Exercise Schedule
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Table Top 20 October 2007
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Command Post/Functional 3 May 2008
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Full Scale 11 October 2008
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and Drill Timeline January-June 2008 pdf
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Exercise and Drill Timeline July-December 2008 pdf
Western Maine Regional Functional Exercise
May 3, 2008 - Canton Fire Department
After Action Review
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Functional AAR doc
Lessons Learned:
• Communications was still an issue, could be corrected easily
• Deployment of the Hazmat teams needs to be more coordinated with Law
Enforcement
• There needs to be better communication between agencies prior to drill
• EMS/Hospitals need to communicate via radio sooner
• When communicating to hospitals about patient transportation met tag
numbers should be used
• Need more radios to communicate effectively
• One radio format should be used in the exercise
• Have smaller exercises leading up to the larger exercise events
• ARES Member could be used at the staging area
• Expectations of participants should be explained clearly before the
exercise
• Need to standardize communications and procedures between all agencies well
before exercise
• Use standard acronyms
• Spread communication activities out of one room
• Need to better explain the communications plan and radios before the
exercise
• Incident Command needs to confirm information they are putting out to the
group. Need to use subject matter experts to their full potential
• Need to ensure exercise goals are reached regardless of the time frame
• Work on the specifics of ICS. IC needs to use scribes, whiteboards, site
plan, radio operators, etc
• Need one person per one radio
• Need MCI training for providers
• Need radio communication practice and protocol training
• Determine where people who arrive in private vehicles should stage
• An area command structure may be useful
• Hazmat should be more involved with law enforcement
• Other counties should work on interoperability and training with their
towns
• Have an exercise that first involves one specific agency
• First responders would be affected by this incident before higher ranking
officers become involved.
Areas of Improvement:
• Better communication between agencies. Agencies should work together before
an incident
• Use of scribes, reports, ICS forms and radio operators at incident command
• MCI Training for all EMS providers
• Practice radio communication and usage
• Use of subject matter experts at Incident Command. Validate all information
coming out of incident command
• Communications planning prior to an incident among all agencies
• Use of common terminology
• Collaboration between Counties on communications and training
• Use of met tag numbers when communicating to hospitals from EMS
Areas for Full Scale:
• Incident Command skill development
• Use of other people to perform functions at IC
• Record keeping and planning at the IC
• MCI training and developing better communication between EMS and Hospitals
• Hazmat team collaboration
• Use of subject matter experts
Additional Training Needed:
• MCI Training for all EMS
• Incident Command training
• ICS 300
• Communication plans
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