Disaster Exercises – Taking Smaller Bites of the Elephant
Planning and executing a full exercise of your agency’s disaster plan can be a big job. Consider flexing tiny pieces of the plan, more often. Suggestions:
1) Test your ability to send a simple test message to everyone on the team and see how long it takes for them to respond.
2) Conduct a quick “Drop, Cover and Hold” drill – making sure everyone does it correctly.
3) Do a random call-down see if your team knows what supplies are on-site and where they are stored.
