[Instructions for the Controllers/Facilitators:]{.underline}

The control table, as shown on the room layout diagrams (material codes
Esc-c-1 and Esc-c-2), can seat three roles:

-   Control;

-   Laboratory; and

-   Media.

It is recommended that at least one controller/facilitator fill each
role. The control individual's role is to follow the exercise timeline
to determine when to distribute injects and to receive communication
cards from the participants prior to their delivery to the appropriate
role table. He/she needs to separate the original/duplicate from one
another, give the original back to the participant for delivery to its
intended role table, and then read the duplicate. The duplicate
communication card must be read so that the controllers/facilitators
will know where participants are (in terms of their actions and
reactions) in the exercise. The media individual's role is to read media
alerts and to deliver injects to the appropriate role tables at the
request of control. The media role will also accept and read any "press
releases" from exercise participants. The laboratory individual's role
is to accept requests for analyses from the participants. If there is a
laboratory represented by participants (see ESc-c-1), then participants
requesting analyses will bring their requests to the laboratory table;
the laboratory players will then go to the laboratory role at the
control table for the results. He/she playing the laboratory role at the
control table will determine, based on how long it typically takes to
have the requested analyses performed, when to fill out a lab results
form to return to the requesting role table. The laboratory individual
should also assist the control in managing communication cards and
tracking progress in the exercise.

If the exercise is being conducted with a participant laboratory role
table (see room layout diagram Esc-c-1), exercise participants will
submit their analyses requests directly to this participant role table.
However, analytical "results" will be given to the participant
laboratory by the control individual. The participant laboratory table
will then, in turn, give the results to the requesting role table. One
of the primary functions of having a participant laboratory role table
is to have a discussion, during the after action review, to determine
what a laboratory would need from a water supplier to begin performing
analyses for unknowns, what the expected turnaround times are, how much
advance notice is needed, and the extent of the lab's capabilities to
analyze for certain contaminants.

As you read the following exercise timetable, please note that injects
are distributed to exercise participants at separate and distinct times
throughout the exercise. Some injects are distributed concurrently, and
others are distributed individually after some key event or
communication occurs in the exercise. Although there is flexibility
within any exercise to distribute the injects at times different from
those shown in the timetable based on the knowledge and speed of the
participants, the grouping and ordering of the injects should not be
changed. Otherwise, the exercise may not develop as intended.

# Zenith City Tabletop Exercise Timetable 

# (For Controllers and Simulators Only)

##### Scenario 6

## *EVENT DAY* / TIME ACTION DATE

# *PRE-EVENT*

-   Present Zenith City background, discuss rules, and familiarize
    tables with exercise materials.

-   It is Election Day, and the National Threat Advisory Level has been
    elevated to orange due to the approaching national elections.

-   A U.S. governor, originally from Zenith City, is running for
    president, and residents are very proud.

-   The weather forecast for November 2 in Zenith City consists of
    temperatures in the low 50's, a 20% chance of precipitation, and
    mild westerly winds.

***EVENT DAY 1*** **November 2**

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: *ST* (*START TIME*)

-   Announce it is Event Day 1.

-   **Inject** **ESc6-1-1** to "Zenith City Hospitals" table, 3 copies:
    emergency room logs noting no unusual activity -- event day 1, part
    1

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-   **Inject** **ESc6-1-2** to "Zenith City Police Department" table, 1
    copy: police incident reports noting no unusual activity -- event
    day 1, part 1

-   **Inject** **ESc6-1-3** to "Zenith City Fire Dept., HazMat & EMS"
    table, 1 copy: 911 incident reports noting no unusual activity --
    event day 1, part 1

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: (*ST* + 0 hr.15 min.)

-   **Inject** **ESc6-1-4** to "Zenith City Fire Dept., HazMat & EMS"
    table, 1 copy, *and* "Zenith City Police Department" table, 1 copy:
    direct call to 911 by gate guard at water treatment plant reporting
    an accident at the plant.

-   **Inject** **ESc6-1-5** to "Zenith City Water Dept./Public
    Utilities" table, 1 copy: radio call by gate guard to water utility
    manager to inform him of the accident at the plant.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: (*ST* + 0 hr. 20 min.)

