,,,,,,<h3>Charleston, South Carolina, USA</h3>
Your new home. <br><br> You've grown to appreciate the warm breeze coming off the ocean, the tunnels of live oaks, and the candlelit houses on cobblestone streets that give the city a character like none other. </br><br> After years of study and hard work at University, you're finally ready to take on the job being offered to you - the Director of the Charleston County Emergency Management Agency. <br><br>[[You start your day->Day One]] One stereotype of the South is absolutely true: They know how to do barbeque. You fill up your plate with a selection ranging from pulled pork sandwiches, veggie burgers, buttery corn on the cob, potatoes, ribs, sweet potatoes, and all of the fixings.
You know that you have a meeting just after lunch with four of the county commissioners, but you also want to enjoy this lunch with your new team.
You...
* [[Decide to quickly read the bios of each of the County Commissioners to prepare.|Commissioner Bios]]<br>
* [[Decide to let their presentations speak for themselves. Getting to know your team is just as important right now.->Part One Commissioner Meeting]] (if: (history:) contains "Commissioner Bios")[You enter the room and see all four County Commissioners sitting around the table with files in front of them. You greet each of them by name and thank them for coming. You start the meeting strong, letting them know that you want to hear from each of them about what their Commissions see as the most important thing to focus the budget on for the next fiscal year. You give each of them 15 minutes to present to the group.](else:)[You enter the room and see all four County Commissioners sitting around the table, but you don't know any of them by name. You start the meeting by asking them to introduce themselves and which board they are representing. <br>Commissioner Jones is from the Public Safety Committee overseeing Urban Terror Response; Commissioner Shah is from Environmental Protection and oversees hurricane preparation; Commissioner Williams is the Fire Chief for his town in Charleston County; and Commissioner Park is from Environmental Safety and oversees the committee on hazard response. <br>By the time everyone has introduced themselves, you realize that there are only 40 minutes left in your meeting. You give each Commissioner 10 minutes to go through their budget requests and general concerns with you.]
You start with [[Commissioner Jones|Jones Presentation]]<iframe src="https://une.h5p.com/content/1291236394591919248/embed" width="1088" height="637" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" ></iframe><script src="https://une.h5p.com/js/h5p-resizer.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
Commissioner Jones begins her presentation in earnest. She is very concerned about the vulnerability Charleston has to a terrorism event. She gives you a study to read to further contextualize her presentation.
Choose which presentation you would like to see next:
<div style="text-align: center;">Jones Presentation | [[Shah Presentation]] | [[Williams Presentation]] | [[Park Presentation]]</div>
(if: (history:) contains "Shah Presentation" and "Williams Presentation" and "Park Presentation")[[You call the meeting to an end->End the Meeting]] <iframe src="https://une.h5p.com/content/1291236433255402518/embed" width="1088" height="637" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><script src="https://une.h5p.com/js/h5p-resizer.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
Commissioner Shah is concerned about the risk of hurricane events given the rising sea levels and climate change. He provides you with more resources that show the effect of sea level change in the Charleston area specifically to emphasize his point.<!--add sea level rise and hurricane links-->
Choose which presentation you would like to see next:
<div style="text-align: center;">[[Jones Presentation]] | Shah Presentation | [[Williams Presentation]] | [[Park Presentation]]</div>
(if: (history:) contains "Jones Presentation" and "Williams Presentation" and "Park Presentation")[[You call the meeting to an end->End the Meeting]] <iframe src="https://une.h5p.com/content/1291236455714851808/embed" width="1088" height="637" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><script src="https://une.h5p.com/js/h5p-resizer.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
As the owner of a web services company, Commissioner Williams notes that the emergency communications system managed by the Charleston County Emergency Management Agency is outdated, is poorly interoperable, and lacks the ability to communicate directly with citizens in a timely manner.
Choose which presentation you would like to see next:
<div style="text-align: center;">[[Jones Presentation]] | [[Shah Presentation]] | Williams Presentation | [[Park Presentation]]</div>
(if: (history:) contains "Shah Presentation" and "Jones Presentation" and "Park Presentation")[[You call the meeting to an end->End the Meeting]] <iframe src="https://une.h5p.com/content/1291236412546899148/embed" width="1088" height="637" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><script src="https://une.h5p.com/js/h5p-resizer.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
Commissioner Park emphasizes the lack of a unified all-hazard response team model for Charleston County during her presentation. She presents a similar model from her previous job in Jacksonville, NC.
