This document summarizes a workshop on the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). It defines exercises as simulated events that require participants to function as expected in real events. Exercises are used to test plans and improve coordination. HSEEP provides standardized guidance for designing, developing, conducting and evaluating exercises to build emergency management capabilities. It describes a progressive "building block" approach using discussion-based and operations-based exercises of increasing complexity. Organizations must follow HSEEP requirements including developing annual training plans and submitting after-action reports.

1. HSEEP Workshop Emergency Management Association of Georgia

2. Your Hosts Tracy Sargent Program Director – Terrorism Emergency Response and Preparedness Division. Jeff Morrison Program Director – Statewide Exercises Georgia Emergency Management Agency

3. Objectives Define an exercise. HSEEP Overview Identification of exercise types and formats The “Building Block Approach” HSEEP Performance Requirements

4. What Is An Exercise? A focused practice activity that places the participants in a simulated situation requiring them to function in the capacity that would be expected of them in a real event.

5. Exercises

6. Why Do We Exercise? Test and evaluate plans, policies, procedures, and resources. Train personnel. Improve coordination and communication. Satisfy regulatory requirements.

7. How Do We Get Started?

8. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program - HSEEP Capabilities and performance based exercise program. Standardized policy. methodology and language. Guidance in designing, developing, conducting and evaluating exercises.

9. Building capabilities that can be applied to a wide variety of incidents. Incorporates planning, staffing, equipment, training, exercising, improvement planning Develops a strategic approach to training & exercising. Capabilities-Based Program

10. Types of Exercises and the Building Block Approach Discussion Based: Seminars Workshops Tabletops Games Operations Based Drills Functional Full-Scale

11. Progressive Exercise Program Full Scale Functional Tabletop Drill Orientation Progressively Complex Building on previous successes

12. HSEEP PerformanceRequirements Conducting an annual Training and Exercise Plan Workshop and developing and maintaining a Multi-year Training and Exercise Plan. Planning and conducting exercises in accordance with the guidelines set forth in HSEEP Volumes I-III. Developing and submitting a properly formatted After-Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP). The format for the AAR/IP is found in HSEEP Volume III. Tracking and implementing corrective actions identified in the AAR/IP.

13. HSEEP Compliance Annual Training and Exercise Plan Workshop Develop Multi-year Training and Exercise Plan Should reflect capabilities-based planning Should follow “building-block approach”

14. Multi Year Training & Exercise Schedule

15. HSEEP Compliance Exercise Planning and Conduct Use common terminology Should include appropriate documents Develop and submit a properly formatted After Action Report/Improvement Plan Track and Implement corrective actions

16. Exercise Evaluation After Action Report Information provided by: Exercise evaluators Exercise participants Improvement Plan Developed from information provided within the AAR. Assigns corrective actions to include personal responsibility and timelines.

17. HSEEP Access HSEEP.DHS.GOV

18. Objectives Define an exercise. HSEEP Overview Identification of exercise types and formats The “Building Block Approach” HSEEP Performance Requirements

19. QUESTIONS

20. Thank You