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Date: August 27, 2007 3:59:52 PM PDT
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Subject: "Top Officials" Dirty-Bomb-Terrorist-Attack Exercise #4
Scheduled for Oct 2007
http://www.dhs.gov/xprepresp/training/gc_1179430526487.shtm
The TOPOFF 4* Full-Scale Exercise
A Rigorous Full-Scale Response to a Coordinated Attack
Taking place October 15-24, 2007, the TOPOFF 4 Full-Scale Exercise
(T4 FSE) will feature thousands of Federal, State, territorial, and
local officials. These officials will engage in various activities
as part of a robust, full-scale simulated response to a multi-
faceted threat. The exercise will address policy and strategic
issues that mobilize prevention and response systems, require
participants to make difficult decisions, carry out essential
functions, and challenge their ability to maintain a common
operating picture during an incident of national significance. As
in a real-world response, agencies and organizations will deploy
staff into the field and will face realistic incident-specific
challenges, including the allocation of limited response resources
and exercise actions needed to effectively manage conditions as
they emerge. Planning and preparation for the exercise will also
help strengthen working relationships between departments and
agencies that are critical to successful prevention and response in
real emergencies.
Extensive National Participation
The T4 FSE will involve more than 15,000 participants representing
Federal, State, territorial, and local entities. For the first
time, a U.S. Territory, Guam, will participate in the TOPOFF
series, providing an opportunity to practice coordinated prevention
and response activities between the continental U.S. and a U.S.
territory. At the Federal level, exercise play will be marked by
the coordinated participation of multiple agencies and departments.
For example, in addition to response, DHS will be exercising
prevention through its Terrorism Prevention Exercise Program
(TPEP). In the weeks leading up to the full-scale exercise, law
enforcement and intelligence community players will work the
information gathering, intelligence analysis, and information
sharing capabilities that help to thwart terrorist activities. In
addition, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
will mobilize around emerging public health issues related to a
radiological emergency, and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
will run concurrent exercises to address global terror threats.
Exercise Scenario
The T4 FSE is based on National Planning Scenario 11 (NPS-11). The
scenario begins as terrorists, who have been planning attacks in
Oregon, Arizona, and the U.S. Territory of Guam, successfully bring
radioactive material into the United States. The first of three
coordinated attacks occurs in Guam, with the simulated detonation
of a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD), or “dirty bomb,” causing
casualties and wide-spread contamination in a populous area near a
power plant. Similar attacks occur in the hours that follow in
Portland and Phoenix. An RDD is not the same as a nuclear attack.
It is a conventional explosive that, upon detonation, releases
radioactive material into the surrounding area. Although it does
not cause the type of catastrophic damage associated with a nuclear
detonation, there are severe rescue, health, and long-term
decontamination concerns associated with an RDD. Real weapons will
not be used in the scenario, but the response will be mounted as if
they had been.
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Private Sector Participation
for *Top Officials 4 Exercise
Top Officials Exercises are congressionally mandated exercises
designed to strengthen the nation’s capacity to prevent, prepare
for, respond to, and recover from large-scale terrorist attacks
involving weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). The Top Officials
national counterterrorism exercises offer the private sector an
opportunity to collaborate with the government and test plans for
disaster response and recovery. Exercising together —private sector
and government— can improve our preparedness posture in any crisis.
View testimonials from private sector officials who participated in
a Top Officials exercise as they discuss the value of participating
in the planning and execution of a simulated terrorism incident to
stress their emergency plans and procedures. Note: Video may take
up to 5-7 minutes to download, and requires a broadband connection.
For further information about participating in the Top Officials 4
exercises, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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