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AWWA JAW62004

  • Journal AWWA - Tabletop Exercises: How You Can Use Them to Prepare for Water System Incidents
  • Journal Article by American Water Works Association, 08/01/2005
  • Publisher: AWWA

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Simulating a response to a hypothetical disaster scenariothrough a tabletop exercise can help preparewater system managers, operators, and emergency preparednesspersonnel for the real thing. The purpose isnot to solve the scenario, but rather to increase understandingand familiarity, develop communications andconfidence, and fine-tune emergency plans. This articleprovides an overview of the basics necessary to conducta water system incident tabletop exercise includingestablishing objectives, identifying key participants, andformatting the exercise, and it offers logistical recommendations.The article also includes a sample scenariobroken out by hour. Much of the methodology thatapplies to a water system incident tabletop exercise canbe utilized for conducting tabletop exercises for otheremergency scenarios, as well.

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