![TOPOFF3_2005_-_Simulated_USA_Terrorist_Attack_Drill_News_-_Virtual_News_Network_[VNN]](/image.php?id=aHR0cDovL2NkbmwzLmxpdmV2aWRlby5jb20vaW1hZ2UvNTIvMTA0NjUyLzM4ODM1N180cy5qcGc= "The TOPOFF Full Scale Exercise (T3 FSE) April 4-8, 2005, involving more than 10,000 participants representing more than 200 Federal, State, local, tribal, private sector, and international agencies and organizations and volunteer groups. The FSE offers agencies and jurisdictions a way to exercise a coordinated national and international response to a large-scale, multipoint terrorist attack. It allows participants to test plans and skills in a real-time, realistic environment and gain the in-depth knowledge that only experience can provide.
TOPOFF 3 In Brief:
* Full-scale exercise: April 2005.
* Five venues: Interagency, Connecticut, New Jersey, United Kingdom, Canada.
* New Jersey scenario: Simulated biological attack in Union and Middlesex Counties.
* Connecticut scenario: Simulated chemical attack in New London.
Exercise Scenario
The TOPOFF 3 scenario will depict a complex terrorist campaign and drive the exercise play through the homeland security system, beginning in Connecticut and New Jersey, and leading to national and international response.
Over the course of several days fire personnel will conduct search and rescue, hospitals will treat the injured (played by role players), subject-matter experts will analyze the effects of the attack on public health, and top officials will deploy resources and make the difficult decisions needed to save lives.
An internal Virtual News Network (VNN) and news website will provide real-time reporting of the story like an actual TV network would. The mock media will keep players up-to-date on unfolding events and enable decision makers to face the challenge of dealing with the real world media. Only participating agencies can view the VNN broadcast.
http://www.iwar.org.uk/news-archive/2005/03-17-07.htm
FAQ
1. What is Top Officials 3 (TOPOFF 3)?
Top Officials 3 (TOPOFF 3) is the most comprehensive terrorism response exercise ever conducted in the United States. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP), TOPOFF 3 is the third exercise in the TOPOFF series, a congressionally mandated exercise series designed to strengthen the nation’s capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs). The TOPOFF 3 full-scale exercise, taking place from April 4-8, 2005, is the culmination of a two-year cycle of seminars, planning events, and exercises. The exercise will involve participants from the federal government, state, local, tribal, and private sector agencies and organizations, the United Kingdom, and Canada. In the United States, participants will respond to simulated, simultaneous, and multi-point attacks taking place in Connecticut and New Jersey.
2. What is the Top Officials Exercise Series (TOPOFF)?
TOPOFF is a two-year cycle of seminars, planning events, and exercises designed to strengthen the nation’s capacity to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs). The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office for State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP), sponsors the TOPOFF series.
3. When is the TOPOFF 3 Full-Scale exercise taking place?
TOPOFF 3 is the culmination of a series of events of increasing complexity leading up to the full-scale exercise. These events include seminars, exercise workshops, and a large-scale game. These events have been and will be occurring over the life of the exercise program. The TOPOFF 3 full-scale exercise will be held from April 4-8, 2005.
4. Where will the TOPOFF 3 Full-Scale Exercise take place?
Simulated terrorist incidents will originate in New London, Connecticut, (chemical incident) and Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey (biological incident). States request participation, and two states are selected for each")
The TOPOFF Full Scale Exercise (T3 FSE) April 4-8, 2005, involving more than 10,000 participants representing more than 200 Federal, State, local, tribal, private sector, and international agencies and organizations and volunteer groups. The FSE offers agencies and jurisdictions a way to exercise a coordinated national and international response to a large-scale, multipoint terrorist attack. It allows participants to test plans and skills in a real-time, realistic environment and gain the in-depth knowledge that only experience can provide.
TOPOFF 3 In Brief:
* Full-scale exercise: April 2005.
* Five venues: Interagency, Connecticut, New Jersey, United Kingdom, Canada.
* New Jersey scenario: Simulated biological attack in Union and Middlesex Counties.
* Connecticut scenario: Simulated chemical attack in New London.
Exercise Scenario
The TOPOFF 3 scenario will depict a complex terrorist campaign and drive the exercise play through the homeland security system, beginning in Connecticut and New Jersey, and leading to national and international response.
Over the course of several days fire personnel will conduct search and rescue, hospitals will treat the injured (played by role players), subject-matter experts will analyze the effects of the attack on public health, and top officials will deploy resources and make the difficult decisions needed to save lives.
An internal Virtual News Network (VNN) and news website will provide real-time reporting of the story like an actual TV network would. The mock media will keep players up-to-date on unfolding events and enable decision makers to face the challenge of dealing with the real world media. Only participating agencies can view the VNN broadcast.
http://www.iwar.org.uk/news-archive/2005/03-17-07.htm
FAQ
1. What is Top Officials 3 (TOPOFF 3)?
Top Officials 3 (TOPOFF 3) is the most comprehensive terrorism response exercise ever conducted in the United States. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP), TOPOFF 3 is the third exercise in the TOPOFF series, a congressionally mandated exercise series designed to strengthen the nation’s capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs). The TOPOFF 3 full-scale exercise, taking place from April 4-8, 2005, is the culmination of a two-year cycle of seminars, planning events, and exercises. The exercise will involve participants from the federal government, state, local, tribal, and private sector agencies and organizations, the United Kingdom, and Canada. In the United States, participants will respond to simulated, simultaneous, and multi-point attacks taking place in Connecticut and New Jersey.
2. What is the Top Officials Exercise Series (TOPOFF)?
TOPOFF is a two-year cycle of seminars, planning events, and exercises designed to strengthen the nation’s capacity to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs). The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office for State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP), sponsors the TOPOFF series.
3. When is the TOPOFF 3 Full-Scale exercise taking place?
TOPOFF 3 is the culmination of a series of events of increasing complexity leading up to the full-scale exercise. These events include seminars, exercise workshops, and a large-scale game. These events have been and will be occurring over the life of the exercise program. The TOPOFF 3 full-scale exercise will be held from April 4-8, 2005.
4. Where will the TOPOFF 3 Full-Scale Exercise take place?
Simulated terrorist incidents will originate in New London, Connecticut, (chemical incident) and Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey (biological incident). States request participation, and two states are selected for each