Exercises

Exercises are about more than satisfying grant requirements. They are an effective and cost-efficient way to validate your emergency plans, identify areas for improvement, and solicit feedback from those who will be executing your plans. As experts in Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) methodologies, GP helps government and private enterprises conduct various types of exercises to increase all-hazards prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery:

• Workshops and seminars—To formulate or discuss your existing plan
• Tabletop exercises—To intensely evaluate your plan in the face of a realistic emergency
• Functional exercises—To aid participants in simulating a response to a scenario, including decision-making skills, usually in a time-sensitive environment
• Full-scale exercises—To guide and observe participants while responding to a scenario in a real-world setting—complete with "victims" and realistic settings

Our Unique Approach to Homeland Security and Emergency Management Exercises

All GP exercises are designed to address the specific needs of each jurisdiction, including compliance with applicable grant requirements, local goals, and integration with DHS Target Capabilities and Universal Task Lists. We do not attempt to modify existing scenarios for use in multiple areas. GP will work with your planning team to identify objectives and build scenarios that are based on the specific threats and vulnerabilities that face your community.

Our Experience in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Exercises

GP has conducted exercises for thousands of first responders, hospital and health department personnel, private and public agricultural entities, and elected officials. A few examples of our experience with exercise programs include the following:

• Managed a three-year comprehensive exercise partnership with the State of Tennessee, Office of Homeland Security to deliver 36 tabletop and full-scale exercises, including Law Enforcement/Terrorism Prevention, CBRNE Response and Recovery, Agroterrorism, and Continuity of Government/Continuity of Operations exercises
• Delivered bioterrorism tabletop exercises for the states of Tennessee, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Arkansas, North Carolina, and New York
• Facilitated a bioterrorism full-scale exercise for a county in Florida
• Conducted WMD tabletop exercises for EPA Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Conferences
• Provided Point of Distribution (POD) and Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) exercises for Tennessee and Massachusetts
• Delivered pandemic flu tabletop exercises for the states of Tennessee, North Dakota, Florida, Iowa, and New York
• Conducted full-scale exercises to support the TALON Exercise Program in the State of Arkansas
• Provided Fixed Nuclear Facility (FNF) exercise support for the Susquehanna Nuclear Power Station in Pennsylvania
• Delivered functional exercises for the space program in Texas and Florida
• Implemented tabletop and functional exercises to support school system planning in Brevard and Pinellas Counties, Florida
• Conducted tabletop, functional and full-scale exercises to support Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) (424KB PDF) efforts in Tampa Bay, Florida
• Provided preparatory exercises for TOPOFF 3 in the State of New Jersey
• Delivered FEMA hurricane preparedness tabletop exercises for Regions I and III
• Implemented Tactical Interoperability Communications Program (TICP) full-scale exercises for the US Department of Homeland Security in the Cities of Tampa, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Miami, Norwalk, Twin Cities, and the States of Rhode Island and South Carolina. Also provided Phase I management support
• Provided Terrorism Prevention Exercise Program (TPEP) development support for the US Department of Homeland Security and Phase II management support