Exercises
IEM exercises are a means to an end—improving preparedness for real events. Drawing on more than two decades of exercise experience, IEM assists defense and security professionals in developing and executing tabletop, functional, command-post, and full-scale exercises.
On a national level, IEM is part of the team selected to support the DHS National Exercise Program (NEP) and TOPOFF 4. IEM is also responsible for implementing the nationwide exercise program for testing preparedness in the 10 states and more than 40 counties that fall in the footprint of the nation's chemical weapons stockpiles.
Assessing, improving performance.
IEM's exercises are invaluable tools for assessing and improving performance. Our exercise program incorporates a performance-based methodology, which results in an objective assessment of preparedness and specific recommendations for improvement. Our exercises are tailored so that capabilities can be built for all hazards, rather than just the event being exercised.
IEM has experience developing and conducting a unique type of exercise that facilitates planning and improves military, government, non-profit, and private sector coordination for catastrophic events. Planners, operational personnel, and government officials are gathered together and presented with a fictional event and its expected consequences. Then, they work to dynamically build and test action plans for response.
IEM exercise services include:
- Exercise & Evaluation Program
- Response Modeling & Simulation
- Custom Scenario Development
- Consequence Assessment
- Performance Measures Design & Evaluation
- Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) Development
- On-Site Exercise Staffing
- Public Information/Public Outreach
- Exercise Evaluation & Reporting
- Exercise Hotwash & After-Action Report (AAR)