Choose which presentation you would like to see next:
<div style="text-align: center;">[[Jones Presentation]] | [[Shah Presentation]] | [[Williams Presentation]] | Park Presentation</div>
(if: (history:) contains "Shah Presentation" and "Williams Presentation" and "Jones Presentation")[[You call the meeting to an end->End the Meeting]] You thank each of them for presenting you with information and resources, promising to review everything while coming up with a plan for the year's budget.
[[You contemplate each of the presentations for a few days before sitting down to make your decision.->Week 1 Decision Time]] {
(set: $inventory to (a:))
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As you finish your first week, you are advised to make budget recommendations for the upcoming fiscal year. You think about your conversations with the commissioners and you think you have 4 options:
1. (link: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Coliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Generators", "New shelters"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. (link: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. (link: "Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "All-Hazard Response"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. (link: "Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Coliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Generators", "New shelters", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $firstChoiceCount is 1)[(goto: "Week 1 Summary")]{(save-game: "A")}You've learned a lot this week, so make sure to back up you files and save the game now.(click: "save the game now")[ You have saved the game!]
(if: $loadCount >0)[(goto: "Week Two Title Screen")]A few months have gone by and you've settled into your new job and city quite well. Each week you feel more confident about the choices that you've made in the past. Of course, you still get plenty of questions from Commissioners (if: $inventory contains "Communications Specialists" and "Generators")[Jones and Park](elseif: $inventory contains "Communications Specialists" and "Terrorism Preparedness Training")[Shah and Park](elseif: $inventory contains "All-Hazard Response")[Williams, Shah, and Jones](elseif: $inventory contains "Generators" and "Terrorism Preparedness Training")[Williams and Park] about next year's budget.
Still, if that's the biggest complaint, you feel like you're doing well!
You log on for the day and see an interesting email in your inbox.
(link-repeat: '<img src="https://github.com/uneIDS/HCA-705-Branching-Scenario/blob/main/Raw%20Media/emailIcon.png?raw=true" class="emailIcon" alt="Email Icon" width="100px" height="100px"></img>')[(alert: '<div class="email"><h4>Sender: Katy Parker</h4><h5>Subject: Opportunity to Apply for Community Education Grant</h5><hr><p>Hello! I was recently forwarded this information on a Community Education Grant from the Federal Government. I have a number of ideas about subjects we could apply it for related to the goals set forth by the fiscal year budget. I’m recommending that we focus on one of either Hurricane preparedness, Flooding preparedness, Terrorism preparedness, or Pandemic preparedness. Please let me know your thoughts and I will start to put something together.</p><p>Best,</p><p>Katy</p><br><p><strong>Katy Parker</strong><br>Community Outreach and Education Assistant<br>Charleston County, South Carolina<br>k.parker@charlestoncounty.gov<br>843-555-5555</p></div>')<br>[[You ask Katy to come up to your office to meet and discuss|Meeting with Grant Writer]]<br>
[[You look for more information about likely regional hazards before sending an email back|Email with Grant Writer]]<br>
[[You defer to Katy's expertise|Random Selection of Grant Topic]]]Katy quickly agrees and comes up to your office And describes the [[purpose of the grant|Grant Page]]
The two of you quickly determine that you need to identify two things:
1. Events that citizens are concerned about
2. Events that community education would ameliorate, either by reducing anxiety about potential hazards or by preparing citizens to improve the outcomes of the event.
You dig through your desk and find a large booklet - "The Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan"
Looking through the Table of Contents, you identify the sections that are the most closely related to the hazards the commissioners warned you about.
[[You decide to quickly read the sections|Hazard Mitigation Plan]]
(if: $mitigationPlan is true)[[[You ask Katy for her opinion|Grant Writer Meeting Conversation]]]
You're about to pull out your Hazard Mitigation Plan and thumb through the table of contents but quickly realize that you don't know much about the grant.
You send an email back to Katy asking for more information.
