[Exercise Name] 
Full Scale Exercise
Player Briefing
[Location]
[Date]
Opening Remarks
•	 Local Officials

•	 State Officials [if applicable]

•	 Federal Officials [if applicable]

•	 Exercise Planning Team
Exercise Schedule
[Today’s Date]
•	[Time]    Players’ Brief
•	[Time]    Exercise Play
•	[Time]    ENDEX
•	[Time]    Players’ Hotwash

Exercise Safety
•	Safety is everyone’s concern
•	Safety Officer is [Name]
•	Safety concerns override exercise execution
•	Actual emergencies will be identified by the saying:	“Real-World Emergency”

Purpose & Scope
•	The purpose of this exercise is to evaluate player actions against current response plans and capabilities for a bioterrorism incident response.
•	The scope of play for [Exercise Name] requires the activation and establishment of an emergency dispensing operation and the actions usually associated with a response to a bioterrorism incident. This includes command and control, communications, and other actions.
Exercise Design Objectives
•	Onsite Incident Management:  Assess the ability of the EDS Manager to establish and maintain Incident Command during EDS operations in accordance with the EDS Plan and NIMS
•	Emergency Public Safety and Security:  Demonstrate the ability of security personnel to establish and maintain security operations at the EDS in accordance with the EDS Plan.
•	Mass Prophylaxis:  Evaluate the ability of EDS staff to set-up, operate and demobilize an EDS during a biological terrorism incident in accordance with their EDS Plan.
Exercise Design Objectives
•	Communications:  Demonstrate the ability of EDS staff and response personnel to activate and maintain communications during a biological terrorism incident in accordance with the EDS Plan and NIMS.
•	Medical Supply Management and Distribution:  Assess the ability of EDS staff to obtain, secure and manage medical supplies and materiel at the EDS in accordance with the EDS Plan.
•	Emergency Public Information and Warning:  Assess the ability of [Your Agency] to develop, coordinate and disseminate public information during a biological terrorism incident in accordance with the EDS Plan.
Exercise Assumptions
•	Conducted in a no-fault learning environment wherein systems and processes, not individuals, will be evaluated.
•	Exercise simulation will be realistic and plausible, containing sufficient detail from which to respond.
•	Exercise players will react to the information and situations as they are presented, in the same manner as if this had been a real event.
Exercise Artificialities
	Artificialities and constraints, such as the Assembly Area, may detract from realism.  Some other artificialities include the following:

•	Surrogates may be playing in place of some key decision makers
•	Some organizations and individuals will be simulated
•	The exercise will be played in real time.  However, there may be some time jumps or acceleration to meet certain objectives

Briefings & Events
•	Controller/Evaluator Training 
•	Actor Briefing
•	Observer/VIP Briefing
•	Player Briefing
•	Hotwash
•	Controller/Evaluator Debriefing

Exercise Positions
•	Exercise Director 
•	Senior Controller
•	Safety Controller
•	Individual Controllers at each location
•	Evaluators
•	Simulators
–	Simulated organizations and positions
•	Support Staff
–	Communications
–	Site Set-up
Exercise Badges
Exercise Badges
Exercise Badges
Conducting the Exercise
	Players are expected to remain at the exercise location.

•	Starts with a briefing on the scenario
•	Some follow-on exercise injects
•	Subsequent players actions self directed
•	Play will not be halted
•	Scenario timeline is constant

Communications
•	All communication should begin and end with “This is an exercise”
•	No communication with outside agencies other than the SimCell, EOC, EDS
Observers & Media
•	Observers will be escorted
•	Observers should not interfere with play
•	Real World media may be present
•	Media should not talk to players
–	All inquiries should be deferred to the Exercise Director or Senior Controller

Security
•	No loaded weapons carried by players in “play area”

•	No unauthorized persons allowed

•	Hats, badging and/or vests must be worn at all times

Post Exercise
•	Please provide copies of the following documents to the controllers:
–	Logs
–	Notes
–	Participant Feedback Summary Forms
•	Please attend the Hotwash directly after the end of exercise play

Exercise Administration
Exercise Administrivia
•	Restrooms will be available
•	Drinkable water will be located throughout the exercise site
•	You may keep your hats
•	After the Hotwash, please return:
•	Your badges and vests
•	All exercise documentation
•	Any equipment that you received at the beginning of the exercise
Exercise Hats
Final Exercise Reminders
•	Know your role and the scenario
•	Contact the Exercise Director and/or Senior Controller with any problems or questions
•	Safety Comes First – use the phrase           “Real-World Emergency” in any actual emergency
Questions or Comments
Thank you for participating!
[Department name]
[Phone #]
[Email address]