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Planning Drills and Exercises
The following resources may help you when planning an emergency response drill or exercise:
- Large exercise (Coming Soon)
- Small exercise (Coming Soon)
- Tabletop exercise (Coming Soon)
- Examples of past drills (Coming Soon)
- Search for TRANSCAER® activities (Coming Soon)
For assistance in developing an exercise, the National Response Team has published four documents:
- NRT-1 - Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide (March 1987);
- NRT-1A - Criteria for Review of Hazardous Materials Emergency Plans (May 1988);
- NRT-2 - Developing a Hazardous Materials Exercise Program - A Handbook for State and Local Officials (September 1990);
- Directory of Federal Information Resources for Emergency Planning and Response (August 1989).
All are available online at www.bts.gov/smart/cat/254.html
or at the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) 800-490-9198.
The Comprehensive HAZMAT Emergency Response-Capability Assessment Program (CHER-CAP) is offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist local communities and Tribal Governments in obtaining a greater understanding of HAZMAT risks, identifying planning deficiencies, updating plans, training first responders, and stimulating and testing the system for strengths and needed improvements. For more information, visit http://www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/cher_capfs.shtm