# Presentation: 778040

## Enhanced Tabletop Exercise Objectives:

- Reinforce emergency response communication procedures
- Reinforce ER Roles and Responsibilities (Who’s in charge?)
- Practice using the guidelines in the Response Protocol Toolbox

## Zenith City, USA

- Located in upper Midwest
- 20o F winter/78o F summer
- 90,000 people in five boroughs
- Historic manufacturing center beginning to attract tourists and conventions
- Air, rail, and road transport

## Zenith City, USA

- City government is council/manager form with elected mayor
- Fire and rescue services provided by Zenith City Fire Department
- City served by four hospitals: St. Michaels (75 beds), Sacred Heart (100-bed facility w/ helipad), North End (50 beds) and Zenith City (50 beds)

## Zenith City, USA

- Constructed on glacial sediments, including sands and gravels that supply water
- City receives its drinking water from both surface water and ground water sources

## Zenith City, USA

- Surface water is pumped from the Crystal River to supply drinking water to Zenith City
- Alta City, Zenith City’s neighbor to the south, also derives its water supply from the Crystal River
- Water treatment consists of coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection.  In addition, softening, pH adjustment and fluoridation are also performed.

## Zenith City, USA

- Pumping stations have capacity of 5 MGD, and system can store up to 3 MG
- 4 supply wells, 4 storage tanks, and 130 miles of distribution pipeline
- Many homes and businesses lack backflow prevention valves.

## Zenith City, USA

- Wastewater services are provided in the southern portion of the city via a secondary wastewater treatment plant.
- There are two stormwater outfalls: one located along the West River and the other on the Crystal River.

## Autumn

- It is November 2, Election Day
- Locals are proud of the presidential candidate from Zenith City
- Record breaking warm temperatures, but strong westerly winds
- National Threat Advisory Level:  Orange

## Zenith City Enhanced Tabletop Exercise Rules

- “News Alerts” will take place throughout the exercise.  Cease conversation and listen to the news alert.
- Communication b/w tables will take place via a written communication card.  “Time” on the card refers to real time, not event time.  Bring to “Control” table first.
- Any action decided upon within a table must be recorded on a communication card and given to the “Control” table.

## Communication Card Example Action Reported

## Zenith CityEnhanced Tabletop Exercise Rules

- Requests for information from the “Control” table must be written on a communication or investigation card.
- Requests for police investigations will be made using an “Investigation Request” card.  Investigation results will come from the “Control” table.
- Analytical results will come from the “Lab” table after submission of a chain of custody.

## Investigation Card Example 

## Zenith CityEnhanced Tabletop Exercise Rules

- The orange vest will be worn by the Incident Commander.  The incident command vest may be passed along as needed.
- The yellow vests will be worn by the WUERM and the PIO.
- Overheard conversations from nearby tables may not be used in your table’s decision-making process.

## Zenith CityEnhanced Tabletop Exercise Rules

- If the need arises to communicate with an organization or agency not represented, send a communication card to that entity to the control table.
- If you wish to communicate with multiple tables, stack the appropriate number of communication cards and write firmly.

## Zenith CityTable Materials

- Feel free to write on any of the materials on your table or given to you during the course of the exercise.
- Not all tables have the same materials.
- You can look at and read anything on the table.

## Zenith CityTables/Roles Represented

- Federal Agencies
- State Agencies
- Local Officials
- Public Health
- Police
- Fire/HAZMAT/EMS
- Public Utilities
- Hospital
- Lab
- Media

## Autumn

- It is November 2, Election Day
- Locals are proud of the presidential candidate from Zenith City
- Record breaking warm temperatures, but strong westerly winds
- National Threat Advisory Level:  Orange

## Event Day 1

- November 2

## Slide 19

## Explosion at Zenith City Water Treatment Plant

## Event Day 2 

- November 3

## Slide 22

## Slide 23

## Zenith City Enhanced Tabletop Exercise 

**After Action Review**
**(“Hot Wash”)**
**Discussion Points**

## Verification That Exercise Objectives Were Met:

- Reinforce emergency response communication procedures
- Reinforce ER Roles and Responsibilities (Who’s in charge?)
- Practice using the guidelines in the Response Protocol Toolbox