building legal preparedness for public health emergencies april 19-20 east lansing, michigan
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Building Legal Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies April 19-20 East Lansing, Michigan. Conducting an Effective Emergency Legal Training Exercise Mike Cox Attorney General. Michigan Presented by: Robert Ianni, Director Homeland Security and Special Projects. Some Philosophy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Building Legal PreparednessBuilding Legal Preparednessfor for
Public Health EmergenciesPublic Health EmergenciesApril 19-20April 19-20
East Lansing, MichiganEast Lansing, Michigan
Conducting an Effective Emergency Legal Training Exercise
Mike CoxMike CoxAttorney General. MichiganAttorney General. MichiganPresented by: Robert Ianni,Presented by: Robert Ianni,
Director Homeland Security and Special ProjectsDirector Homeland Security and Special Projects
Some PhilosophySome Philosophy
“In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.”
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Practice is the best of all instructors.”
Publilus Syrus (100 BC)
More PhilosophyMore Philosophy
“Everyone has a plan, until they get hit.”
Mike Tyson
National Policy on TrainingNational Policy on Training
““Our federal, state, and local governments Our federal, state, and local governments would ensure that all response personnel would ensure that all response personnel and organizations ... are properly and organizations ... are properly equipped, trained and exercised to equipped, trained and exercised to respond to all terrorists threats and attacks respond to all terrorists threats and attacks in the United States.”in the United States.”
National Strategy for Homeland Security, July 2002National Strategy for Homeland Security, July 2002
Why Exercise?Why Exercise?
Test policies, plans, procedures, training, Test policies, plans, procedures, training, equipment, etcequipment, etcIdentify needed personnelIdentify needed personnelClarify roles and responsibilitiesClarify roles and responsibilitiesImprove inter-agency coordination and Improve inter-agency coordination and cooperationcooperationIdentify deficienciesIdentify deficienciesImprove performanceImprove performance
Types of ExercisesTypes of Exercises
SeminarSeminarWorkshopWorkshopTabletopTabletopFunctionalFunctionalFull-ScaleFull-Scale
SeminarSeminar
Informal discussionInformal discussion
Involves agency planning seminarInvolves agency planning seminar
Less than half a dayLess than half a day
WorkshopWorkshopInformal group-facilitator led, Informal group-facilitator led, breakoutsbreakouts
Cover specific issues/activities; Cover specific issues/activities; develop productdevelop product
Cross agencyCross agency
Half a dayHalf a day
TabletopTabletopFormal, using simulated scenarioFormal, using simulated scenario
Group discussion, facilitator ledGroup discussion, facilitator led
Best to identify agency strengths and Best to identify agency strengths and weaknessesweaknesses
Usually more than one agencyUsually more than one agency
Half a dayHalf a day
FunctionalFunctional
More complex and realistic than tabletopMore complex and realistic than tabletopUses simulated scenarioUses simulated scenarioActivate Emergency Command CenterActivate Emergency Command CenterAttempts to simulate real time responseAttempts to simulate real time responseMulti-AgencyMulti-AgencyFull dayFull day
Full ScaleFull Scale
Most complex, uses actors to simulate Most complex, uses actors to simulate emergencyemergencyMulti-location and multi agencyMulti-location and multi agencyMulti levels of response involved and Multi levels of response involved and testedtestedEmergency Command Center activatedEmergency Command Center activatedSupervised by Exercise ManagerSupervised by Exercise ManagerUsually 1-3 daysUsually 1-3 days
Exercise Development ProcessExercise Development Process
Five Major Phases:Five Major Phases:
1. Baseline review1. Baseline review2. Exercise development2. Exercise development3. Conduct the exercise3. Conduct the exercise4. Evaluation4. Evaluation5. Follow up5. Follow up
Exercise Planning TeamExercise Planning TeamReview existing planReview existing planAssess capabilityAssess capabilityEstimate costEstimate costDetermine type and scope of exerciseDetermine type and scope of exerciseAppoint design teamAppoint design teamAppoint evaluation teamAppoint evaluation teamEstablish scheduleEstablish scheduleReview design exerciseReview design exercise
Planning Team, con’tPlanning Team, con’t
Locate facilityLocate facilityIdentify participantsIdentify participantsPrepare facilityPrepare facilityProvide materialsProvide materialsBrief participantsBrief participantsConduct exerciseConduct exerciseDocument activitiesDocument activities
Design TeamDesign Team
Creates the factual scenarioCreates the factual scenarioCreates supporting documents, assist on Creates supporting documents, assist on logistics and planninglogistics and planningEnsures that scenario is interesting, Ensures that scenario is interesting, challenging, and realisticchallenging, and realisticConsider agency’s goals, capabilities, Consider agency’s goals, capabilities, assets, and expertiseassets, and expertiseMulti-disciplinaryMulti-disciplinary
