Gone Astray – A Search and Rescue Tabletop Exercise – Disaster Resistant Communities Group

Exercise Overview

Exercise Benefits / Facts
EMPG – Compliant
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program – Compliant
ONX System
Post-Exercise Reports
Testimonials
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This series of exercises serves as an opportunity for individuals that make up your agency’s / organization’s Search and Rescue Team to work through scenario information and injects dealing with initiating and managing Search and Rescue Operations.

Each exercise focuses on the challenges associated with coordinating Search and Rescue Operations.

The primary purpose of each Gone Astray Exercise is to assist you in identifying strengths and areas needing improvement regarding your agency’s / organizations Search and Rescue Operations plans and procedures.

Exercise Scenarios

The scenarios for the Gone Astray exercise series include:

# 1: Adult Hiker – Eastern United States
# 2: Adult Hiker – Western United States
# 3: Adult with Dementia – Rural Area
# 4: Adult with Dementia – Urban Area
# 5: Child – 9 Year Old Girl – Rural Area
# 6: Child – Autistic – Rural Area

Each scenario has a full exercise devoted to the actions associated with managing Search and Rescue Operations.

Search and Rescue Operations Basics Videos

Access an informative series of Search and Rescue Operations basics videos.

Exercise Participation Information

Your community’s agencies and organizations responsible for debris management can participate in this exercise for $800. For information about participating in this exercise please complete an Information Request Form. Upon completing the form you will be contacted and provided with additional information.
Exercise Date	Exercise Time	Scenario	Exercise Registration	Location / Participation *
Individual participant registration CLOSES at 12:00PM ET on the day prior to the exercise				Tweet
Call 850-241-3565 to schedule this exercise	9:00AM – 4:00PM ET Participation Information	Adult Hiker Eastern United States	Registration will open once the exercise is scheduled	From a conference room or similar location via the ONX System as part of your organization’s Search and Rescue Team
Call 850-241-3565 to schedule this exercise	9:00AM – 4:00PM ET Participation Information	Adult Hiker Western United States	Registration will open once the exercise is scheduled
Call 850-241-3565 to schedule this exercise	9:00AM – 4:00PM ET Participation Information	Adult with Dementia Rural Area	Registration will open once the exercise is scheduled
Call 850-241-3565 to schedule this exercise	9:00AM – 4:00PM ET Participation Information	Adult with Dementia Urban Area	Registration will open once the exercise is scheduled
Call 850-241-3565 to schedule this exercise	9:00AM – 4:00PM ET Participation Information	Child – 9 Year Old Girl Rural Area	Registration will open once the exercise is scheduled
Call 850-241-3565 to schedule this exercise	9:00AM – 4:00PM ET Participation Information	Child – Autistic Rural Area	Registration will open once the exercise is scheduled
* Everyone who will be participating in the exercise must register for the following reasons: Prior to the exercise important Read Ahead materials will be e-mailed to all registered participants. These materials are important to ensure your participation in the exercise is successful. At the end of the exercise only registered participants will be able to complete and submit their individual exercise evaluation (Hotwash). Only registered participants will be able to access and print their Certificate of Participation once they have submitted their individual exercise evaluation.