Table 2: Capability Gap Measurements/Descriptions Solution Area Rating 1 2 3 4 5 Not Applicable Planning No plan/annexes exist Some plans/annexes exist Plans/annexes are complete but require update Plans/annexes are complete and have been updated within 5 years Plans/annexes are complete, up to date, and verified through either exercises or real world events Planning is not relevant for this capability Organization 0-20% of required organization/personnel exists 21-40% of required organization/personnel exists 41-60% of required organization/personnel exists 61-80% of required organization/personnel exists 81-100% of required organization/personnel exists Organization is not relevant for this capability Equipment 0-20% or required equipment exists 21-40% or required equipment exists 41-60% or required equipment exists 61-80% or required equipment exists 80-100% or required equipment exists Equipment is not relevant for this capability Training 0-20% of required training exists 21-40% of required training exists 41-60% of required training exists 61-80% of required training exists 80-100% of required training exists Training is not relevant for this capability Exercises No demonstrations have occurred in the last five years Exercise/real-world demonstrations have occurred; many mission critical findings exist Exercise/real-world demonstrations have occurred; few mission critical findings exist Exercise/real-world demonstrations have occurred; some areas for improvement exist demonstrations have occurred; no areas for improvement exist demonstration is not relevant for this capability
Table 3: THIRA Overall Priorities by Mission Area. Highlighted are the core capabilities that were ultimately selected by the workgroups as training and exercise priorities. (Fire Management and Suppression has not yet been assessed by the THIRA process) OVERALL Priority Prevent/ Protect Mitigate Respond Recover High Intelligence and Information Sharing* Cybersecurity** Physical Protective Measures Risk Management for Protection Programs and Activities Community Resilience Long-term Vulnerability Reduction Threats and Hazards Identification Critical Transportation Environmental Response/Health and Safety Infrastructure Systems Mass Search and Rescue Operations Operational Communications Logistics and Supply Chain Management Situational Assessment* Housing Medium Screening, Search, and Detection Access Control and Identity Verification Supply Integrity and Security Risk and Disaster Resilience Assessment Fatality Management Services Mass Care Services On-scene Security, Protection, and Law Enforcement Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Medical Services Economic Recovery Health and Social Services Low Forensics and Attribution Interdiction and Disruption Natural and Cultural Resources
NDDES Multi-year Exercise Schedule January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017 Core Capability Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Director’s Choice Unannounced Exercise Security Recovery from Operation Binder Clip Table Top Operational Communications Amber Alert Functional/Full Scale WARNEX and Fraine Barracks Tornado Drill Devil’s Breath Full Scale Exercise (NDNG) IMAT East Full Scale IMAT West Full Scale Operational Coordination TEPW East IMAT Functional West IMAT Functional Annual Flood Prep Annual Flood Prep Table Top Infrastructure Systems All Recovery Critical Transportation Mass Care Services Public Health, Healthcare, and EMS Fatality Management Services
NDDES Multi-year Exercise Schedule January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018 Core Capability Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Director’s Choice Unannounced Exercise Cyber Security Operational Communications Training and Exercise Planning Workshop IMAT Table Top IMAT Table Top Alert Functioanl/ Full Scale WARNEX and Fraine Barracks Tornado Drill IMAT Full Scale IMAT Full Operational Coordination Annual Prep Annual Flood Prep Infrastructure Systems All Recovery Recovery Plan Workshop Recovery Plan Functional Critical Transportation Mass Care Services Public Health, Healthcare, and EMS Fatality Management Services