Situation Manual

Time Allotted / 145Minutes
Hurricane Dough – Exercise Play / No Image
During the exercise it will be important to remember and comply with the following statements:
  • During the exercise assume that your facility is in the projected path of the hurricane.
  • Do not jump ahead in the exercise scenario.
  • Thoroughly review all scenarios and injects as they are presented during the exercise.
  • Identify one individual to be responsible for inputting responses to the exercise injects.
  • At the end of the exercise participants will need to complete an evaluation of your location’s hurricane readiness and response capabilities by completing an exercise Hotwash. Participants will be asked to comment on three areas of the exercise that went well (Thumbs Up) and three areas that will need to be enhanced (Thumbs Down) to ensure hurricane readiness. Found below are examples:
  • Thumbs Up – During the exercise our team consulted our hurricane plan and found it to be complete.
  • Thumbs Down – During the exercise our team consulted our hurricane plan and found portions of the plan that need to be revised.
  • Remember if you need assistance please call the Help Desk at:
Phone Number - 724-444-7444
Identification Number - 79799 #
Account Number - 1 #
Time Allotted / 20 Minutes
Hurricane Dough – Scenario – # 001 / Image of Vacation / Hurricane Flag
It is late July and local citizens have been complacent in their hurricane preparedness activities because this year’s hurricane season has not even seen its first tropical storm. Families are making their last minute plans for their summer vacations while local business owners and government agencies are thinking that the hurricane season could be very inconsequential. However weather forecasters are predicting a major change in the atmosphere that could see a sharp increase in the number and severity of hurricanes within the next few weeks.
By early August local residents, business owners and government officials begin to follow the projected path of the season’s first tropical storm.
National Hurricane Center -Tropical Storm Adam
Advisory # 5 -Tuesday -8/2/2012-11:00AM ET
The National Hurricane Center has up-graded Tropical Depression # 1 to Tropical Storm Adam. The storm continues its forward movement and is expected to become a hurricane in the next 24 to 48 hours.
Sustained Wind Speed / Forward Movement / Category
37 MPH / 7 MPH / Tropical Storm
The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor the storm via satellite and Hurricane Hunter planes as it continues to move along its projected path.
Time Allotted / 15 Minutes
Hurricane Dough – Inject – # 002 / Image of Supplies
With the formation of the hurricane season’s first tropical storm this would be a good time to check on the status of your facility’s Disaster Supplies Kit.
Identify the location where the kit is stored:
Do all employees at your facility know where the kit is stored? / Yes / No / Unsure
At this point take the time to inspect the kit then prepare an itemized list of its contents.
The list must identify the items along with the quantity of each item.
Item # 1:
Item # 2:
Item # 3:
Item # 4:
Item # 5:
Item # 6:
Item # 7:
Item # 8:
Item # 9:
Time Allotted / 15 Minutes
Hurricane Dough– Scenario – # 003 / Image of National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center -Hurricane Adam
Advisory # 12 -Thursday -8/4/2012-5:00AM ET
The National Hurricane Center has up-graded Tropical Storm Adam to Hurricane Adam. The storm continues its forward movement and is expected to intensify over the next 48 hours.
Sustained Wind Speed / Forward Movement / Category
76 MPH / 4 MPH / One
Time Allotted / 10 Minutes
Hurricane Dough – Scenario – # 004 / Image of National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center -Hurricane Adam
Advisory # 17 - Friday - 8/5/2012 - 11:00AM ET
The National Hurricane Center has up-graded Hurricane Adam to a category three storm. The storm continues its forward movement and is expected to lose strength over the next 36 hours.
A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the region.
Sustained Wind Speed / Forward Movement / Category
115 MPH / 5 MPH / Three
Time Allotted / 10 Minutes
Hurricane Dough – Inject # 005 / Image of Training
Having the knowledge that employees are trained and ready to assist with disaster preparedness, response and recovery is vital for ensuring that your facility can safely and swiftly re-open after the hurricane has moved through the area.
Conduct a brief analysis of your employee’s disaster readiness training.
