nternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction   

Stop Disasters! A disaster simulation game from the UN/ISDR ISDR stands for International Strategy for Disaster Reduction The Strategy brings many organisations, universities, institutions together for a common objective: reducing the number of dead and injured by disasters triggered by natural hazards.

Research Centers at Columbia University School of Nursing   

Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit: Planning, Designing,Conducting, and Evaluating Local Public Health Emergency Exercises. Columbia University School of Nursing. June 2006.

American Red Cross Capitol Area CHapter - Tallahassee, Florida   

Outbreak Anarchy - A Business / Community Influenza Pandemic Tabletop Exercise (November,2007) With the mission of bringing business owners and community leaders together to work through how North Floridians should collectively help plan and prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate the effects of an INFLUENZA PANDEMIC, the following organizations undertook the coordination of this very unique disaster exercise.

American Red Cross, Capital Area Chapter, the State of Florida   

Numerous Disaster Exercise Scenarios

AT&T Network Disaster Recovery Exercises   

NDR has held three or four full-scale disaster recovery exercises each year since 1993. The exercises test as many of the NDR processes as possible, from the initial call out, to equipment transportation and setup, to technology turn-up and testing. At these exercises, team members are given hands-on training on new technologies and the recovery equipment is operated in field conditions. The drills are held throughout the United States in a wide variety of weather and settings.

Automated Exercise & Assessment System   

AEAS provides efficient and cost-effective training and readiness assessment for the Emergency Responder Community: * 14 scenarios: 11 with WMD events and 3 for system familiarization * Tabletop and Functional Exercises * Exercises command structures both in the EOC and at the incident site * Automatic assessment of participant actions is available for After Action Review * Easy to set up and run - select a scenario, assign player roles, and choose communication channels * A community can use their own equipment, resources, and locale * Exercises inter-agency communication and the Incident Command System (ICS) * Participants are assessed as a team as they work to mitigate consequences of the WMD event * Real time event progression mimics real world stress * Complete After Action Review capability facilitates discussion and generates take-home reports

Business Continuity: John Glenn, MBCI   

Some thoughts on response exercises: Testing 1, 2, 3 By John Glenn, MBCI

CIO Magazine: "Practice Makes Perfect"   

Recounts a business continuity exercise conducted by USAA in San Antonio, Tx.

Continuity Central   

Testing your contingency plans, successfully By Allen Johnson

Continuity Central   

"Some thoughts on exercise scenarios and plot lines" By Jim Burtles, FBCI, head of training, Automata, Global Business Continuity Services. "For many business continuity practitioners, one of the most challenging assignments is the development and delivery of realistic but stimulating exercises. Perhaps the toughest aspect is choosing a suitable basic plot line which can be adapted and embellished to form the basis of an imaginary event in line with your objectives and purpose."

Dept. of Homeland Security   

The HSEEP Volume IV provides sample exercise documents, formats, multimedia files, and policy guidance for exercise planning. Includes scenarios and situation manuals.

Incident Commander   

Incident Commander is a PC-based crisis training simulation that models real-world situations within a community, allowing for training at the management level to a critical incident. The simulation offers a realistic representation of crisis management with realistic scenarios, realistic time delays and realistic resource limitations all set in the arena of the players' local region. Incident Commander is free of charge to all authorized public safety agencies.

Justice Institute of British Columbia   

The Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) Academy develops, delivers and evaluates emergency management training, which is offered free to those involved in emergency activities: municipal, federal, provincial and First Nations staff and volunteers in British Columbia.

National Institute of Standards and Technology   

Guide to Test, Training and Exercise Programs for IT Plans and Capabilities