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2016 Projects
These are some of the exercises and plans APC has completed in 2016:
 Poseidon's Trident |  Moulage |
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 Moulage |  Multi-Agency Response |
 Multi-Agency Response |  Active Shooter |
Poseidon's Trident - Osceola County Mass Casualty Full-Scale Ex.
In March of 2016 APC in consultation with the Florida Department of Health in Osceola County executed a countywide Full-Scale Exercise to test current plans and protocols regarding an active shooter and contamination of the water system.
APC utilized over 250 volunteer victims and exercised a variety of functional areas. Examples of exercise agencies are below:
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5 DOH facilities
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3 primary water agencies
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5 local hospitals
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3 local dispatch centers
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3 LE and Fire agencies
Operation Buzz Off
In July of 2016, APC and RLKing Training in consultation with the Department of Health in Osceola County held a state mandated tabletop exercise aimed at educating and preparing staff about mosquito-born illnesses such as Zika. The Exercise covered multiple Core Capabilities to include:
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Information Sharing
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Community Preparedness
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Operational Coordination
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Public Health Surveillance/Epi Investigation
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Consisted of 5 Modules that included:
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The Patient Presents
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Suspicion of Local Transmission
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The Confirmation
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The Neighborhood Challenges
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Additional County Concerns
 Osceola County Zika TTX - Operation Buzz Off |  Facilitated TTX |
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 Various Functional Discussion Groups |  DOH SME Presentation |
 Exercise Brief Outs |  SME Presentations |
 EOC Operations |
 Preparedness Campaign Images/Logos |  All-Hazard Preparedness Guides |
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 Agency and Community Planning Guidance |  Agency Website Graphics and Information |
 Informational Flyers/Handouts |  Social Media Graphics and Information |
 Social Media Graphics and Information |  Graphics |
Brevard County All-Hazards Preparedness Campaign
In the spring of 2016, APC in consultation with Brevard County Emergency Management developed the Brevard County All-Hazards Preparedness Campaign. The project served as a public awareness campaign and introduced the “What Would You Do…?” concept through a variety of preparedness activities that included:
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A campaign logo
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Website language updates for each of the hazards
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Handouts/fliers for each specified hazard
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Development of a PowerPoint presentation and supporting materials
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Development of appropriate social media graphics of the identified hazards
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Creation of scripts and graphics for short videos
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Development of the ‘Pathways to Preparedness guide'
 Special Needs Shelter Exercise |  Specialized Controller/Evaluator Book |
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 Unique Exercise Maps |  Exercise Briefing |
 Registration |  Triage |
 Patient Processing |  Shelter Setup/Management |
 Shelter Setup/Management |
Osceola County 2016 Special Needs Shelter Full-Scale Exercise
In June of 2016 APC in consultation with the Florida Department of Health in Osceola County executed a Special Needs Shelter Full-Scale Exercise to test current plans and protocols regarding the establishment, staffing, and equipping of emergency shelters for individuals with special and access/functional needs during a hurricane event. Some specific tasks completed include:
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Identify and assign the appropriate staff
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Appropriate setup of the SNS facility and equipment
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Establish the appropriate operational areas
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Conduct initial triage (initial assessment of prospective shelterees
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Conduct registration and shelteree count
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Conduct intake and assignment process
 City of Cocoa Preparedness Exercise |  Controller/Evaluator Book with MSEL |
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 Tabletop Exercise Presentation |  Hurricane Graphic1 |
 Hurricane Graphic2 |  Hurricane Graphic3 |
 TTX with all ESF's represented |  ICS Forms and Injects |
 Preparedness/Response/Recovery |
City of Cocoa Preparedness Exercise
In July of 2016, APC in consultation with the City of Cocoa Fire Department executed a Tabletop Exercise to allow the City of Cocoa to discuss current preparedness, response and recovery protocols, plans, and procedures involving a hurricane event. Specific Modules consisted of:
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Pre-Incident Decision Making and Alert/Notification (Pre-Landfall)
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Incident Response (Landfall)
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Recovery/Continued Operations (Post-Landfall)
 Region 7 Exercise - Monroe County |  Maps and Meeples (Resources) |
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 Resource Allocation |  Collaboration |
 Hurricane Maps |  Mr. Meeples! |
Region 7 Mass Care/Transportation Exercise (Sub-Consultant)
In August of 2016, APC served as Controllers/Evaluators for Blue Skies Professional Services to conduct a two-day Tabletop Exercise that primarily focused on Mass Care and Transportation resource allocation, tracking, and assignment during a hurricane event. Modules included:
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Pre-Landfall Coordination
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Activation
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Response
 MHS Exercise Hurricane Update 1 |  MHS Exercise Hurricane Update 2 |
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 MHS Exercise Hurricane Update 3 |
Martin County Health System Hurricane Tabletop Exercise (Sub-Consultant)
In July of 2016, APC served as Controllers/Evaluators for Blue Skies Professional Services to conduct a Tabletop Exercise to allow Martin Health System participants to test and implement the newly developed Hurricane Plan. Modules included:
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MHS Hurricane Plan Review
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Hurricane Plan Phase II
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Hurricane Plan Phase III-V
 Miami-Dade Online Training Program |  Simple Course Navigation |
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 Damage Assessment |  Damage Assessment |
 Disaster Assistance Center |  Employee Volunteer Staging |
 Evacuation Centers |  Points of Distribution |
Miami-Dade Online Training Campaign
From September 2016 until March 2017 APC and Blue Skies Professional Services worked in conjunction with Miami-Dade Office of Emergency Management to develop The Miami-Dade Online Training Campaign. This project consisted of developing high quality online, video, and classroom courses to train and educate volunteers, Miami-Dade County Disaster Assistance Employees, and stakeholders on processes to support disaster response and recovery activities that include the following topics/areas:
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Points of Distribution
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Employee Volunteer Staging Area
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Evacuation Center Operations
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Disaster Assistance Center
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Damage Assessment