This document provides program guidance and supporting information
for implementation of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness
Program (CSEPP) exercise program. It replaces the exercise program
document, Exercise Policy and Guidance for Chemical Stockpile
Emergency Preparedness Program Exercise (June 19, 2009 with Change
1, October 15, 2009), known as the "Blue Book." This document
includes the following information in appendices: After-Action
Report/Improvement Plan Processes (AAR/IP) (Appendix A), Public
Information Planning for CSEPP Exercises (Appendix B), CSEPP
Emergency Response Outcomes and Exercise Evaluation Guides
(Appendix C), CSEPP Guide for Exercise Extent of Play Agreements
(Appendix D), optional NIMS/ICS/CSEPP Exercise Structure (Appendix
E), Background and Overview of CSEPP Remediation and Recovery
Outcome Evaluation (Appendix F), Core Capabilities Crosswalk
(Appendix G), CSEPP Exercise Program Glossary (Appendix H),
Timeline Guidance and Templates (Appendix I). A federally-managed
exercise program involving Federal, state, and local agencies and
Army installations has been developed as part of the increased
emphasis on emergency preparedness under the CSEP Program. The CSEP
Program will result in improved preparedness at the remaining U.S.
Army installations storing the unitary chemical stockpile and the
surrounding civilian communities. The term "CSEPP Community," as
used in this document, is the combined area of one military
installation, surrounding local jurisdictions/agencies, and the
State agencies involved in executing CSEPP for that area. Local
jurisdictions are counties and cities within the Emergency Planning
Zone (EPZ), which encompasses the Immediate Response Zone (IRZ),
Protective Action Zone (PAZ), or are designated as "host"
jurisdictions. Exercises conducted by the Army and DHS/FEMA will
help program managers evaluate the emergency response plans and
capabilities of the CSEPP Communities. Under CSEPP, exercises
managed by DHS/FEMA and the Army began in 1991. These exercises
demonstrate the ability of the communities to respond to a chemical
accident/incident (CAI) at an Army chemical stockpile storage site.
Participation in exercises includes representatives from the
Department of the Army (DA), DHS/FEMA, other Federal agencies,
state and local governments, the Army installations, and civilian
entities. The purpose of this document is to ensure consistency in
planning and conducting the exercises and in evaluating the
performance of the emergency response and emergency support
personnel (often referred to as "players") in exercises. Some
location-specific adaptations may be necessary to accommodate the
varied response structures of the CSEPP Communities. If variances
from the policy in this document are necessary, approval from the
appropriate headquarter agency (DHS/FEMA or the Army) must be
sought. In addition to satisfying CSEPP exercise criteria; these
exercises satisfy Army regulatory requirements for exercises and
the state and local government exercise requirements under the
DHS/FEMA Cooperative Agreement (CA), which funds CSEPP and other
emergency management activities. The CSEPP exercise approach
incorporates the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
(HSEEP) methodologies and concepts, as presented in chapter 3. The
CSEPP exercise evaluation methodology is organized around a
standard set of eight Emergency Response Outcomes (EROs). Exercise
Evaluation Guides (EEGs) have been developed for each ERO (see
Appendix C). Army and DHS/FEMA exercise management staff will
monitor developments in other national exercise programs and will
recommend review and revision of the CSEPP exercise methodology as
required.
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