WELCOME!
Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ)
Catastrophic Earthquake and Tsunami Functional Exercise 2016
State of Oregon
Office of Emergency Management
Concept and Objectives (C&O) Meeting
November 13 & 20, 2014
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Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ)
Catastrophic Earthquake and Tsunami Functional Exercise 2016
Oregon
Concept and Objectives (C&O) Meeting
November 13 & 20, 2014
Introduction - Welcoming Remarks
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Cascadia Rising Exercise 2016
Introductions
 Name
 Title/Position
 Jurisdiction/Community/Organization Represented
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Cascadia Rising Exercise 2016
Core Principle: Jointness
Alignment
Coordination
Integration
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Cascadia Rising Exercise 2016
Meeting Outcomes:
• Participants understand the concept of the exercise.
• Document ideas for the exercise objectives based on the
six Overarching Objectives.
• Solicit volunteers to serve on the Exercise Design
Committee.
• Socialize the Extent-of-Play Agreement.
• Set the foundation for the commencement of exercise
design and future ramp-up events.
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Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ)
Catastrophic Earthquake and Tsunami Functional Exercise 2016
State of Oregon
Concept and Objectives (C&O) Meeting
November 13 & 20, 2014
Final Concept of the Exercise
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Cascadia Rising 2016 Exercise
Exercise Dates:
 June 7 - 10, 2016
Concept:
 Cascadia Rising is a Functional Exercise (FE) intended to test the local,
state, tribal, and federal government as well as select private sector
and non-governmental organizations’ ability to jointly respond to a
Cascadia Subduction Zone 9.0M earthquake and tsunami with
associated aftershocks along the West Coast of the United States.
Additionally, focus on emergency operations center-to-emergency
operations center (EOC) operations and the ability for EOCs to
coordinate all response core capability functions under the National
Preparedness Goal response mission areas with an emphasis on the
‘Overarching Exercise Objectives’.
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Cascadia Rising 2016 Exercise
Scenario: 9.0 Magnitude Earthquake
completely ruptures the 800-mile CSZ
Fault Line.
Earthquake:
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Ground shaking lasting up to 5 minutes.
Numerous aftershocks with several of
M7.0+.
Corresponding Tsunami:
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15 to 30 minute warning.
Wave height could very from 20’ to 80’
based on location.
Multiple waves hit the coast for 10-12
hours after initial shake.
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Cascadia Rising 2016 Exercise
Tiered Approach to Developing Exercise Objectives:
Overarching Objectives are derived from the 14 Response Core
Capabilities as listed in the National Preparedness Report.
Overarching
Objectives
Joint
Objectives
Tactical
Objectives
1. Operational Communications
2. Public Health and Medical Services
3. Mass Care Services
4. Situational Assessment
5. Critical Transportation
6. Operational Coordination
State Objectives are the critical major operational tasks
embodied within each of the broad Overarching Objectives.
These tasks require collaboration amongst multiple levels of
government to occur and be effective.
Tactical Objectives are those typically associated with unique
individual EOC processes and procedures.
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Cascadia Rising 2016 Exercise
Overarching Exercise Objectives:
Operational Communications (ESF-2 & 14)
Demonstrate the ability of EOCs to establish and sustain voice and data
communications with other EOCs and with the general public to include basic
restoration of communications infrastructure within the impacted area to support
response operations and coordinated public messaging.
Health and Medical Services (ESF-8)
Demonstrate the ability to organize, coordinate, and deliver targeted public health
and medical services to disaster survivors to include temporary medical facilities,
medical surge operations, and patient collection, evacuation and transport to save
lives and reduce the suffering of disaster survivors.
Mass Care Services (ESF-6/11/17)
Demonstrate the ability to coordinate and deliver life-sustaining services to
disaster survivors with a focus on hydration, feeding, emergency sheltering,
evacuations, and donations and volunteer management.
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Overarching Exercise Objectives (continued):
Situational Assessment (ESF-5)
Demonstrate the ability of EOCs at all levels to provide decision-makers and EOC
officials with relevant information regarding the extent of disaster damages to
critical infrastructures and other facilities, cascading effects, and the status of
ongoing response operations and share this information with other EOCs and
critical stakeholders.
Critical Transportation (ESF-1)
Demonstrate the ability to establish access into impacted areas via appropriate
ground, air, and maritime transportation corridors to deliver response teams,
equipment, and disaster relief supplies to meet the basic needs of disaster
survivors and stabilize the incident.
Operational Coordination (ESF-5 & ESF-7)
Demonstrate the ability to establish operational control and coordination
structures within the impacted region to include the mobilization, employment,
and sustainment of critical internal and external response resources to meet basic
survivor needs and stabilize the incident.
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Cascadia Rising 2016 Exercise
Anticipated Exercise Participants:
 OR Coastal, I-5 Corridor, and Eastof-the-Cascades cities, counties,
and tribes
 OR OEM, state agency Emergency
Support Functions
 FEMA Region 10 and regional
federal interagency partners
 FEMA National Response
Coordination Center (NRCC) - TBD
 Department of Defense
(NORTHCOM, NRNW, etc.) i.e.
