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OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
National Level Exercise 2018 will examine the ability of all levels of government, private
industry, and nongovernmental organizations to protect against, respond to, and recover Get Involved in NLE 2018
from a major Mid-Atlantic hurricane. A number of local, state, and federal exercises have
been integrated into NLE 2018. This includes FEMA Region III Atlantic Fury (DC, VA, MD, There are over 200 organizations
PA, DE, WV), Vigilant Guard 18-3 and 18-4 (Virginia and Maryland with National Guard participating in NLE 2018,
Bureau), Eagle Horizon (FEMA National Continuity Programs), Clear Path (U.S. Department including:
of Energy), Ardent Sentry (U.S. Northern Command), Citadel Gale/HURREX (U.S. Navy), Federal Departments and
Fifth District Hurricane Exercise (U.S. Coast Guard), and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Agencies
Hurricane Exercise. A common exercise scenario and control environment will bring
State and Local Governments
together each of these components into one unified exercise.
Private Businesses
The real-world storms of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season reinforced the need to Nongovernmental Organizations
examine response and recovery core capabilities associated with a major hurricane. The
Critical Infrastructure Owners
functional and full-scale portions of NLE 2018 will occur in the first two weeks of May
and Operators
2018, focused on thematic areas identified from ongoing real-world continuous
improvement efforts. This provides a well-timed opportunity to apply lessons observed in
advance of the 2018 hurricane season. The NLE as a whole should be viewed as a large Email nle@fema.dhs.gov to learn
exercise series running from January through the summer, which will include seminars, more about participating.
workshops, and tabletop exercises, as well as the functional exercise in May.
NATIONAL-LEVEL OBJECTIVES
PRE-LANDFALL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS
Examine and validate the capabilities of federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial
governments, as well as private industry, nongovernmental organizations, community
organizations, and members of the public, to take coordinated and inclusive
protective actions prior to a projected major hurricane landfall in accordance with
applicable plans, policies, and procedures.
SUSTAINED RESPONSE IN PARALLEL WITH RECOVERY PLANNING
Demonstrate and assess the ability of federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial
governments, in coordination with private sector, philanthropic, and
nongovernmental partners, to conduct inclusive post-hurricane landfall response
operations and simultaneously conduct inclusive recovery planning activities.
CONTINUITY IN A NATURAL DISASTER
Demonstrate and assess the ability of federal and non-federal government
organizations to implement continuity plans and perform essential functions
appropriate for incident conditions to sustain National Essential Function (NEF) 6.
POWER OUTAGES AND CRITICAL INTERDEPENDENCIES
Examine and validate the capabilities of federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial
governments to support the energy sector and synchronize efforts to manage the
consequences of long-duration power outages and critical interdependencies.
NLE 2018 Fact Sheet Last updated: 3/01/2018
KEY FOCUS AREAS
NLE 2018 will serve as an opportunity to apply lessons learned from the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season in advance of the 2018
season. The National Exercise Division worked closely with ongoing real-world after-action efforts to identify focus areas that will be
incorporated into the design of NLE 2018. These focus areas are organized below under the four NLE themes. By leveraging lessons
observed from the past hurricane season, NLE 2018 will be more realistic, more relevant, and will help better prepare the nation
ahead of the 2018 hurricane season.
SCENARIO
The NLE 2018 scenario will include a major hurricane that makes landfall near
Hampton Roads, Virginia, causing severe damage to residences, businesses, and
critical infrastructure throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The scenario will include
power outages and cascading effects, including impacts to communications,
transportation, water/wastewater, and hospital systems. The storm track depicted
here is only one part of the scenario; additional elements are under development
to support all levels of play.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The functional and full-scale portions of NLE 2018 will occur between April 30 and May 11, 2018. Participation in NLE 2018 can
help all levels of government, private industry, and nongovernmental organizations be better prepared for a hurricane. The FEMA
National Exercise Division is committed to providing assistance to partners across the whole community who would like to get
involved. Please reach out to the NLE mailbox at nle@fema.dhs.gov or visit www.fema.gov/nle to learn more about NLE 2018.
NLE 2018 Fact Sheet Last updated: 3/01/2018
SIMULATIONDECK FACT SHEET AND USER TRAINING SCHEDULE
SimulationDeck will provide a single platform that all players in NLE 2018 will use to experience the exercise information
environment for publicly-available sources of information. This exercise information environment replicates traditional news
outlets (e.g., TV, radio, and newspaper), social media platforms (e.g., blogs, video-sharing sites, and microblogs like Facebook and
Twitter), and other Internet websites (e.g., websites for the National Hurricane Center and FEMA). All exercise participants will
have access to SimulationDeck to maintain situational awareness on the progression of the exercise scenario and player activities.
SIMULATIONDECK TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
SimulationDeck webinar training will be provided for all exercise players, controllers, public affairs staff, and other exercise
participants. Training sessions last 30 minutes. Players are encouraged to train early, as sessions are capped at 200 callers.
Downloadable user guides are available from the NLE 2018 SimulationDeck site (nle.simulationdeck.net), and SimulationDeck’s
support team is available 24/7 for technical support. Call 888-375-5685 or e-mail NLE18SimulationDeck@nusura.com.
TYPES OF SIMULATIONDECK TRAINING
Each NLE 2018 participant should participate in one SimulationDeck training session in advance of exercise play. SimulationDeck
users during exercise play fall into two categories:
Read-Only Users: Players, planners, controllers, evaluators, observers, and others who will usethe simulated information
environment for situational awareness or to control exercise play, but who will not add or change content in SimulationDeck.
Read/Write Users: Public Information Officers and Simulation Cell staff who will have rights to publish content (e.g., press
releases and social media posts) on behalf of playing or simulated agencies.
TRAINING CALENDAR
Date Time (All Times Eastern) Type of Training
March 20, 2018 1:00 pm Read-only
March 22, 2018 9:00 am Write/Edit
April 3, 2018 9:00 am Write/Edit
April 5, 2018 9:00 am Read-only
April 10, 2018 9:00 am Read-only
April 12, 2018 1:00 pm Write/Edit
April 17, 2018 1:00 pm Write/Edit
April 19, 2018 9:00 am Read-only
April 24, 2018 9:00 am and 1:00 pm Read/Write/Edit
April 25, 2018 9:00 am and 1:00 pm Read/Write/Edit
April 26, 2018 9:00 am and 1:00 pm Read/Write/Edit
April 27, 2018 9:00 am and 1:00 pm Read/Write/Edit
May 4, 2018 9:00 am and 1:00 pm Read/Write/Edit
ACCESSING THE TRAINING
Please be sure to access the URL to view the training. Audio can be accessed via Internet or phone:
URL: https://nusura.my.webex.com/join/NLE2018 | Telephone: (510) 338-9438 (toll), PIN: 626 914 850
Recorded training webinars will be posted to the NLE 2018 SimulationDeck site (nle.simulationdeck.net) for any exercise
participants unable to join a scheduled training session.
NLE 2018 SimulationDeck Fact Sheet Last updated: 3/16/2018
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