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Analysis of the Argonne Distance Tabletop Exercise Method.

DE2008924390

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Tanzman, E. A.; Nieves, L. A.
Page Count	96
Abstract	The purpose of this report is to summarize and evaluate the Argonne Distance Tabletop Exercise (DISTEX) method. DISTEX is intended to facilitate multi-organization, multi-objective tabletop emergency response exercises that permit players to participate from their own facility's incident command center. This report is based on experience during its first use during the FluNami 2007 exercise, which took place from September 19-October 17, 2007. FluNami 2007 exercised the response of local public health officials and hospitals to a hypothetical pandemic flu outbreak. The underlying purpose of the DISTEX method is to make tabletop exercising more effective and more convenient for playing organizations. It combines elements of traditional tabletop exercising, such as scenario discussions and scenario injects, with distance learning technologies. This distance-learning approach also allows playing organizations to include a broader range of staff in the exercise. An average of 81.25 persons participated in each weekly webcast session from all playing organizations combined. The DISTEX method required development of several components. The exercise objectives were based on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Target Capabilities List. The ten playing organizations included four public health departments and six hospitals in the Chicago area.
Keywords	Argonne National Laboratory Emergency plans D codes Computerized simulation Disease incidence Learning Public health Meetings Recommendations Argonne Distance Tabletop Exercise(DISTEX)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Argonne National Lab., IL. Decision and Information Sciences Div.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200820
Contract Number	DE-AC02-06CH11357

Analysis of the Argonne Distance Tabletop Exercise Method.

Analysis of the Argonne Distance Tabletop Exercise Method.
DE2008924390

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Tanzman, E. A.; Nieves, L. A.
Page Count	96
Abstract	The purpose of this report is to summarize and evaluate the Argonne Distance Tabletop Exercise (DISTEX) method. DISTEX is intended to facilitate multi-organization, multi-objective tabletop emergency response exercises that permit players to participate from their own facility's incident command center. This report is based on experience during its first use during the FluNami 2007 exercise, which took place from September 19-October 17, 2007. FluNami 2007 exercised the response of local public health officials and hospitals to a hypothetical pandemic flu outbreak. The underlying purpose of the DISTEX method is to make tabletop exercising more effective and more convenient for playing organizations. It combines elements of traditional tabletop exercising, such as scenario discussions and scenario injects, with distance learning technologies. This distance-learning approach also allows playing organizations to include a broader range of staff in the exercise. An average of 81.25 persons participated in each weekly webcast session from all playing organizations combined. The DISTEX method required development of several components. The exercise objectives were based on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Target Capabilities List. The ten playing organizations included four public health departments and six hospitals in the Chicago area.
Keywords	Argonne National Laboratory Emergency plans D codes Computerized simulation Disease incidence Learning Public health Meetings Recommendations Argonne Distance Tabletop Exercise(DISTEX)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Argonne National Lab., IL. Decision and Information Sciences Div.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200820
Contract Number	DE-AC02-06CH11357