The Exercise Team was formed within the Division of Regional and Local Health Operations, Community Preparedness Section, Preparedness Coordination Branch, to lead and be responsible for the overall development, maintenance, and defined user compliance within the Exercise and Evaluation Program. This ensures, where possible, that exercises conducted, and documentation submitted, comply with all federal and state standards to fulfill grant requirements and to improve all-hazards capabilities. The Exercise Team is responsible for the following:
- Develop, maintain, and refine the specific Exercise guidance and direction on Exercise processes, standards, formats, and reporting of exercises conducted in support of all grants and grant programs containing identified Exercise mandates or requirements;
- Coordinate with various program managers within DSHS Community Preparedness managing federal or state grants and other relevant programs in the development of Exercise policies, processes, formats, and reporting procedures to ensure HSEEP compliance, thereby ensuring compliance with the grant-based and/or executive-directed Exercise requirements;
- Provide consultative and direct support* to the enterprise agencies, stakeholders, contractors, and other state agencies in the design, development, conduct, and documentation of Exercises and reporting of actual responses and incidents;
- Provide or coordinate the availability of training in all aspects of Exercise design, conduct, evaluation, documentation, and reporting for agency, stakeholder, or contractor personnel charged with Exercise responsibilities within their respective organizations.
*Direct communication with the Exercise Team is encouraged. Please email preparednessexercise@dshs.texas.gov..
This is a shared mailbox, which all team members share by region.
Exercise Guidance
November 2012 Exercise Guidance -- THIS DOCUMENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION APRIL 2014
Documents for Exercise Reporting
These exercise documents replace all issued previously. These will be reviewed quarterly and updated as necessary.
Notice of Exercise
Once completed, submit your Notice of Exercise form to the preparednessexercise@dshs.texas.gov mailbox.
DSHS Notice of Exercise (PDF) - Updated Dec. 2017
HSEEP AAR-IP Template 7-13-2015
Template for HSEEP After-Action Report/ mprovement Plan (AAR/IP).
Multi-Year Training and Exercise Planning
Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan Template
Exercise Design and Development Assistance Tools
Exercise Needs Capacity Assessment Tool
Writing Capability-Based Exercise Objectives Manual
DSHS Exercise Planning Timeline, Discussion-based Exercises
DSHS Exercise Planning Timeline, Operation-based Exercises
DSHS Exercise Plan
Exercise Source Documents
Web Based Resources