-   **Inject ESc6-1-6** to all participant tables, 1 copy: News Alert #1
    -- accident at the Zenith City Water Treatment Plant.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: (*ST* + 0 hr. 30 min.)

-   **Inject ESc6-1-7** to "Zenith City Water Dept./Public Utilities"
    table, 1 copy: radio call from gate guard to water utility
    concerning explosion

-   **Inject ESc6-1-8** to "Zenith City Police Department" table, 1
    copy: radio call from police officer on site to police station
    concerning explosion

-   **Inject ESc6-1-9** to "Zenith City Fire Dept., HazMat & EMS" table,
    1 copy: radio call from fireman on site to fire department
    headquarters concerning explosion

-   Fire department should notify the public health department of the
    cloud of yellow/green gas moving westward.

-   Water utility should immediately notify the National Response Center
    (1-800-424-8802) of the chemical release, as mandated by CERCLA.

-   The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) should also be
    notified, as required by SARA Title III. The LEPC is responsible for
    assuring that communities are ready to respond to chemical
    emergencies.

-   The health department or HazMat should test the cloud to verify that
    it is chlorine, to determine where the plume is concentrated, and to
    measure what the concentrations are.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: (*ST* + 0 hr. 38 min.)

-   **Inject** **ESc6-1-10** to "Zenith City Hospitals" table, 3 copies:
    emergency room logs with injuries due to the accident and explosion
    -- event day 1, part 2

-   **Inject** **ESc6-1-11** to "Zenith City Police Department" table, 1
    copy: police incident reports with activity due to the accident and
    explosion -- event day 1, part 2

-   **Inject** **ESc6-1-12** to "Zenith City Fire Dept., HazMat & EMS"
    table, 1 copy: 911 incident reports with activity due to the
    accident and explosion -- event day 1, part 2

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: (*ST* + 0 hr. 45min.)

-   At this point, Fire, police, and/or utility should be contacting the
    media to deliver a message to the public regarding evacuations,
    roadblocks, etc. Mutual aid agreements should be activated.

-   **Inject** **ESc6-1-13** to "Zenith City Fire Dept., HazMat & EMS"
    table *if requested*, 1 copy *and/or* "Zenith City Health Dept."
    table *if requested*, 1 copy: field results verifying that the cloud
    is chlorine and showing the concentrations of chlorine in specified
    areas.

-   **Inject ESc6-1-14** to all participant tables (1 copy each): News
    Alert #2 -- explosion at the water treatment plant.

-   **Inject ESc6-1-15** to HazMat table (3 copies): Map showing the
    chlorine plume, indicating concentrations in specified areas.

### *EVENT DAY 2* November 3

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: (*ST* + 1 hr. 00 min.)

-   **Inject** **ESc6-2-1** to "Zenith City Hospitals" table, 3 copies:
    emergency room logs noting some activity due to the explosion --
    event day 2

-   **Inject** **ESc6-2-2** to "Zenith City Police Department" table, 1
    copy: police incident reports noting some activity due to the
    explosion -- event day2

-   **Inject** **ESc6-2-3** to "Zenith City Fire Dept., HazMat & EMS"
    table, 1 copy: 911 incident reports noting some activity due to the
    explosion -- event day 2

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: (*ST* + 1 hr. 15 min.)

-   **Inject** **ESc6-2-4** to "Zenith City Officials" table, 3 copies:
    terrorist threat letter

-   Local officials should forward the letter to police and FBI (federal
    officials).

-   The police and FBI should know by now that the explosion was an act
    of terrorism and should take control of the situation, if they
    haven't already.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: (*ST* + 1 hr. 30 min.)

-   **Inject ESc6-2-5** to all participant tables, 1 copy: News Alert #3
    -- update on the situation including all information delivered to
    the media by the tables. The event is now a credible act of terror.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: (*ST* + 1 hr. 45 min.)

-   News Alert #4: An on-the-fly news alert prepared by the exercise
    facilitators that summarizes the actions taken by the exercise
    participants to contain the situation, to protect the public, and to
    initiate remedial actions. This news alert also ends the exercise.

*\* An "Evaluator Checklist" and an "Exercise Critique Form" have been
included in the "Useful Water Security Documents" section of this CD.
You may wish to use these documents to assist you in evaluating the
exercise.*