She responds quickly:
(link-repeat: '<img src="https://github.com/uneIDS/HCA-705-Branching-Scenario/blob/main/Raw%20Media/emailIcon.png?raw=true" class="emailIcon" alt="Email Icon" width="100px" height="100px"></img>')[(alert:'<div class="email"><h4>Sender: Katy Parker</h4><h5>Subject: RE: Opportunity to Apply for Community Education Grant</h5><hr><p>Of course! I have forwarded you the Posting for the Community Education Grant from the government. I think we just need to focus on which events citizens are most concerned about and which education program would help to prepare our citizens for any future events.</p><p>Let me know what you think regarding which area you think we should focus on.</p><p>Thank you,</p><p>Katy</p><br><p><strong>Katy Parker</strong><br>Community Outreach and Education Assistant<br>Charleston County, South Carolina<br>k.parker@charlestoncounty.gov<br>843-555-5555</p></div>')</br>[[You open the information on the Community Education Grant->Grant Page]]]
(if: $readGrant is true)[After Reading the information on the grant, you open your [[Hazard Mitigation Plan and read the relevant passages.->Hazard Mitigation Plan]]
It's hard to know what would be the most effective here.
You...
[[respond to Katy asking for her opnion->Written Grant Writer Opinion]]<br>
[[feel ready to make your decision->Week 2 Decision Time]]] The grant writer sends an email back asking if you're sure she can select one.
You have faith in her judgement (click: "You have faith in her judgement")[(set: $inventory to it + (a: (either: "Hurricane Grant", "Flooding Grant", "Terrorism Grant", "Pandemic Grant")))(goto: "Week 2 Summary")]<br>
[[You decide to do a bit more research and give her an opinion ->Email with Grant Writer]] {(set: $mitigationPlan to true)}
(if: (history:) contains "Email with Grant Writer")[[[Return->Email with Grant Writer]]](elseif: (history:) contains "Meeting with Grant Writer")[[[Return->Meeting with Grant Writer]]]
<hr><!--Note for above, the one latest in the scenario must come first-->
<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UhcYRu_VmqaoG0ZAyWc3yTwYjcd9_HS1/preview" width="100%" height="800" frameBorder="0" style="display: flex;"></iframe>{(save-game: "A")}You've learned a lot this week, so make sure to back up you files and save the game now.(click: "save the game now")[ You have saved the game!]
(if: $loadCount >1)[(goto: "Week Three Title Screen")]While nothing too bad happened, the severe strom from last month really brought how unprepared your community is for a true disaster event. It also didn't help that you forgot the name of the Folly Beach Fire Chief...
Maybe there's a way to both get the communities better prepared and introduce you to more of the major players in Charleston through some sort of an event.
You consult your staff and [[see what they can come up with|Staff Event Proposals]]{
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After the two of you mull it over, you come to a conclusion. The grant will focus on...
Hurricane Preparedness Education (click: "Hurricane Preparedness Education")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Hurricane Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
Flooding Preparedness Education (click: "Flooding Preparedness Education")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Flooding Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
Terrorism Preparedness Education (click: "Terrorism Preparedness Education")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Terrorism Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
Pandemic Preparedness Education (click: "Pandemic Preparedness Education")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Pandemic Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $secondChoiceCount is 1)[(goto: "Week 2 Summary")]The two of you have a detailed discussion about the topics that the citizens of Charleston County would have the most concerns about. Two stand out in particular based on similar events from recent years: Hurricane Preparedness and Pandemic Preparedness.
It’s still early in the year, but you know the chance of a strong hurricane hitting the South Carolina coastline is quite high and the threat of the pandemic is still fresh in everyone’s mind from recent outbreaks.
Katy reasons that she supports either one and, more importantly, could put together a good grant proposal for either.
[[You tell her you'll email her with your decision.->Week 2 Decision Time]]Katy seems to be happy to be asked her opinion. Having lived in Charleston for most of her life, you trust that she has an understanding of what the community needs.
(link-repeat: '<img src="https://github.com/uneIDS/HCA-705-Branching-Scenario/blob/main/Raw%20Media/emailIcon.png?raw=true" class="emailIcon" alt="Email Icon" width="100px" height="100px"></img>')[(alert: '<div class="email"><h4>Sender: Katy Parker</h4><h5>Subject: RE:RE: Opportunity to Apply for Community Education Grant</h5><hr><p>I have done a lot of thinking and research over the past few days. It looks to me like focusing on either Hurricane Preparedness or Pandemic Preparedness would have the most significant impact on our community. I could definitely write a proposal for either of those that I’d be confident in.</p><p>Thank you again,</p><p>Katy</p><br><p><strong>Katy Parker</strong><br>Community Outreach and Education Assistant<br>Charleston County, South Carolina<br>k.parker@charlestoncounty.gov<br>843-555-5555</p></div>')</br>[[You feel ready to make your decision ->Week 2 Decision Time]]] {(set: $proposalCount to 0)}
A week later you gather your staff in a meeting room and have each group present a proposal for an emergency preparedness event.