Ardent Sentry
 Nongovernmental Organizations
(VOAD)
 Select private sector partners
 Private and public critical
infrastructure lifeline providers
 Public FSE components (e.g.
Tsunami Evacuation Drills) - TBD
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Cascadia Rising 2016 Exercise
Parameters of Play – Local and Tribal EOCs:
Option 1:
Locals play 4 days for 8-hours at full activation.
Option 2:
Locals play minimum of 2 days for 8-hours at full activation
and staff EOCs with a Simulation Cell remaining 2 days.
• EOCs only participating for two days must play either Days 1 and 2 or
Days 2 and 3.
• The purpose of the Simulation Cell (SimCell) is to simulate/mimic all
facets of an EOC operation in lieu of a full complement of staff. The
SimCell should be staffed at the appropriate level to support
functions that include but are not limited to Resource Management,
Operational Communications and Coordination, Situational
Awareness, and External Affairs.
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Cascadia Rising 2016 Exercise
Parameters of Play – OR State ECC and FEMA Region 10
Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC):
 Play 4 days for 8-hours at full activation.
Parameters of Play – Supporting Agencies:
 Agencies, departments, and other components supporting EOCs agree
to provide appropriate staff per EOC plans and procedures, and at the
direction of the EOC Director or Manager.
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Joint Military Exercise Activities:
Concurrent with the regional Cascadia Rising activities, the Department of
Defense and the National Guard bureaus of both states, will be engaged in
conducting joint military response exercises using a Cascadia Subduction
Zone earthquake and tsunami scenario. Four separate, but integrated
exercises will be conducted involving multiple military assets and resources
deployed in support of civilian authorities.
 Ardent Sentry
 Vigilant Guard
 Ultimate Caduceus
 Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS)
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Cascadia Rising 2016 Exercise
Exercise Design Milestones:
Scenario
Document
Socialize
Concept
2013
Extent of Play
Agreements
2014
Exercise
Concept and
Series ‘Kick
Objectives
Off’ Meeting
Meeting
‘Ground Truth’
Document
EXPLAN
2015
Initial
Planning
Meeting
Inject
Writing MSEL
Exercise
Eval
Guides
C&E
Training
CSZ 2016
Functional
Exercise
2016
Mid-Term
MSEL
Planning Synchronization
Meeting
Meetings
2017
Final
Planning
Meeting
After Action
Report
Published
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Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ)
Catastrophic Earthquake and Tsunami Functional Exercise 2016
State of Oregon
Concept and Objectives (C&O) Meeting
November 13 & 20, 2014
Oregon Exercise Objectives
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Oregon Exercise Objectives
Development
State Exercise Objective Methodology:
Supporting the Overarching Exercise Objectives, Oregon has identified a
selection of State Exercise Objectives to be used as a point of integration
between all participating state agencies, local and tribal governments, and
private sector entities. These State Objectives are keyed to six core capabilities,
and associated Emergency Support Functions.
Expectations of Local, Tribal and Non-Governmental Participating
Entities:
Each participating entity will develop at least one jurisdictional-specific objective
in each of the six Core Capability areas in support of the identified Overarching
Exercise Objectives.
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Oregon Exercise Objectives
Development (continued)
Expectations of State Agencies:
Oregon Emergency Management has identified the requirement for each of
Oregon’s 18 Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) to develop at least one
Oregon-specific objective for each Overarching Objective.
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Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ)
Catastrophic Earthquake and Tsunami Functional Exercise 2016
State of Oregon
Concept and Objectives (C&O) Meeting
November 13 & 20, 2014
Exercise Design Governance Structure
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Exercise Design Governance
Structure
Exercise Design Organization
The purpose of the Exercise Design Governance Structure is to organize the
design teams into exercise design subcommittees and work group to
collaboratively develop the full suite of exercise planning/design products to
ensure successful exercise play that will assist in the demonstration of
overarching, joint, and community-specific exercise objectives.
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Exercise Design Governance
Structure
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Exercise Design Governance
Structure
Steering Committee:
 Responsible for overseeing all elements of exercise design and providing
direction to exercise work groups and subcommittees to ensure a
coherent and coordinated exercise design.
• Approves work group charters.
• Monitors work group and subcommittee progress towards exercise
design milestones.
• Ensures that all planning elements of Cascadia Rising complement
and conform to the overall exercise mission statement and
overarching and joint objectives.
• Adjudicate conflicts or discrepancies among the work groups and
subcommittees, and their various work products.
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Exercise Design Governance
Structure (continued)
Exercise Design Subcommittee:
 Responsible for overall design of the exercise and development of the
exercise documentation.
• Lead all Exercise Planning Meetings (IPM, MPM, FPM, etc.).
• Develop and publish Oregon Exercise Objectives.
