Definitions and Examples of Descriptive Information for Exercise Results

Lead Agency for Exercise

e.g., State of California Department of Public Health, Kansas Sheriff's Office, etc.

Geographic Region

Was the exercise designed to be implemented at the city, county, state, or regional level?

Type of Exercise

1. Orientation
2. Drill
3. Tabletop Exercise
4. Functional Exercise
5. Full Scale Exercise

Goals and Objectives of Exercise

A brief summary of the goals and objectives for the exercise.

Agent Used in Exercise

e.g., Anthrax, smallpox, West Nile Virus, etc.

Terrorist/Natural Disaster

Does the exercise indicate that the source of the disaster was man-made (terrorist) or natural (e.g., West Nile Virus)?

Scalable

e.g., the exercise scenario can be easily scaled to fit other settings) Scalability refers to an ability to be modified or adapted for implementation in different locations.

Are the characteristics/parameters of the emergency are flexible enough to fit most communities

i.e. different sizes, types of populations, health department configurations, etc) without having to greatly change the exercise and still allow for easy implementation in that community?

Resources needed to implement the exercise

• Number of days/hours estimated to complete the exercise
• Number of personnel involved (use best judgment if not specified - provide estimated range)
• Multiple/single agency activity
• Multiple/single jurisdiction involved (e.g., federal, state, county, city)