[[One Day Conference on Principles of Emergency Management and Interoperability|Conference Proposal]]
[[Airport Emergency Tabletop Drill|Tabletop Proposal]]
[[Full-Scale Exercise on a Charleston City Flooding Event|Role-Play Proposal]]
[[A Combination Pig Roast/Plan Review|Pig Roast Proposal]]<iframe src="https://une.h5p.com/content/1291236458690695898/embed" width="1088" height="637" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" ></iframe><script src="https://une.h5p.com/js/h5p-resizer.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
Choose which proposal you would like to see next:
<div style="text-align: center;">Conference Proposal | [[Pig Roast Proposal]] | [[Tabletop Proposal]] | [[Role-Play Proposal]]</div>
(if: (history:) contains "Pig Roast Proposal" and "Tabletop Proposal" and "Role-Play Proposal")[Well, that was fun. You ask your staff for a drumroll and [[announce your decision->Week 3 Decision]]]<iframe src="https://une.h5p.com/content/1291236466404390668/embed" width="1088" height="637" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><script src="https://une.h5p.com/js/h5p-resizer.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
Choose which proposal you would like to see next:
<div style="text-align: center;">[[Conference Proposal]] | [[Pig Roast Proposal]] | Tabletop Proposal | [[Role-Play Proposal]]</div>
(if: (history:) contains "Pig Roast Proposal" and "Conference Proposal" and "Role-Play Proposal")[Well, that was fun. You ask your staff for a drumroll and [[announce your decision->Week 3 Decision]]]<iframe src="https://une.h5p.com/content/1291236465114621658/embed" width="1088" height="637" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><script src="https://une.h5p.com/js/h5p-resizer.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
Choose which proposal you would like to see next:
<div style="text-align: center;">[[Conference Proposal]] | [[Pig Roast Proposal]] | [[Tabletop Proposal]] | Role-Play Proposal</div>
(if: (history:) contains "Pig Roast Proposal" and "Tabletop Proposal" and "Conference Proposal")[Well, that was fun. You ask your staff for a drumroll and [[announce your decision->Week 3 Decision]]]<iframe src="https://une.h5p.com/content/1291236462363099688/embed" width="1088" height="637" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><script src="https://une.h5p.com/js/h5p-resizer.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
Choose which proposal you would like to see next:
<div style="text-align: center;">[[Conference Proposal]] | Pig Roast Proposal | [[Tabletop Proposal]] | [[Role-Play Proposal]]</div>
(if: (history:) contains "Conference Proposal" and "Tabletop Proposal" and "Role-Play Proposal")[Well, that was fun. You ask your staff for a drumroll and [[announce your decision->Week 3 Decision]]]You decide to...
1. [[Sponsor a 1-day conference on principles of emergency management and interoperability|Conference Results]]<br>
2. [[Support an airport emergency tabletop drill|Tabletop Results]]<br>
3. [[Support a full-scale exercise on a Charleston City flooding event|Flooding Results]]<br>
4. [[Hold a combination pig roast / plan review|Pig Roast Results]] (set: $inventory to it + (a: "Conference"))
What a day! As expected, your entire team is exhausted after putting together and pulling off the one day concert. The good news, however, is that the event really seemed to be effective at presenting the emergency management procedures to a lot of people at all levels of the community. Plus, it allowed you to connect with a number of outside companies and contractors.
You were extremely busy throughout the day though, so you didn’t get to meet as many people as you had intended. Regardless, the intended information was disseminated successfully and the County seems more prepared than they were previously.
The day comes to an end (click: "The day comes to an end")[(goto: "Week 3 Summary")](set: $inventory to it + (a: "Tabletop"))
The airport table-top drill was overall a success. You got to meet the heads of a lot of the departments you hadn’t met yet (and you got to apologize once again to the Folly Beach Fire Chief) and your team did a good job facilitating the two hypothetical situations: a pandemic outbreak and a terror event.
