FEMA releases new Exercise Starter Kits, including Reunification Support
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) National Exercise Division (NED) has developed ten new Exercise Starter Kits to support exercise practitioners and emergency managers at all levels of government, the private sector, and nonprofit organizations as they plan, conduct, and evaluate their exercises. The ten kits cover the following topics: Reunification. Community Preparedness and Response […]
FEMA Emergency Management Institute, Virtual Tabletop Exercise Program, Fiscal Year 2024
FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is conducting a series of Virtual Tabletop Exercises (VTTX) to reach community-based training audiences around the country and provide a virtual forum for disaster training. The VTTX process involves key personnel from the emergency management Community of Practice reviewing a pre-packaged set of exercise materials and convening for a 4-hour […]
Arizona’s 2018 National Mass Care Exercise After Action Report
The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, in collaboration with DHS/FEMA National Exercise Division (NED), conducted Arizona’s 2018 National Mass Care Exercise series. The exercise series included a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) and a Full-Scale Exercise (FSE) designed to inform the State of Arizona’s emergency management partners of mass care capabilities from response plans, policies, […]
Arizona's 2018 National Mass Care Exercise After Action Report
The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, in collaboration with DHS/FEMA National Exercise Division (NED), conducted Arizona’s 2018 National Mass Care Exercise series. The exercise series included a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) and a Full-Scale Exercise (FSE) designed to inform the State of Arizona’s emergency management partners of mass care capabilities from response plans, policies, […]
2018 National Mass Care Exercise to be held in Arizona
The 2018 National Mass Care Exercise will be held May 21-24, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. The scenario involves a large evacuation to Arizona from California after a catastrophic earthquake. The five strategic goals of the National Mass Care Strategy seek to move the nation in a direction that increases the capabilities and capacities of the […]