2022 National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Tabletop Exercise
Burn Surge Tabletop Exercise (TTX) and Functional Exercise (FE) 2022
Medical Response Surge Exercise (MRSE) After Action Report, February 5, 2022
Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Emergency Department Fire, January 26, 2022
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Splashtown Chemical Incident 2021
NDMS Tabletop Exercise After Action Report (AAR) /Improvement Plan (IP)
Regional Pediatric Evacuation and Mass Surge (PEMS) Tabletop Exercise (TTX) 2020
This discussion-based exercise is scheduled for 4 hours at the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council (SETRAC) Conference Center, 1111 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008. Exercise discussion is limited to socializing and testing the Regional Burn Surge Plan, which includes identifying recommended triage, transport, equipment, and coordination strategies for the mass surge of burn patients after a catastrophic, no-notice mass casualty incident in the SETRAC 25-county region.
The purpose of this exercise series was to provide participants with an opportunity to evaluate their plans and capabilities while preparing for an impending Tropical System in the midst of a pandemic.
Off the Grid Communications Drill
The Off the Grid Drill was used to evaluate the ability of the Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coalition (RHPC) to communicate with partners during a region-wide communications disruption.
TSA-H AAR | TSA-Q AAR | TSA-R AAR |
Downtown Corridor AAR | East Corridor AAR | North Corridor AAR | South Corridor AAR | West Corridor AAR |
The 2017 Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coalition (RHPC) Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) Functional Exercise, Operation Tempest was a statewide multiple-agency, multiple-site event designed to exercise and assess the capability of the coalition region to respond in a coordinated effort to the landfall of a major hurricane. The Functional Exercise provided the opportunity to exercise and evaluate the implementation of doctrine and policies provided in existing plans.
The 2016 Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coalition (RHPC) Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) Functional Exercise, Operation Texas Two Step was a two day exercise; the scenario on Day 1 involved multi-site terrorist attacks utilizing small arms, homicide bombers, and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. The scenario on Day 2 involved healthcare agencies responding to the intentional release of Bacillus Anthracis (Anthrax).
The 2015 Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coalition (RHPC) Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) Functional Exercise, Operation Purple Haze was a multiple-agency, multiple-site event designed to exercise and assess the capability of the regional medical response plan, through the CMOC, to respond in a coordinated effort to a no-notice incident. The incident focused on emergency operations coordination, medical surge, and communications.
The 2014 Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coalition (RHPC) Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) Functional Exercise, Operation Whirlwind Functional Exercise was based on a hurricane scenario. Day One of the exercise began at H-72, primarily exercising communications, information sharing, and decision making. Day Two of the exercise began at H-48 and an emphasis was placed on mitigation planning, situational awareness, assistance to individuals with special needs, and evacuation planning. Day Three began at H-24, and focused on resource management/allocation, and operational readiness. Day Four began at H+12 and focused on health system recovery, reunification, and continuity planning.
The 2013 Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coalition (RHPC) Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) Functional Exercise, Operation Morning Star was a functional mass casualty exercise held by the SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council (SETRAC) and the RHPC, in partnership with East Texas Gulf Coast Regional Trauma Advisory Council (RAC R). The exercise was developed to test CMOC Emergency Operations Coordination and Medical Surge capabilities.
The 2013 Regional Allocation, Distribution, and Dispensing (RADD) Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Full Scale Exercise (FSE) assessed the abilities of member jurisdictions within the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Health Service Region (HSR) 6/5 South and other participating jurisdictions to facilitate intelligence and information sharing; activate the receiving, staging, storing (RSS) site and distribute strategic national stockpile (SNS) resources; coordinate region-wide mass prophylaxis operations with Points of Dispensing Sites (PODs); and coordinate public information.
Please contact SETRAC staff for a copy of the complete AAR
The 2012 Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coalition (RHPC) Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) Functional Exercise, Operation Four Square was a multiple-agency, multiple-site event developed to test CMOC Emergency Operations Coordination and Medical Surge capabilities.