A few of the major feedback elements you received after its conclusion were:
Participants feel that they now have a greater understanding of a variety of roles needed in a hazardous event
Participants felt that having the ability to reason through their response to an event was overall beneficial, especially when such time won’t be available in the midst of a situation
Participants felt that the event was well-organized and executed
Participants had some challenges with navigating and conveying information within their groups
Overall, you feel as though your choice to run a table-top drill was a beneficial one. Getting to know who the major players are and watch how they share information is important to you in your role going forward.
The day comes to an end (click: "The day comes to an end")[(goto: "Week 3 Summary")](set: $inventory to it + (a: "Flooding Exercise"))
You woke up early on the day of the exercise excited to see what would happen and were not disappointed. The participating team, while smaller than it might have been with other events, was serious and extremely focused, which led to what you believe was a very successful day.
While the flooding wasn’t real, you and the members from EMS, multiple Fire and Police Departments, and a few selected community organizers worked together to help with a number of unforeseen circumstances related to issues that had happened previously. It all felt very realistic and useful.
As a result of the exercise, a number of participants created a Charleston Flooding Response Team to offer leadership and assistance during Flooding Events throughout the county.
The day comes to an end (click: "The day comes to an end")[(goto: "Week 3 Summary")](set: $inventory to it + (a: "Pig Roast"))
Boy was that a fun event! South Carolina provided you with a beautiful summer day to host your pig roast/plan review. It got started around 8 am with a number of grill masters coming in and getting set up. The roast took a long time to cook, so people started coming in around noon to collect food and mingle with others in the government and community.
Once the presentations started, it looked like people weren’t paying full attention, but overall it seemed like information was presented in a clear way.
You were kept so busy, however, that you weren’t able to meet as many people as you would have liked. As a result, you’re unsure as to the effectiveness of the event.
The day comes to an end (click: "The day comes to an end")[(goto: "Week 3 Summary")]{(save-game: "A")}You've learned a lot this week, so make sure to back up you files and save the game now.(click: "save the game now")[ You have saved the game!]
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(link: "Week Five")[(goto: "Week 5 Backup")]
(link: "Week Six")[(goto: "Week 6 Backup")]
(link: "Week Seven")[(goto: "Week 7 Backup")]
<div style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><h1>A Perfect Storm</h1><h4>Emergency Management in Context</h4>
Start New Game (Week One only) (click: "Start New Game")[(save-game: "A")(goto: "Week One Title Screen")]
(link: "Load Game")[(if: $Saves contains "A")[(load-game: "A")(set: $loadCount to it + 1)](else:)[(goto: "Did not Save")]]</div> {
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We're sorry that the game didn't save correctly. In order to have the best experience, can you select the choice that you made about the budget last week?
1. Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters. (click: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Generators", "New shelters"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Hire two new communications and technology specialists and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program. (click: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team. (click: "Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "All-Hazard Response"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program. (click: "Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Generators", "New shelters", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
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We're sorry that the game didn't save correctly. In order to have the best experience, can you select the choice that you made the first week?
1. Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters. (click: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Generators", "New shelters"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
2. Hire two new communications and technology specialists and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program. (click: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
3. Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team. (click: "Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "All-Hazard Response"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
4. Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program. (click: "Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Generators", "New shelters", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $firstChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 2...
1. Hurricane Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Hurricane Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Hurricane Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
2. Flooding Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Flooding Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Flooding Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
3. Terrorism Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Terrorism Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Terrorism Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
4. Pandemic Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Pandemic Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Pandemic Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
5. You let the grant writer choose (click: "You let the grant writer choose")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it + (a: (either: "Hurricane Grant", "Flooding Grant", "Terrorism Grant", "Pandemic Grant")))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $secondChoiceCount is 1)[(goto: "Week Three Title Screen")]
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(link: "Finished Reading")[It's already lunchtime! How quickly time has passed. Your department organized [[a barbeque to welcome you to the team->BBQ]].] <h4>8:50 AM - Day One</h4>
You look up at your new office building - compared to the rest of the city, it's nondescript, but government buildings aren't usually built to be admired. Smoothing down your clothes one last time, you enter the building and are immediately greeted by your boss, the Executive Director of Public Safety and Emergency Response.
