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Counties that receive
matching federal funds are required to exercise their emergency
plans at least once a year. These exercises are activities
that simulate emergency management operations for specifically
stated purposes. During a four-year period, local jurisdictions
that receive matching federal funds are required to conduct
three functional exercises and one full-scale exercise. Prior
to conducting an exercise, counties must submit to the District
Training Coordinator the location, time, date, scenario and
objectives of the exercise no less than 30 days before the
exercise. The final report, with any corrective actions noted,
will be submitted on a FEMA Form 95-44 Emergency Management
Exercise Reporting System.
Actual occurrences
may be submitted for credit for a functional or full scale
exercise, provided the following documentation is submitted
for consideration within 90 working days after the occurrence.
Information to include in submittal is:
- A formal Emergency Declaration of a disaster by the chief
executive officer of the jurisdiction or the governor of
the state or the president of the United States.
- Warning of the population in the effected area.
- Actual evacuation and/or sheltering of population.
- Activation of the EOC (alert notification, staff assembly
of the EOC and implementation of the jurisdiction's Emergency
Operations Plan).
- Response requiring assets outside the jurisdiction, for
example, mutual aid agreements or relief from national emergency
relief organization.
- Media reports of the event.
All actual occurrences
will be reported to the state on the FEMA Form 95-44, with
documentation, for consideration.
If you have
any questions on exercise requirements, contact your District
Training Coordinator at 601-933-6362
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