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National Urban Search & Rescue System Exercise: After Action Review and Improvement Planning

Join us for a detailed after-action conference following the National Urban Search & Rescue System Operational Exercise. This event will review exercise objectives, strengths, and areas of improvement through collaborative discussions. Participants will share their experiences and insights, addressing key successes and challenges faced during the exercise. Together, we will develop an Improvement Plan (IP) based on evaluator feedback and participant input, mapping the next steps for enhancing operational readiness and response effectiveness in urban search and rescue scenarios.

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National Urban Search & Rescue System Exercise: After Action Review and Improvement Planning

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  1. After Action Conference Exercise Name Date National Urban Search & Rescue Response SystemOperational Exercise & Evaluation Program

  2. Agenda Introductions and Opening Remarks Exercise Summary Strengths Areas of Improvement After Action Report (AAR) Review Improvement Plan (IP) Development Next Steps

  3. Introductions • Your name • Your organization • Your role during the exercise • One key success during the exercise • One key challenge during the exercise

  4. Exercise Summary Summary

  5. Exercise Objectives Mobilization Transportation of personnel and cache Establishing a Base of Operations (BoO) Onsite Operations Demobilization/Redeploy/AAR/IP

  6. Scenario Synopsis Scenario Synopsis

  7. Evaluation • Trained evaluators used Exercise Evaluation Guides (EEGs) during the exercise to track activities. • Feedback forms and a participant Hot Wash were used to gather information from participants for evaluation.

  8. Key Strengths

  9. Key Areas for Improvement

  10. Report Approval Process • Decision by consensus • Unresolved issues (e.g., consensus not attained) • Consider compromises • Refer to exercise lead • Consult with applicable organization

  11. AAR Review and Approval Report Sections: • Section 3: Analysis of Capabilities • Section 4: Conclusion • Appendix A: Improvement Plan • Appendix B: Lessons Learned (optional) • Appendix C: Participant Feedback (optional) • Appendix D: Exercise Events Summary Table (optional) • Appendix E: Performance Ratings (optional) • Appendix F: Acronyms

  12. Improvement Plan (IP) Development Determine: Corrective action Responsible TF/agency(ies) Agency point of contact (POC) Start date Completion date

  13. Writing Corrective Actions • Determine action needed to fix the problem. • Choices: • No further action; already fixed • No further action; not worth fixing • Accept recommendation as is • Choose new action—add to AAR

  14. Writing Improvement Actions Generally plans, policies and procedures, training, equipment and facilities, outreach and task force coordination, exercises All follow-up actions must have: What must be done Who will do it (group and POC) When it will be done (specify reasonable date)

  15. Sample Improvement Action Template (Who) will prepare/revise ________ plan to (correct what?) by (when). (Who) will prepare/revise ________ policy or procedure to (correct what?) by (when). (Who) will conduct training for (group) in (what?) so that ______ by (when). (Who) will obtain/repair _______ equipment/facilities so as to __________ by (when). (Who) will conduct _________ study/analysis to __(action required)__ so as to _______________. (Who) will convene a working group of __(people/agencies)__ to __(action required)__ so as to correct ___(what)___.

  16. Improvement Plan (IP) Matrix

  17. Action Brief Which items require no further action Recommendations with no change to actions Changed or new actions and why

  18. Wrapup • Next steps • Memo report • Followup progress meeting (optional) • Closing comments

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