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Table 15–2
Multiyear exercise timeline (example)—Continued
Emergency management exercise timeline (example)
Component Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Local City
EM FSE 6
After Action
Report
After Action
Conference
Improvement
Plan
Corrective
Action Plan
Notes:
1 Often held at the same time as the Exercise Planning Workshop.
2 Workshops are held, as needed.
3 System tests are conducted monthly. Can be coordinated with FE for maximum effectiveness.
4 Drills are conducted regularly by all functional areas to maintain proficiency.
5 Other functional areas include EOD and/or bomb squad units.
6 Local civil jurisdiction has coordinated with installation for simultaneous exercises in this example.
FSE FSE
X X
X X
X X X
X X X
15–11. Best practices
a. Integration with Federal, State, local, and other Service exercises. Adoption of HSEEP and common civilian
standards and terminology opens many opportunities for collaboration with Federal, State, tribal, other Service, local,
and private exercise participants.
Log into the HSEEP Toolkit at https://hseep.dhs.gov for access to the National Exercise Program (NXP), which
includes schedules for all National-level exercises.
Contact your State EMA or Homeland Security department to coordinate with ongoing State exercise programs under
HSEEP. See HSEEP, Volume I for more information.
Coordinate exercise requirements and plans with the local (city, township, county, parish) OEM to maximize
participation and coordination with local partners.
Contact your supported ASCC for information on GCC exercises and venues. Invite applicable ASCC representative
to serve as a liaison officer in an upcoming EM FSE.
Coordinate with other Federal programs and DOD Services in the local geographic area, to include: U.S. Air Force,
U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines Corps, DLA, USCG, EPA, FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force, State Emergency Response
Commission, LEPC, Urban Area Security Initiative locations, and Metropolitan Medical Response System.
b. Exercise from the individual level up to the command level. Highly recommend that installations do not attempt a
complete EM full scale exercise until after their first full exercise cycle at lower levels of complexity. For example, in
the first year, run two TTXs and one larger functional exercise. In the next cycle, increase integration while increasing
capability.
c. Resources. DHS runs a number of valuable online resources.
HSEEP Toolkit – http://www.hseep.gov.
LLIS Portal – http://www.llis.gov.
DHS ODP Portal – http://odp.esportals.com (access granted through State EMA).
Chapter 16
Mitigation Activities
16–1. Mitigation concept
a. Overview. Mitigation activities are designed to reduce or eliminate risks to persons or property or to lessen the
actual or potential effects or consequences of one or more hazards. Mitigation measures may be implemented prior to,
during, or after an incident and are often informed by lessons learned from prior incidents. Mitigation involves ongoing
actions to reduce exposure to, probability of, or potential loss from hazards. The goal of mitigation efforts is to reduce
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