She walks you toward your new personal offices, showing you some of the building and making introductions as you go. (click: "She walks you toward your new personal offices, showing you some of the building and making introductions as you go.")[
"Department of Sustainability"
"Parks and Recreation"
"Liability Response"
"Communications"
You try to make note of it all but know you're going to have to introduce yourself again later.
Finally, you arrive at your office. You assistant greets you at the door as your boss peels off with a promise to check in around lunch time. (click: "Finally, you arrive at your office. You assistant greets you at the door as your boss peels off with a promise to check in around lunch time.")[
You spend the next hour getting to know your personal staff before settling down in front of your computer. Your assistant had helpfully populated your schedule with meetings for the next week. You have a couple of hours free now to examine the dossier of materials on your desk.
[[You pour yourself a new cup of coffee and open up the folder.->Wikipedia]] ]]<h4>September 10</h4>
It’s been 18 months since you started your job.
It’s a lovely September day in Charleston. Winds are light at 10 miles per hour, skies are clear, and while the temperature is 85 F, at midday the relative humidity is only 55%. Unbeknownst to you, over the Sahara a hot updraft has begun coalescing into a storm with intention.
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[[You carry on your day as usual|Storm Starts to Build]]<h4>September 15.</h4>
5 days later and this storm is starting to get people’s attention. It’s made its way to the eastern edge of the Caribbean and rapidly strengthened to a category 5 hurricane named Hurricane Fordon. Realizing that storms will do whatever they want, nonetheless the best models are suggesting the storm will come ashore as a hurricane somewhere between Melbourne Beach, FL and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
You start to think about the current state of community preparedness and decide to:
* (link: "Start a social media blitz encouraging residents to stock up on essentials like bread, milk, and eggs")[(set: $preparationLevel to it +1)(goto: "Storm Changes Course")]<br>
* (link: "Call a readiness meeting of the key public safety agencies in Charleston County")[(set: $preparationLevel to it +2)(goto: "Storm Changes Course")]<br>
* (link: "Get in a day of ocean fishing since the weather is so nice")[(set: $preparationLevel to it -1)(goto: "Storm Changes Course")]<br>
(if: $inventory contains "Communications Specialists")[* (link: "Instruct your communincations director to begin develping a series of communications starting with basic personal preparedness actions up through evacuation instructions and, in the worst case, shelter in place information")[(set: $preparationLevel to it +3)(goto: "Storm Changes Course")]]<h4>September 20</h4>
The weather is decidedly cooler in the mid 70’s but the humidity is in the 90’s and as everyone knows, it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. Two days ago the storm pounded Haiti and Cuba and although there was some loss of integrity of the eye wall, the National Hurricane Center notes that as of today the eye has reformed and is now over the Bahamas as a major hurricane and the predicted track now runs through Charleston County. You feel like it’s time to take some definitive action.
First, you skim through some [[reference materials]]
(if: $resourcesRead is true)[[[You consider your options->You consider your options]]]{(set: $resourcesRead to true)}
* <a href="https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GovGuideMassEvacuation.pdf" target="_blank">Mass Evacuation Guide (Pages 1-8)</a>
* <a href="https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/national-preparedness/frameworks/urban-search-rescue" target="_blank">Urban Search and Rescue</a>
* <a href="https://www.nvoad.org/about-us/" target="_blank">NVOAD</a>
[[Return ->Storm Changes Course]] {(save-game: "A")}You've learned a lot this week, so make sure to back up you files and save the game now.(click: "save the game now")[ You have saved the game!]
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You choose to:
(link: "Advise the Governor to order evacuation")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Evacuation"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +2)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)]]<br>
(link: "Request that a FEMA US&R Team with Flood Response Capability be pre-positioned inland")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "FEMA Team"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +1)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)]]<br>
(link: "Request that the local coordinator for Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster stockpile supplies in shelters")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Presupply Shelters"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +1)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)]]<br>
(link: "Stand up the Emergency Operations Center")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Emergency Operations Center"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +2)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)]]<br>
(if: $inventory contains "Flooding Exercise")[(link: "Request the Charleston flooding response team go on standby")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Flooding Response Team"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +2)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)]]]
(event: when $fourthChoiceCount is 1)[(goto: "Week 4 Summary")]<h4>September 22</h4>
Hurricane Fordon has come ashore just north of Charleston as a Category 4 hurricane with 120 km/h winds.
