Emergency Response Exercises Emergency Preparedness Consultant

Emergency Response Exercises

Your team must practice emergency response management to be effective.
We design realistic exercises to challenge any of your response plans. Our philosophy is to provide a safe learning environment where your response team can learn to use the tools and techniques in your plans to develop teamwork and confidence. Exercises can be an effective way to test any of your response plans, including:

• Emergency, Incident, or Crisis Plans
• Oil Spill or Hazardous Materials Plans
• Business Continuity Plans
• Pandemic Plans
• Security Plans

McCarson Response Consulting has many years of experience designing, conducting and evaluating all type of exercises, including:

Discussion-Based Exercises	Operations-Based Exercises
Seminars Workshops Tabletop Exercises Games	Drills Functional Exercise Full-Scale Exercises

Exercise Standards
McCarson Response Consulting can apply the following standards to exercises, or will incorporate your existing standards:

• Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP)
• Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)

Regulatory Exercise Support
McCarson Response Consulting can design, plan, conduct and evaluate the following regulatory exercises:

• Qualified Individual Notification – USCG, MMS
• Emergency Drills – USCG
• Spill Management Team Exercises – USCG, MMS, DOT Pipelines (PHMSA)
• Equipment Deployment Exercises – USCG, MMS
• Security Exercises – USCG, ISPS

Complete Exercise Services
Working with a team of network partners, McCarson Response Consulting can design, plan and conduct Full-Scale exercises that challenge every element your response system. We can provide some or all of the following exercise elements:

• Simulation Cell for Role Players
• Experienced Federal, State and Local Agency Role Players
• Media and Public Affairs Role Players, including camera crews and reporters
• Next-of-Kin and Family Role Players
• Client and/or Partner Role Players
• Third-Party Claims Role Players
• Security Threat Role Players

Exercise Evaluation
Properly evaluating the team’s performance in the exercise is crucial in preparation of an exercise After Action Report and Improvement Plan. McCarson Response Consulting places a great deal of emphasis on exercise evaluation, capturing lessons-learned, and drafting the final exercise report. Specific actions can then be incorporated into your response improvement tracking system.

Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan
McCarson Response Consulting encourages organizations to create a Multi-Year Training and Exercise plan. This foundational document identifies priorities and graphically illustrates a multi-year schedule for training and exercise activities that support those priorities. We can assist you with the development of this program.