IAEM - Homeland Security Exercise and
Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
A continuous process of planning, organizing/equipping, training, exercising, and
evaluating/improving that ensures the regular examination of ever-changing threats,
hazards, and risks. Preparedness priorities are developed to ensure that the needed
preparedness elements are incorporated through this continual and reliable approach to
achieve whole community preparedness - answer Integrated Preparedness Cycle
A meeting that establishes the strategy and structure for an exercise program and
preparedness efforts while setting the foundation for the planning, conduct and
evaluation of individual exercises. - answer Integrated Preparedness Planning
Workshop
A document for combining efforts across components of the Integrated Preparedness
Cycle to make sure that a jurisdiction/ organization has the capabilities to handle threats
and hazards. The IPP allows for a more deliberate approach to multi-year preparedness
activity planning. - answer Integrated Preparedness Plan:
Condenses the descriptions of planning meetings, exercise types, exercise documents,
and tabular formats to provide easier access. - answerTables
Provided to show examples of planning teams, conduct, evaluation, and exercise
control structures. Removes the Incident Command System structure as a planning
framework to allow for greater flexibility in whole community staffing. -
answerOrganizational Chart
A discussion-based exercise that orients participants to or provides an overview of
authorities, strategies, plans, policies, procedures, protocols, resources, concepts, and
ideas. - answerSeminar
A discussion-based exercise often employed to develop policy, plans, or procedures. -
answerWorkshop
A discussion-based exercise in response to a scenario, intended to generate a dialogue
of various issues to facilitate a conceptual understanding, identify strengths and areas
for improvement, and/or achieve changes in perceptions about plans, policies, or
procedures. - answerTabletop Exercise (TTX)
A discussion-based exercise that is a structured form of play designed for individuals or
teams in a competitive or noncompetitive environment. It is an event players take part in
and are guided by clear rules, data, and procedures for its execution. Are designed to
depict an actual or hypothetical situation to ensure that the participants make decisions
, and take actions that would be plausible. Can be used to reinforce training, stimulate
team building, or enhance operational and tactical capabilities. - answerGames
An operations-based exercise often employed to validate a single operation or function.
- answerDrill
An operations-based exercise is designed to test and evaluate capabilities and
functions while in a realistic, real-time environment; however, movement of resources is
usually simulated. - answerFunctional Exercise (FE)
An operations-based exercise that is typically the most complex and resource-intensive
of the exercise types and often involves multiple agencies, jurisdictions/organizations,
and real-time movement of resources. - answerFull-Scale Exercise (FSE)
A meeting that is the formal beginning of the exercise planning process. It is held to
identify the scope and exercise objectives. - answerConcept & Objective (C&O) Meeting
A meeting that is held to refine the scope and exercise objectives. - answerInitial
Planning Meeting (IPM)
A meeting that serves as a forum to develop exercise scenario details and timeline. -
answerMidterm Planning Meeting (MPM)
A meeting for operations-based exercises that serves as a forum to build the MSEL in
detail. - answerMaster Scenario Events List (MSEL) Meeting
A meeting that serves as the formal end of the exercise planning process. It is held to
finalize exercise documentation and logistics. - answerFinal Planning Meeting (FPM)
Responsible for the strategic oversight and direction on the HSEEP Cycle for an
individual exercise. - answerExercise Director
Responsible for the management of the exercise planning team and coordinates with
the Exercise Director and senior leaders. - answerExercise Planning Team Lead
Responsible to ensure that the exercise is conducted in a safe and secure environment.
- answerSafety/Security
Responsible for compiling and developing all exercise background and facilitation or
control, providing technical or functional expertise for scenario development, developing
the simulation construct as applicable, and working with the evaluation and
resource/support functions to ensure all exercise design and development needs are
met - answerDesign and Development
Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
A continuous process of planning, organizing/equipping, training, exercising, and
evaluating/improving that ensures the regular examination of ever-changing threats,
hazards, and risks. Preparedness priorities are developed to ensure that the needed
preparedness elements are incorporated through this continual and reliable approach to
achieve whole community preparedness - answer Integrated Preparedness Cycle
A meeting that establishes the strategy and structure for an exercise program and
preparedness efforts while setting the foundation for the planning, conduct and
evaluation of individual exercises. - answer Integrated Preparedness Planning
Workshop
A document for combining efforts across components of the Integrated Preparedness
Cycle to make sure that a jurisdiction/ organization has the capabilities to handle threats
and hazards. The IPP allows for a more deliberate approach to multi-year preparedness
activity planning. - answer Integrated Preparedness Plan:
Condenses the descriptions of planning meetings, exercise types, exercise documents,
and tabular formats to provide easier access. - answerTables
Provided to show examples of planning teams, conduct, evaluation, and exercise
control structures. Removes the Incident Command System structure as a planning
framework to allow for greater flexibility in whole community staffing. -
answerOrganizational Chart
A discussion-based exercise that orients participants to or provides an overview of
authorities, strategies, plans, policies, procedures, protocols, resources, concepts, and
ideas. - answerSeminar
A discussion-based exercise often employed to develop policy, plans, or procedures. -
answerWorkshop
A discussion-based exercise in response to a scenario, intended to generate a dialogue
of various issues to facilitate a conceptual understanding, identify strengths and areas
for improvement, and/or achieve changes in perceptions about plans, policies, or
procedures. - answerTabletop Exercise (TTX)
A discussion-based exercise that is a structured form of play designed for individuals or
teams in a competitive or noncompetitive environment. It is an event players take part in
and are guided by clear rules, data, and procedures for its execution. Are designed to
depict an actual or hypothetical situation to ensure that the participants make decisions
, and take actions that would be plausible. Can be used to reinforce training, stimulate
team building, or enhance operational and tactical capabilities. - answerGames
An operations-based exercise often employed to validate a single operation or function.
- answerDrill
An operations-based exercise is designed to test and evaluate capabilities and
functions while in a realistic, real-time environment; however, movement of resources is
usually simulated. - answerFunctional Exercise (FE)
An operations-based exercise that is typically the most complex and resource-intensive
of the exercise types and often involves multiple agencies, jurisdictions/organizations,
and real-time movement of resources. - answerFull-Scale Exercise (FSE)
A meeting that is the formal beginning of the exercise planning process. It is held to
identify the scope and exercise objectives. - answerConcept & Objective (C&O) Meeting
A meeting that is held to refine the scope and exercise objectives. - answerInitial
Planning Meeting (IPM)
A meeting that serves as a forum to develop exercise scenario details and timeline. -
answerMidterm Planning Meeting (MPM)
A meeting for operations-based exercises that serves as a forum to build the MSEL in
detail. - answerMaster Scenario Events List (MSEL) Meeting
A meeting that serves as the formal end of the exercise planning process. It is held to
finalize exercise documentation and logistics. - answerFinal Planning Meeting (FPM)
Responsible for the strategic oversight and direction on the HSEEP Cycle for an
individual exercise. - answerExercise Director
Responsible for the management of the exercise planning team and coordinates with
the Exercise Director and senior leaders. - answerExercise Planning Team Lead
Responsible to ensure that the exercise is conducted in a safe and secure environment.
- answerSafety/Security
Responsible for compiling and developing all exercise background and facilitation or
control, providing technical or functional expertise for scenario development, developing
the simulation construct as applicable, and working with the evaluation and
resource/support functions to ensure all exercise design and development needs are
met - answerDesign and Development
