2021 – Knowledge by Barton Dunant

EMPs – the MOM of COOP/COG for EM

December 18, 2021 / BartonDunant / Emergency Management - General Topics, Exercises & Evaluations, LIP, The Pink Slice / Leave a Comment

We believe the worst-case scenario disaster which will fall on Emergency Management is the Electro-Magnetic Pulse wave (EMP) from a low-atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device over the United States. This will have catastrophic impacts to the continuity of operations / continuity of government (COOP/COG) for emergency management (EM). It is the maximum of maximums (MOM).

We have built an advanced table-top exercise for this scenario and welcome your thoughts and comments. It will be usable by single entries, any level jurisdiction, all the way up through an international multi-player exercise. The concept is the same: When you have no comms and no modern transportation and of course no electricity nor electronic devices, what do you expect/order your staff to do next? Take care of themselves and their families or do everything they can to get to work/stay at work? And do they know now what they are supposed to do if such a scenario should occur?

https://bartondunant.com/ola/services/emp-ttx-up-to-five-5-organizations-remote-facilitated-with-one-remote-exercise-evaluator

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Long-Term Community Resilience Exercise Resource Guide from FEMA

November 12, 2021 / BartonDunant / Exercises & Evaluations / Leave a Comment

New material, as of November 2021.

The impacts of climate change are being felt today in communities across the country and increasingly test our resilience. Exercises provide a method for participants to visualize a future that is outside their direct experience and evaluate options for constructive action to adapt to climate changes already occurring and those to come. The Long-Term Community Resilience Exercise Resource Guide is a “one-stop–shop” for any jurisdiction or organization looking to conduct a climate-focused exercise. This guide equips users with:

A dictionary with common terms to ensure a shared understanding of climate-related terminology and principles before an exercise.
Tools and templates for planning and conducting climate-focused exercises.
Resources including funding opportunities, risk assessments and training programs.

Please e-mail [email protected] with questions or to share how you are using the Long-Term Community Resilience Exercise Resource Guide.

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How to effectively use marketing tools

November 5, 2021 / BartonDunant / Uncategorized / Leave a Comment

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The wonder of SEO

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Marketing Magic

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Remote work is the new black

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Learning in today’s world

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Skills to pay the bills

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Hot Washes

September 30, 2021 / BartonDunant / Emergency Management - General Topics, Exercises & Evaluations, POETE / Leave a Comment

A Hot Wash is a term used for the immediate after-action review conducted after exercises (usually performed at functional or full-scale exercises, but can be done on any type of exercise) and real-world incidents. The term comes from the haz-mat (hazardous-materials) responder world, where the immediacy of decontamination is needed, due to being “hot” (having bad stuff still on you). The time to make corrective action is now – or at least identify where there are strengths and opportunities (positives and negatives). Once these items are identified as changes needed to be made to the Plans, Organization (staffing pattern and levels), Equipment, Training, and (future) Exercises – the POETE – they should be organized into four categories:

Sustain – longer-term strengths which should be continued
Quick Fix – short-term opportunities which have little or low cost to implement
Improve – medium to longer-term opportunities which have a higher cost to implement
Parking Lot – those strengths and/or opportunities which need further discussion – and POETE, and are beyond the scope of this incident and/or exercise.

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(Free) Active Shooter Exercise Kit from CNA.org

August 27, 2021 / BartonDunant / Exercises & Evaluations / Leave a Comment

CNA, a research organization in Arlington, VA. has an Active Shooter Exercise Kit, designed to help guide law enforcement agencies on how to plan, conduct, and evaluate a tabletop exercise for responding to an active shooter incident on U.S. military installations and identify actions for improvement.

https://ww w.cna.org/centers/ipr/emo/active-shooter

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