NCS | Training and Exercise Team

Program Information

Goals/Objectives

Enhance NCS mission readiness through training, and exercise support
Focus exercise program to include other organizations at Federal and Regional levels

Current and Future Initiatives

Training - The readiness level of the ESF #2 components is sustained by the ESF #2 Training Conferences augmented by “distance training” teleconferences.

Promote awareness of operational policies and procedures
Promote awareness of communications technologies
Incorporate lessons learned from ESF #2 deployments

Exercise - The Training and Exercise Team has the lead in coordinating NCS participation in national level exercises that test NCS plans and management procedures. The Training and Exercise Team develops and implements training and exercise programs, identifies exercises in which capabilities provided by NCS initiatives can be demonstrated, and integrates NCS initiatives into existing exercises whenever possible.

Continue current level of support to the National Response Framework (NRF) exercises
Coordinate NCS program involvement
Increase ESF #2 Support Agency involvement
Encourage and coordinate industry participation
Coordinate internal Emergency Response Group (ERG) exercises and staff support

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