(if: not ($inventory contains "Emergency Operations Center"))[In the hours preceding landfall, you scrambled to stand up the Emergency Operations Center. Unfortunately, 3 key members of the team were unable to report due to heavy evacuation traffic.]
[[You have no choice but to hunker down and wait for information on the damage levels|News Report One]]The third team you get a report from has been in contact with The Coast Guard to get more information on the Port of Charleston. The waters across the Counties are still very turbulent and filled with debris. The report that they provide you is limited, but expected:
* The Coast Guard reports that the Port of Charleston is currently non-navigable.
[[You get a directive to prioritize based on the initial damage assessment|Week 5 Decision]]{
(set: $fifthChoiceCount to 0)
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You choose to:
(link: "Open the roads to facilitate movement")[(if: $fifthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Open Roads"))(set: $fifthChoiceCount to it+1)]]<br>
(link: "Restore the Electrical Grid")[(if: $fifthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Electric Grid"))(set: $fifthChoiceCount to it+1)]]<br>
(link: "Relocate displaced victims to shelters.")[(if: $fifthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Relocate to Shelters"))(set: $fifthChoiceCount to it+1)]]<br>
(link: "Request external response assets")[(if: $fifthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "External Assets"))(set: $fifthChoiceCount to it+1)]]
(event: when $fifthChoiceCount is 1)[(goto: "Week 5 Summary")]{(save-game: "A")}You've learned a lot this week, so make sure to back up you files and save the game now.(click: "save the game now")[ You have saved the game!]
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(set: $inventory to (a:))
(set: $firstChoiceCount to 0)
(set: $secondChoiceCount to 0)
(set: $thirdChoiceCount to 0)
(set: $preparationLevel to 0)
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We're sorry that the game didn't save correctly. In order to have the best experience, can you select the choice that you made the first week?
1. Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters. (click: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Generators", "New shelters"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Hire two new communications and technology specialists and Fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program. (click: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and Fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team. (click: "Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "All-Hazard Response"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program. (click: "Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Generators", "New shelters", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $firstChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 2...
1. Hurricane Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Hurricane Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Hurricane Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Flooding Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Flooding Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Flooding Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Terrorism Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Terrorism Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Terrorism Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Pandemic Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Pandemic Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Pandemic Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
5. You let the grant writer choose (click: "You let the grant writer choose")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it + (a: (either: "Hurricane Grant", "Flooding Grant", "Terrorism Grant", "Pandemic Grant")))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $secondChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 3...
You chose to to...
1. Sponsor a 1-day conference on principles of emergency management and interoperability (click: "Sponsor a 1-day conference on principles of emergency management and interoperability")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Conference"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Support an airport emergency tabletop drill (click: "Support an airport emergency tabletop drill")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Tabletop"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Support a full-scale exercise on a Charleston City flooding event (click: "Support a full-scale exercise on a Charleston City flooding event")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Flooding Exercise"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Hold a combination pig roast / plan review (click: "Hold a combination pig roast / plan review")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Pig Roast"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $thirdChoiceCount is 1)[(goto: "Week Four Title Screen")]]]{
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(set: $secondChoiceCount to 0)
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We're sorry that the game didn't save correctly. In order to have the best experience, can you select the choice that you made the first week?
1. Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters. (click: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Generators", "New shelters"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Hire two new communications and technology specialists and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program. (click: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team. (click: "Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "All-Hazard Response"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program. (click: "Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Generators", "New shelters", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $firstChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 2...
1. Hurricane Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Hurricane Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Hurricane Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Flooding Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Flooding Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Flooding Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Terrorism Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Terrorism Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Terrorism Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Pandemic Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Pandemic Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Pandemic Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
5. You let the grant writer choose (click: "You let the grant writer choose")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it + (a: (either: "Hurricane Grant", "Flooding Grant", "Terrorism Grant", "Pandemic Grant")))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $secondChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 3...
You chose to to...
1. Sponsor a 1-day conference on principles of emergency management and interoperability (click: "Sponsor a 1-day conference on principles of emergency management and interoperability")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Conference"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Support an airport emergency tabletop drill (click: "Support an airport emergency tabletop drill")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Tabletop"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Support a full-scale exercise on a Charleston City flooding event (click: "Support a full-scale exercise on a Charleston City flooding event")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Flooding Exercise"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Hold a combination pig roast / plan review (click: "Hold a combination pig roast / plan review")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Pig Roast"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $thirdChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 4...