Have all employees received training on the bank’s disaster plan? / Unsure / Yes / No
Are all new employees trained on the bank’s disaster plan during their job orientation? / Unsure / Yes / No
Are employees cross-trained in job responsibilities wherever possible? / Unsure / Yes / No
Identify any other training that has been facilitated at your location:
Time Allotted / 15 Minutes
Hurricane Dough – Scenario – # 006 / Image of Hurricane Warning
National Hurricane Center -Hurricane Adam
Advisory # 21 -Saturday -8/6/2012-11:00AM ET
The National Hurricane Center has down-graded Hurricane Adam to a category two storm. The storm continues its forward movement along its projected path and is expected to maintain its strength.
The Hurricane Watch for the region has been up-graded to a Hurricane Warning indicating that the storm should arrive in the region within the next 24 to 36 hours.
Sustained Wind Speed / Forward Movement / Category
98 MPH / 6 MPH / Two
Time Allotted / 10 Minutes
Hurricane Dough – Inject – # 007 / Image of Storm Preparedness
With the National Weather Service issuing a Hurricane Warning for the region it will be important to prepare your facility for the approaching storm.
Identify and briefly describe three important preparedness action items that will need to be undertaken.
Action Item # 1:
Action Item # 2:
Action Item # 3:
Time Allotted / 15 Minutes
Hurricane Dough – Scenario – # 008 / Image of Emergency Responders
As the storm begins to move through the region wind and rain begins to pound the community.
Emergency agencies (EMS, Fire and Law Enforcement) have all closed down their response operations due to the increasing wind speed associated with the hurricane.
As the wind begins to up-root trees, destroy utility distribution systems and damage homes and businesses, residents who have evacuated the area continue to monitor the conditions on CNN and the Weather Channel wondering if they will have a home to which to return.
National Hurricane Center -Hurricane Adam
Advisory # 25 - Sunday -8/7/2012-11:00AM ET
Hurricane Adam continues to move through the region.
Wind Speed / Forward Movement / Category
99 MPH / 6 MPH / Two
The winds from Hurricane Adam begin to subside as the storm moves out of the area.
Once conditions permit, local and regional emergency response personnel initiate life safety operations.
From conducting needs assessment to carrying out search and rescue operations law enforcement agencies, fire departments, EMS, emergency management departments and various volunteer agencies are working together to meet the immediate storm-caused needs of the region’s residents.
Time Allotted / 10 Minutes
Hurricane Dough – Scenario / Inject – # 009 / Image of Hurricane Damage
Regional Damage Assessment
  • Electricity is out to 70% of the area surrounding your facility. The region’s electrical utility provider has estimated that it could take between three and seven days before electricity is fully restored to the area.
  • Downed utility poles and trees along with other storm debris have blocked 60% of the roads leading to your facility.The local roads and streets department estimates that most of the roads should be cleared of debris and made passable within the two days.
  • The water tower supplying drinking water to your facility was heavily damaged.
  • Local phone and internet providers have estimated that 55% of the their services are out and that it could take as long asten days before full access to these communications services could be restored to the region.
  • The Public Information Officer with the local health department has released a media advisory that a boil water notice is now in effect for the area in which your facility is located. The reason for this action is due to the damaged water tower and the resulting contamination of the water supply.
Once conditions are safe to travel it will be important to assess the damage to your facility and determine what will be needed to re-open for business.
Identify the individual by name that will be responsible for conducting damage and needs assessment at your facility.
Briefly describe how damage and needs assessment will be accomplished.
Time Allotted / 10 Minutes
Hurricane Dough – Inject – # 010 / Image of Reporter
As Amanda Jones,a reporter from the local CBS Television Station, is driving past your facility she notices bank employees busily assessing damage and making immediate temporary repairs.
She and her videographer decide to pull into the facility’s parking lot to produce a report on when and how individuals can access their money if the bank is damaged.
She approaches one of the bank’s employees and begins asking questions.
Amanda is asking to interview a bank employee in front of the damaged facility.
Briefly describe how the request for an interview from Amanda will be handled.
Time Allotted / 15 Minutes

Situation Manual – Tabletop Exercise 1 Disaster Resistant Communities Group –