Course: V-0001 - Virtual Tabletop Exercise Series (VTTX) –Pandemic Influenza
Exercise Date & Location:
December 4, 5 & 6 2018. Virtual Exercise –Multiple Locations

This VTTX differs from other tabletop exercises inthat it will be conducted using VideoTeleconference (VTC) technology (not AdobeConnect® or FaceTime© based), and will provide
an opportunity for responders across the Nation tosimultaneously participate in a hazard-specificfacilitated discussion. This format will allow thecommon delivery of exercise materials, scenarios,modules, and discussion questions among thoseparticipating in the exercise.

(Note: Three separate offerings to accommodate
as many site applicants as possible.)
Exercise Length:
4 Hours. Start time is 12:00 P.M. EasternStandard Time (EST) and end time is 4:00 P.M.
EST.

Exercise Goals:
This virtual exercise will enable the participants toexercise their knowledge, skills and abilities
needed to effectively prevent, protect, andrespond to a pandemic influenza event.

Exercise Description:
As we enter the 100th anniversary of the 1918
influenza pandemic (January 1918 – December
1920; colloquially known as Spanish flu) theEmergency Management Institute and theCenters for Disease Control specially designed
this Virtual Tabletop Exercise (VTTX) which will
specifically focus on the impacts of a novel
influenza virus on the public health community.

1. Prepare participants’ agencies toimplement plans for a pandemic response.
2. Enable participants to better coordinate
their response operations withcounterparts from local governments,
other State governments, Federal
agencies, tribal, private sector
organizations, and non-governmental
agencies.
3. Provide a virtual, experiential education
environment to exercise and enhance
pandemic preparation and responseactions.

The 1918 influenza pandemic (January 1918 –December 1920; colloquially known as Spanishflu) was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic,
the first of the two pandemics involving the H1N1
influenza virus. It infected over 500 million people
around the world, including people on remote
Pacific Islands and in the Arctic, which resulted in
the deaths of 50 to 100 million (three to five
percent of the world's population at the time),making it one of the deadliest natural disasters inhuman history.

Target Audience:Previous exercises have proven the need for a
specific set of key participants in order to achieve
exercise objectives. It is STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED that VTTX participatingorganizations include all of the following

This Public Health-focused VTTX is a prepackaged set of exercise materials requiring
reduced effort by participating organizations.

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Participation Requirements:
The VTTX will be limited to approximately 10-15
locations per broadcast. Participating locations
must have an appropriate site equipped with VTC
capability (this is not an Adobe Connect®
session) that can access the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) VTC site(connection information will be provided by EMI).
Participating locations will be responsible for local
exercise logistics, and should designate an
exercise coordinator to implement the logisticalrequirements for the exercise. In addition, thelocation must provide a person capable offacilitating the on-site portion of the exercise.
Electronic copies of the related exercise materials(Exercise and Coordination Facilitation Guide,Situation Manual, agenda, etc.) will be provided inadvance by EMI.

disciplines: Emergency Management; PublicHealth; Public Safety; Emergency MedicalServices, Hospitals, Communications and othergovernment or private sector personnel involved
in response to a pandemic incident, asappropriate.
Exercise Design:This VTTX is designed to engage the participantsin a no fault hazard-specific exercise discussion.
Facilitation will occur via VTC from the EMI
campus and will be complimented by a dedicatedlocal agency facilitator at each VTC site.
The VTTX will be supported by an Exercise andCoordination Facilitation Guide, which will include
all required logistical information (room layout,connection instructions, etc.), as well as
facilitation and hot wash instructions.

How do I obtain my FEMA SID number?
1. To register, go to Student Identification
System. This link can also be accessed at
the following address:
https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid
2. Click on the “Register for a FEMA SID”
button on screen.
3. Follow the instructions and provide thenecessary information to create youraccount.
4. You will receive an email with your SID
number. You should save this number ina secure location.

The VTTX will consist of:• Three discussion modules• Local discussion with guided questions
facilitated by an on-site facilitator• Brief-outs from each participating location
after each module
To Apply:
Locations interested in participating in the VTTX
series should submit an email request to
participate in the exercise to Doug Kahn, phone(301) 447-7645, with preferred date ofparticipation. This link can also be accessed at
the following email address:
douglas.kahn@fema.dhs.gov. Your email is yourprogram application. When applying, pleaseprovide a central point of contact from yourorganization to work all VTTX issues. Eachlocation will receive a notice from EMI and will beprovided with relevant logistical information andexercise materials to set up and facilitate theexercise locally.

VTTX Program Information:
For a complete listing of all the FY19 VTTX dates
and scenarios, please check our homepage at
Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Virtual
Tabletop Exercise (VTTX). This link can also beaccessed at the following address:
http://www.training.fema.gov/programs/emivttx.aspx
EMI Point of Contact:
For additional information contact the coursemanager, Douglas Kahn, at (301) 447-7645 or byemail at douglas.kahn@fema.dhs.gov.

The FEMA Form 119-25-2 is not required to besubmitted until the VTTX is completed. With yourrequest, cc in your email the Integrated
Emergency Management Branch or call 301-4471381 email: fema-emi-iemb@fema.dhs.gov

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