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Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise

Hurricane Zolo
A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise

April 29 2006

Exercise - Mission

With the mission of bringing neighborhood residents together to work through how neighbors should collectively help the neighborhood plan and prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate the effects of a HURRICANE, the following organizations undertook the coordination of this very unique disaster exercise.

This four hour tabletop exercise provided neighborhood leaders and residents an opportunity to learn the importance of working together when disaster strikes. Participants worked within their neighborhood group as they undertook coordination of activities such as neighborhood planning and preparedness, threat assessment, needs assessment, debris removal and damage assessment.

Exercise - Method

Neighborhoods throughout Leon County were invited to participate in the exercise which was held on April 29 from 9:00AM through 1:00PM at the Leon County Health Department's Orange Avenue location in Tallahassee.

Neighborhoods participating in the exercise were asked to recruit a minimum of four residents to represent the entire neighborhood.

 Document   Format 
 Hurricane Zolo Overview   PDF   Power Point Presentation 

Exercise - Situation Manual

 Document   Format 
 Neighborhood Planning And Preparedness Master Sequence Of Events List   PDF 
 Neighborhood During The Storm Sequence Of Events List   PDF 
 Neighborhood Response And Recovery Master Sequence Of Events List   PDF 

Exercise - Advisories

 National Hurricane Center   Date   Time 
 Advisory Number One  April 26 2006   11:00AM 
 Advisory Number Two  April 26 2006   5:00PM 
 Advisory Number Three  April 26 2006   11:00PM 
 Advisory Number Four  April 27 2006   5:00AM 
 Advisory Number Five  April 27 2006   11:00AM 
 Advisory Number Six  April 27 2006   5:00PM 
 Advisory Number Seven  April 27 2006   11:00PM 
 Advisory Number Eight  April 28 2006   5:00AM 
 Advisory Number Nine  April 28 2006   11:00AM 
 Advisory Number Ten  April 28 2006   5:00PM 
 Advisory Number Eleven  April 28 2006   11:00PM 
 Advisory Number Twelve  April 29 2006   5:00AM 
 Advisory Number Thirteen  April 29 2006   11:00AM 
 Advisory Number Fourteen  April 29 2006   5:00PM 
 Advisory Number Fifteen  April 29 2006   11:00PM 

Exercise - Maps

 Neighborhood   Format 
 Betton Hills   PDF
 Bloxam Terrace   PDF
 Brittany Estates   PDF
 Easton Glen   PDF
 Forest Heights   PDF
 Four Points   PDF
 Killearn Estates   PDF
 Lafayette Park   PDF
 Mallory Square   PDF
 Old Town   PDF
 San Luis Ridge   PDF
 Southwood   PDF
 Towne East   PDF
 Waverly Hills   PDF
 Westover   PDF
 Woodrun   PDF

Exercise - Benefits

In addition to the lessons neighborhoods learned by taking part in this unique exercise, each participating neighborhood also received a free NEIGHBORHOOD DISASTER RESPONSE KIT. Lunch was provided as part of this important learning opportunity and useful door prizes such as NOAA Weather Radios were given away.

Exercise - Neighborhood Hazard Identification / Vulnerability Assessment

Neighborhoods who participated in the Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise were required to complete a Neighborhood Hazard Identification / Vulnerability Assessment (HIVA) for their neighborhood prior to the exercise.

Exercise - Preparing And Preparedness Resources

Vital on-line information on how to prepare individuals, families and neighborhoods for a hurricane can be found at:

Exercise - Participating Neighborhoods

The following list of neighborhoods have registered to participate in the Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise:

  • Arendell Hills
  • Betton Hills
  • Bloxham Terrace
  • Brittany Estates Mobile Home Park
  • Easton Glen
  • FAMU
  • Four Points
  • Forest Heights - Holly Hills
  • Killearn Estates
  • Lafayette Park
  • Luna Plantation
  • Mallory Square Village
  • Old Town
  • Providence
  • San Luis Ridge
  • Southwood
  • Timber Lake
  • Towne East
  • Waverly Hills
  • Westover
  • Woodrun

Exercise - Photo Expose

Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Jack Pitman with the Leon County Health Department helps to prepare the auditorium for Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Disaster Services volunteers from the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross were also on hand to help prepare the auditorium for the exercise.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Set up continues!
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise All of the Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise materials were placed where each participating neighborhood would sit.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise The NEIGHBORHOOD DISASTER RESPONSE KITS that were given to each participant were un-packed.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Ready to go!
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Neighborhood residents begin to arrive and are greeted by various Subject Matter Experts representing the Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise partners.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise The participant materials were set and ready to go when the neighborhood residents arrived.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Captain Gene Revell with the Leon County Sheriff's Office welcomes everyone to the Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Subject Matter Experts then introduced themselves.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise After all of the introductions were made, Chris Floyd Emergency Services Director for the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross facilitated an overview of how the exercise would be conducted.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Then the neighborhood participants were asked to break the seal on their Situation Manual and begin the planning / preparedness portion of the exercise.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Throughout the exercise, neighborhood residents had to work together as they faced different challenges presented to them in the Situation Manual.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Throughout the exercise participants were encouraged to ask questions of the various Subject Matter Experts as the Situation Manual presented them with challenges. By doing this the participants were able to obtain information to solve the challenge at hand as well as to gain a better understanding of what the response agencies do during a hurricane or other disaster.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Several Subject Matter Experts gather to discuss some of the challenges that have been presented to them.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise The FAMU neighborhood receives assistance from a Subject Matter Experts form the City of Tallahassee Police Department.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise An important aspect of the exercise was to develop team work in addressing all phases of disasters. From planning and preparedness, to response and recovery all of the exercise injects required team work.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Each participating neighborhood had a map of their neighborhood indicating the level of destruction. The color coded maps indicated if a home had minor or major damage or if they were destroyed.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Chris Floyd, Emergency Services Director for the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross leads the exercise participants into the response and recovery portion of their Situation Manual.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Another Subject Matter Experts, Richard Smith, Emergency Management Director for the Leon County Sheriff's Office Division of Emergency Management (standing) assists one of the neighborhood's with the response and recovery portion of the exercise.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise The response and recovery portion of the exercise proved to be the greatest challenge of the exercise.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise Lasting almost one and one half hours, this portion of the exercise had participants working together to conduct needs and damage assessment and communicate that information in the proper response agency.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise NEIGHBORHOOD DISASTER RESPONSE KITS ready to be distributed to the exercise participants.
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise FROM DOWNED TREES
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise TO LOOTING
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise FROM BROKEN GAS LINES
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise TO MOSQUITOS
Hurricane Zolo - A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise The exercistrulyly tested the capabilities of neighborhoods during a disaster!

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