Exercise DesignExercise Design
Identify functions to be testedIdentify functions to be tested-mobilization-mobilization-communication-communication-coordination and control-coordination and control-access to research-access to research-access to judicial resources-access to judicial resources-alternate OP center-alternate OP center
Exercise GoalsExercise Goals
Gives participants clear understanding of Gives participants clear understanding of reason for the exercisereason for the exerciseGeneral and specific goalsGeneral and specific goals– general goal: test ability of agency to provide general goal: test ability of agency to provide
timely and accurate advice to health director.timely and accurate advice to health director.– specific goal: prepare and secure a specific goal: prepare and secure a
quarantine order from a particular court w/in a quarantine order from a particular court w/in a set time frameset time frame
Exercise ToolsExercise Tools
Participant handbooksParticipant handbooksGround rulesGround rulesLegal manualLegal manualFacilitator handbookFacilitator handbookEvaluation guideEvaluation guideComputers, flip charts, projectorsComputers, flip charts, projectors
Exercise EventsExercise EventsMajor and Detailed Events=Expected ActionsMajor and Detailed Events=Expected Actions– Major event: Problems that are likely to occur Major event: Problems that are likely to occur
based on past experience or case studiesbased on past experience or case studies
– Detailed events: Springs from the major eventDetailed events: Springs from the major event
= Expected Actions: E= Expected Actions: Expected conduct based xpected conduct based on emergency operations plan and known on emergency operations plan and known proceduresprocedures
For Example: For Example:
Tested function: Coordination and Tested function: Coordination and communicationcommunicationScenario calls for smallpox outbreakScenario calls for smallpox outbreakMajor Event:Major Event: Suspected carrier has been Suspected carrier has been identifiedidentifiedObjective:Objective: Prepare legal team, coordinate Prepare legal team, coordinate with health officials, prepare court with health officials, prepare court quarantine order within 3 hoursquarantine order within 3 hours
Example Con’tExample Con’t
Expected actions:Expected actions:
Legal:Legal:notify legal teamnotify legal teamsecure evidencesecure evidencealert judicial officersalert judicial officers
Public Health:Public Health:locate data and official to prepare affidavitslocate data and official to prepare affidavitslocate witnesseslocate witnessessecure medical team to execute court ordersecure medical team to execute court order
Example Con’tExample Con’t
Judiciary:Judiciary:arrange emergency hearing arrange emergency hearing locate judgelocate judgesecure appropriate sitesecure appropriate site
Detailed Event:Detailed Event:Respondent not represented Respondent not represented
Expected action: Appoint counsel (stand-by)Expected action: Appoint counsel (stand-by)Respondent unable to attend Respondent unable to attend
Expected action: Create alternate participation Expected action: Create alternate participation procedureprocedure
Elements for SuccessElements for Success
ParticipantsParticipants– dep’t lawyersdep’t lawyers– law enforcement agencieslaw enforcement agencies– health agencieshealth agencies– private sectorprivate sector– other gov’t personnelother gov’t personnel
Leaders a/k/a Controllers, FacilitatorsLeaders a/k/a Controllers, FacilitatorsEvaluatorsEvaluators
MessagesMessages
Messages allow for communication during Messages allow for communication during exerciseexercise
– maintain ordermaintain order– maintain recordmaintain record– can be pre-scripted or spontaneouscan be pre-scripted or spontaneous
EnhancementsEnhancements
Add realism to exerciseAdd realism to exercise
– maps, radios, overheads, power points maps, radios, overheads, power points – visual aidesvisual aides– volunteersvolunteers– judges, outside counseljudges, outside counsel
Debriefing-”Hot-washDebriefing-”Hot-wash””
Feed-back needed for evaluationFeed-back needed for evaluationParticipants, Controllers, and EvaluatorsParticipants, Controllers, and EvaluatorsIdentify deficienciesIdentify deficienciesRecord and DocumentRecord and Document
Exercise EvaluationExercise Evaluation
Begins at earliest stageBegins at earliest stageDocument what works as well as what Document what works as well as what needs to be worked onneeds to be worked onIdentify needed changes to procedures, Identify needed changes to procedures, emergency plan, or equipmentemergency plan, or equipmentInvolve a variety of disciplinesInvolve a variety of disciplinesUse standard formsUse standard formsPrepare post exercise reportPrepare post exercise report
Post Exercise ActionsPost Exercise Actions
Adopt and implement changes based on Adopt and implement changes based on evaluations and “hot-wash” debriefingsevaluations and “hot-wash” debriefingsAppoint personnel to carry out changesAppoint personnel to carry out changesEstablish timelineEstablish timelineFollow up in future exercisesFollow up in future exercises
Wrap Up and QuestionsWrap Up and Questions
THANK YOUTHANK YOU
Robert IanniDirector, Homeland Security and Special Projects,[email protected]