercise site, if needed

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