Exercise Checklist for Neighborhood Teams
Introductions
[ ] Make sure you have the necessary materials for the exercise.
[ ] Go around the group for introductions
[ ] Set the stage for the event by reading the Earthquake Event Description
Earthquake Event Description
A 7.6 earthquake has struck the area you live in. It’s the wee hours of the morning and still dark outside.
You were suddenly awakened by a sharp jolt, almost strong enough to knock you out of bed.
Violent shaking continued for another 30 seconds or so.
You have already checked your own home. Things are a mess at your house, but the situation is stable.
Most of your neighbors have come out of their houses and are beginning to check up on one another,
and to assess the overall situation that the neighborhood faces.
Those of you that have disaster response rolls outside of the neighborhood level have made your way to your various
operations centers and are beginning to assess the overall situation and to respond, as your organization is able.
Review Family Preparedness Exercise
[ ] Comments from the group on what they found in their own homes
[ ] Discuss the results from the Preparedness Checklist. Discuss any questions that may come up.
Establish Radio Communications with the Division EOC
[ ] Establish radio communications with your Division Operations Center and inform them that you have activated your
neighborhood’s emergency response team and the number of participants you currently have.
Check the FOG for radio channel assignments.
[ ] Listen to the current radio traffic with the town or county EOC to make sure that your message is not a lower priority
than other messages currently being sent. If higher priority messages are currently being sent you should wait.
[ ] Transmit the messages and requests to the Town or County EOC
Damage Assessment
[ ] Enter 10 addresses in your neighborhood on the Damage Assessment Form
[ ] For each address, roll the die three times…
First Roll – Damage Severity
Second Roll – A 6 indicates there is a fire
Third Roll – A 5 indicates a small gas leak, a 6 is a large gas leak.
While part of the group is rolling to determine damage, other group members should start to track
any incidents that are a threat to life or property.
[ ] Write the information about each incident on an Incident Tracking form.
[ ] Note the locations of incidents on a copy of your neighborhood map.
[ ] Roll the die to determine the status of electrical service. Write your findings in the space provided as you see done
for Telephone and Gas bellow.
[ ] Roll the die to determine the status of water service. Note the result.
Lack of water service may make fire fighting very difficult.
[ ] Identify roads and streets that provide access to your neighborhood. Identify at least one specific location on each access
road and enter it in the Streets & Roads section of the Damage Assessment Form. Use street addresses or cross streets so
that a “road crew” could be dispatched to the location.
[ ] Roll the die to determine if your access is blocked and what is causing of the blockage.
[ ] Indicate the blocked streets & roads on your neighborhood map.
Medical Assessment
[ ] Locate the Medical Summary Sample Form with Instructions and a blank Medical Summary Form
[ ] Following the instructions on the sample form, determine and record information about any
medical incidents that have occurred in your neighborhood.
[ ] Write the information about each incident on an Incident Tracking form.
[ ] Note the locations of medical incidents on your neighborhood map.
Prioritize and Plan Your Neighborhood’s Response
[ ] Arrange your incidents into four priority levels.
Flash
Causing death or serious injury
Imminent threat of death or serious injury
High
Potential threat of death or serious injury
Damaging or destroying property
Damaging or destroying the environment
Imminent damage to property
Imminent damage to the environment
Medium
Potential damage to property
Potential damage to the environment
Low
Routine situations that do not meet any of the above
[ ] For each incident, from highest priority to lowest priority determine…
What is the likely outcome of this incident if left alone?
Are there actions the neighborhood team can take to improve or resolve the situation?
Do you need outside assistance with this incident?. If so, what type of assistance.
Will outside resources be able to access the incident?
As high priority incidents needing outside resources are identified,
communicate them to your Division Operations Center.
[ ] Use the Incident Tracking Form to report new incidents.
[ ] Listen to the current radio traffic to make sure that your message is not a lower priority than other messages currently
being sent. If higher priority messages are currently being sent, you should wait.
[ ] Continue to send messages for incidents needing outside assistance as radio traffic and priority allow.
Discuss Planning for Extended Care
[ ] As a group discuss your plans and potential response to the following:
First-aid
Shelter
Drinking water
Food
Sanitation
Reconnecting family members
Animals
Search and rescue
Fire
Utilities
Transportation for Medical and Logistics
[ ] What you anticipate your most pressing needs from outside disaster assistance teams to be?
[ ] Are there preparedness steps you can take to improve the situation?
Wrap up the Exercise
[ ] Contact your Division Operations Center to let them know that your team has completed the exercise.
[ ] Spend about 10 minutes debriefing with your neighbors. Please take notes.
Are there things that could be done to improve the neighborhood’s preparedness level?
Is there specific training you feel that is needed to be better able to respond?
Are there things that need to be done to improve communications with your division leader?
Are there improvements that you would make to this exercise?
[ ] There will be an evening debriefing meeting in the week following the exercise. for community members that
participated in the exercise. Please be sure to pass on the dates and times for this meeting.
Thank you for participating in this years CERPP earthquake disaster exercise.