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Notable Projects
APC has vast experience in Florida, completing over 160 projects in the state, including 80+ planning projects and 70+ trainings/exercises/workshops. We have managed various unique and challenging projects such as the development and revision of various preparedness, response, and recovery plans and designing and conducting complex tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises for multi-agencies/jurisdictions. APC strives to be the best and maintains an excellent relationship with our clients. We encourage potential clients to contact existing ones for references.
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Below are some of the Notable projects APC has completed to date.
Orange County ASHER
Full-Scale Exercise
Operation “OverAmped"
Operation Overamped was a 4-hour Full-Scale Exercise (FSE) designed to test Orange County public safety partners ability to organize, manage, and sustain an Active Shooter Hostile Event Response (ASHER) in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 3000.
The exercise simulated a special event/concert at the Central Florida Fairgrounds featuring a controversial band. Credible intelligence indicated a known protest group may be present and attempting to incite violence. With this intel, preparation included developing an Incident Action Plan (IAP) to ensure a proper response structure and critical resources were onsite to manage the event and the potential threats. Additional mutual-aid partner agencies were also incorporated to assist with the response to the provided scenario.
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Orange County Strategic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
In 2021 and 2022, APC continued working with Orange County Emergency Management to follow-up the COVID-19 historical document with a summary of the vaccination phase (2021) and a look at the operational approach to transitioning towards a return to normal operations (2022). This included interviewing County department directors and Orange County Mayor Demings about the actions Orange County took during these phases.
Palm Beach County
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Exercise
In 2021, 2022, and 2023, we were proud to execute the Palm Beach County annual CERT exercise that allowed for community members to practice basic level CERT skills in a simulated disaster environment focusing on operational coordination, mass search and rescue operations, fire management and suppression, and public health and medical services.
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East Central Florida LEPC
Commodity Flow Study
In the Fall/Winter of 2021, we performed a commodity flow study to examine the movement of hazardous materials on the highways and major roads that transverse the 8-county region of the East Central Florida LEPC. The study utilized trained spotters to gather information at specific locations within the corridors throughout a 16-week period. Additional information was reviewed and compared utilizing existing data related to railway, waterway, airway, pipeline and hazardous material facilities.
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St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP)
In the summer of 2021, APC assisted with the complete reorganization and revision of the St. Lucie County CEMP. We worked with staff to ensure that the document was clearly laid out and streamlined for better usability and suitability for the County's needs while ensure that the document was compliant with State requirements.
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Brevard County Shelter Worker Training Course
In the Summer/Fall of 2020, APC contracted with Brevard County Emergency Management to identify and confirm Brevard Emergency Support Team (BEST) shelter team staff, develop and document detailed sheltering plans for each County facility, develop and update the existing shelter cot distribution plan, and develop an online Shelter Worker Training Course.
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Orange County Strategic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the Summer/Fall of 2020, APC in assisted Orange County Emergency Management in the creation of a historical document outlining the County's response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. This included interviewing all County department directors and Mayor Demings about the actions Orange County took to respond to the Pandemic.
Beginning in 2021, we continued to document the vaccination response by the County that will be included as a follow-up to the historical document.
Orange County Public Schools - Emergency Procedures Manual
In the Summer of 2019, APC worked with Orange County Public School to develop an Emergency Procedures Manual (EPM) and accompanying Fact Sheet to provide OCPS employees procedures for a variety of emergency situations that may occur at
school administrative sites.
 Orange County Public Schools Emergency Procedures Manual for Administrative Sites |  OCPS EPM Fact Sheet Page 1 |
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 OCPS EPM Fact Sheet Page 2 |
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Seminole Tribe of Florida Hazardous Materials
Commodity Flow Study
In the Winter of 2019/2020, we performed a commodity flow study to examine the movement of hazardous materials on the highways and major roads that transverse the Seminole Tribe of Florida locations. The study utilized trained spotters to gather information at specific locations within the corridors throughout a 16-week period. Each of the eight Tribe corridors were separately analyzed and reviewed. Additional information was reviewed and compared utilizing existing data related to railway, waterway, airway, pipeline and hazardous material facilities.
SWFLEPC Full-Scale Hazardous Materials Exercise
On June 28 of 2018, APC in consultation with the Southwest Florida Local Emergency Planning Committee executed a hazardous materials Full-Scale Exercise to test current plans and protocols. Evaluated capabilities included the following:
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Interdiction and Disruption
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Environmental Health Safety and Response
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Public Information and Warning
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Operational Coordination
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Operational Communications
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 Foam Operations |  Decontamination |
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 Tanker Spill |  Hazmat Apparatus |
 HazMat Teams |  HazMat Teams |
 Rooftop Access |  Staging |
 HazMat Release |  Victim Rescue |
 Building/Rooftop Access |  Victim Rescue |
 HazMat Release |  HazMat Release |
 Miami-Dade Online Training Program |  Simple Course Navigation |
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 Evacuation Center Operations - Pets & Service Animal Support |  Evacuation Center Organization |
 Evacuation Center Knowledge Check |
Miami-Dade Online Training Update - Evacuation Center Management and Operations
APC and Blue Skies Professional Services worked in conjunction with Miami-Dade Office of Emergency Management to update the Evacuation Center Online Training Program. This update included splitting the online course into 2 new online training courses, Evacuation Center Management and Evacuation Center Operations.
GOAA-MCO - Operation
Fallen Bird Exercises
In the fall and winter of 2019, APC in consultation with RLKing Training and Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, conducted a series of exercises that started with a tabletop exercise, a functional exercise, and finally a full-scale exercise. Operation Fallen Bird involved over 20 agencies.
The Tabletop Exercise allowed the GOAA-MCO airport community to discuss CFR Part 139 in conjunction with additional preparedness, response, and recovery protocols, plans, and procedures regarding a downed aircraft incident. A follow-up functional exercise focused on injection-based information to allow agencies to coordinate their response to an incident.
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Finally, a full-scale, one day exercise at MCO was conducted with pre-designated locations. Exercise play involved emergency response efforts responding on-scene to an unannounced Alert III, downed aircraft which resulted in a mass-casualty incident. Following the initial response efforts, the exercise focused on incident support and recovery efforts to assist family and friends of those impacted and facilitated the recovery process of the airport community returning to normal operations.
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 Operation Fallen Bird Exercise Plan |
 Operation Fallen Bird Tabletop Exercise |
 Operation Fallen Bird Functional Exercise |
 Fallen Bird Full-Scale Exercise - Outside |
 Fallen Bird Full-Scale Exercise - Outside |
 Fallen Bird Full-Scale Exercise - Outside |
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Orange County Public Schools COVID-19 Health and Safety Procedures Guide
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, APC assisted OCPS with the creation of a Health and Safety Procedures Guide for to assist school and administrative sites in navigating health and safety considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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'
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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 |
 Orlando International Airport Emergency Operations Center Plan |  Activation Process |
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 Planning P |  Planning P |
Orlando International Airport Emergency Operations Center Plan
During the summer of 2018, APC in consultation with the Orlando International Airport and RLKing Training developed the Airport Emergency Operations Center (Airport EOC) Plan. This Plan provides the management structure, key responsibilities, coordination activities, emergency assignments, and general procedures to follow during an incident of sufficient magnitude to necessitate activation of the Airport EOC.