In this practical handbook, author Robert McCreight explains the essential elements and core principles of exercise design and evaluation. This updated version seeks to identify and outline the major issues, steps and strategy for devising emergency exercises and conducting coherent evaluations of those exercises. An Introduction to Emergency Exercise Design and Evaluation describes all exercise options ranging from simple symposia and tabletops up to full-fledged deployed field exercises and is intended for academics, students and emergency planning officials in federal, state and local…mehr
In this practical handbook, author Robert McCreight explains the essential elements and core principles of exercise design and evaluation. This updated version seeks to identify and outline the major issues, steps and strategy for devising emergency exercises and conducting coherent evaluations of those exercises. An Introduction to Emergency Exercise Design and Evaluation describes all exercise options ranging from simple symposia and tabletops up to full-fledged deployed field exercises and is intended for academics, students and emergency planning officials in federal, state and local government along with private sector and non governmental organizations.
Robert McCreight has advised federal and state government on spectrum risk issues such as WMD threats, EMD scenarios, crisis management, and strategic analysis over a 47-year career. The author of four books and numerous journal articles on homeland security, national defense, and emergency management, he also served as an adjunct professor at Penn State, George Mason, George Washington, and Virginia Tech, where he taught graduate courses in crisis and emergency management, homeland security, defense policy, and assessing WMD threats. He is the author of An Introduction To Emergency Exercise Design and Evaluation (Bernan Press, 2016).
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ContentsSpecial Introduction PrefaceAbout the Author1 Emergency Exercises: Objectives & Purpose 2 Essential Exercise Design Elements & Steps 3 Issues in Exercise Design 4 Exercise Organization & Structure 5 Exercise Control & Management 6 Exercise Evaluation Principles 7 Exercise Evaluation Issues 8 Useful Considerations in Exercise Planning 9 Summing It Up AppendicesAppendix A: GlossaryAppendix B: Evaluation GuidesAppendix C: MSEL SampleAppendix D: Tackling Tabletop ExercisesAppendix E: Useful ResourcesAppendix F: Information Sharing & Message Management