• Develop Exercise Documents (ExPlan, Control Document, etc.).
• Identify MSEL tool; consolidate all exercise injects into tool; assist in
development of local, state, federal, and tribal injects.
• Development of Extent of Play for staffing and simulation
requirements.
• Work with Scenario & Ground Truth work group to establish starting
trigger and ensure scenario injects are based on Ground Truth.
• Single Master Control Cell (MCC) to include all simulation and control.
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Exercise Design Governance
Structure (continued)
Scenario & Ground Truth Work Group:
 Responsible for the development of the Cascadia Rising Scenario Report
and Ground Truth Document that is scientifically plausible and maximizes
the opportunity for stakeholders to demonstrate exercise objectives.
• Develop Work Group charter.
• Assist Community/Department/Agency Lead Exercise Planners in
identifying ‘simulated’ damages and casualty information necessary
for the demonstration of specific exercise objectives.
• Collaborate with the SMEs from the Core Capability Subcommittees.
• Utilize Cascadia Rising Scenario Report to develop and publish the
‘Ground Truth’ Document.
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Exercise Design Governance
Structure (continued)
External Affairs Work Group:
 Responsible for the coordination of real-world and synthetic media,
provides direct oversight of VIPs/observers, and coordinates exercise
participation of private sector organizations.
• Develop Work Group charter.
• Provides information on the exercise to real-world media prior to,
during, and after conduct of exercise.
• Provides information on the exercise to exercise planners and players.
• Develops and coordinates synthetic media products for exercise play.
• Ensures private sector requests for participation are processed and
coordinated.
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Exercise Design Governance
Structure (continued)
Exercise Objectives/MSELs Work Group:
 Responsible for integrating state and local exercise objectives and for the
development of exercise MSELs.
• Develop Work Group charter.
• Receive, review, consolidate, and integrate MSEL injects from
participating entities.
• Ensure that MSELs relate to Ground Truth Document.
• Ensure master exercise timeline is maintained during play.
• Coordinate with Simulation Cells.
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Exercise Design Governance
Structure (continued)
Training Work Group:
 Responsible for assessing training needs amongst participating
organizations, and identifying and coordinating the delivery of training
events to fill needed gaps, and assist in the coordination of ramp-up
events.
• Develop Work Group charter.
• Develop and deliver Cascadia Rising Training Plan.
• Identify training needs based on submitted requests and recommend
training based on the overarching and joint exercise objectives.
• Assist in the coordination and delivery of ramp-up events – i.e.,
seminars and workshops.
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Exercise Design Governance
Structure (continued)
Exercise Control Subcommittee/Agency Lead Exercise Planners:
 Each participating community and agency is responsible for providing a Lead
Exercise Planner/Trusted Agent dedicated to support exercise design for
their respective community/agency in accordance with the Extent of Play.
• Serve as a ‘Trusted Agent’ and attend all CSZ exercise planning meetings
pertinent to the represented community/department/agency.
• Contribute organization information into the overall CSZ Exercise Plan,
Exercise Evaluation Guides, Ground Truth document, and other exercise
design documents.
• Develop organization-specific exercise objectives and injects.
• Provide a sufficient number of controllers and evaluators for the EOC
during exercise play.
• Develop an organization-specific EOC exercise After Action Report (AAR)
and provide input into the whole community AAR.
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Exercise Design Governance
Structure (continued)
Evaluation Work Group:
 Responsible for the development of the evaluation documentation (e.g.
Exercise Evaluation Guides (EEGs), After Action Report, etc.) and
coordination of the exercise evaluation.
• Develop Work Group charter.
• Coordinate exercise evaluation planning and implementation to ensure
effective and efficient synchronization of evaluation activities.
• Develop and distribute format of EEGs.
• Identify and plan the necessary means to evaluate the objectives during
Cascadia Rising.
• Develop and deliver evaluation documentation (e.g. Evaluation Plan
and Evaluator Handbook) to support evaluation of the exercise.
• Develop and deliver training for evaluators.
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Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ)
Catastrophic Earthquake and Tsunami Functional Exercise 2016
State of Oregon
Concept and Objectives (C&O) Meeting
November 13 & 20, 2014
Next Steps
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Cascadia Rising 2016 Exercise
Next Steps
December 8: Design Committee Membership Applications and
Signed Extent of Play Agreements (XPAs) due!
December 15: Exercise Design Governance Structure with names
solidified. Volunteers notified which Sub-working
Group or Subcommittee in which they will be
serving.
December 29: Exercise players list (communities and agencies)
finalized and distributed.
January 2015: Design and Control Sub-Working Group finalizes and
publishes the Joint Exercise Objectives.
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Next Steps (continued)
This Spring:
 Schedule for first seminar/workshop ramp-up events
(January 7, 2015)
 Community and Agency exercise objectives due (date TBD)
 Publication of Exercise Scenario document (date TBD)
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CLOSING COMMENTS
& THANK YOU
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