You chose to:
1. Advise the Governor to order evacuation (click: "Advise the Governor to order evacuation")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Evacuation"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +2)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Request that a FEMA US&R Team with Flood Response Capability be pre-positioned inland (click: "Request that a FEMA US&R Team with Flood Response Capability be pre-positioned inland")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "FEMA Team"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +1)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Request that the local coordinator for Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster stockpile supplies in shelters(click: "Request that the local coordinator for Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster stockpile supplies in shelters")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Presupply Shelters"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +1)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Stand up the Emergency Operations Center (click: "Stand up the Emergency Operations Center")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Emergency Operations Center"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +2)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
(if: $inventory contains "Flooding Exercise")[5. Request the Charleston flooding response team go on standby (click: "Request the Charleston flooding response team go on standby")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Flooding Response Team"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +2)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]]
(event: when $fourthChoiceCount is 1)[(goto: "Week Five Title Screen")]]]]<h4>October 6</h4>
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Looking at the damage still apparent throughout the counties, you know that your initial response is vital to helping residents and businesses recover well. Being responsible for coordinating the response team, [[your first priority is to implement the short term recovery plan but you have limited resources.|Short Term Recovery Options]]Which of the following short term recovery actions will you implement first?
1. (link: "Establish alternate care sites until primary care and hospital services are reestablished.")[(set: $inventory to it + (a: "Alternate Care Sites"))(goto: "One Month Later")]<br>
2. (link: "Initiate the behavioral health screening and treatment program.")[(set: $inventory to it + (a: "Health Screenings"))(goto: "One Month Later")]<br>
3. (link: "Establish a temporary network of fixed wireless internet to reestablish business capacity.")[(set: $inventory to it + (a: "Temporary Network"))(goto: "One Month Later")]<br>
4. (if: not ($inventory contains "Open Roads"))[(link: "Open the roads to facilitate movement.")[(set: $inventory to it + (a: "Open Roads Later"))(goto: "One Month Later")]]<h4>November 18</h4>
More information has come out over the past month surrounding the damage from the hurricane. Large debris piles have been cleared and the roads are open. Electricity has been restored. About 15% of the residential building stock in Charleston and Berkeley County has been damaged or destroyed and about 30% of the commercial structure in Charleston City suffered some damage. 75% of businesses are operating at some capacity. The MUSC – University Hospital is operating at full capacity although 25% of the outpatient practices in the county are closed or operating at reduced capacity due to damage. Approximately 35,000 residents of coastal SC are still in temporary housing.
[[You decide to contact some of the County Commissioners about setting your next priorities.|After Storm Commissioner Meeting]]You’ve met with many of the commissioners over the past few months and want to check in with the ones you consulted for budget choices at the start of your job. You know that they all have specific areas of expertise that would be very helpful in Charleston County’s ongoing response.
Fixing yourself a new cup of coffee, you sit down at your desk and call up [[Commissioner Jones|Jones Post Storm Meeting]]<div id="leftface"><img src="https://github.com/uneIDS/HCA-705-Branching-Scenario/blob/main/Raw%20Media/Jonesportraitpreferred.png?raw=true" alt="smiling older african american woman"><div class="commisionerText"><div class="commissionerName">Commissioner Jones</div></div></div><div class="commissioner">Hello, Director. Thank you for meeting with me! I’ve been in contact with members of the Health Care Community and they’ve provided me with a lot of quality information on post-hurricane response.</div> (link-reveal: '<div class="playerChoice">That’s good to hear! What kind of recommendations for recovery do you have?</div>')[<div class="commissioner">After Katrina there was a huge disruption of primary and specialty care that extended from New Orleans to cities that accepted evacuated citizens. Thousands of people went without adequate medications, had chronic medical conditions worsen, and had potentially life-threatening diseases go undiagnosed or untreated in the aftermath of the hurricane for months.</div> (link-reveal: '<div class="playerChoice">Understood, that sounds very urgent. Is there anything that we can do to potentially mitigate these effects?</div>')[<div class="commissioner">While there isn’t much we can do now in getting our medical facilities adequately prepared, we can provide extra funding to support the development of interim healthcare facilities. This would help to provide the citizens with more options and give the permanent facilities with time to recover.</div> <div class="player">Okay, thank you Commissioner. I will take everything we talked about under consideration and let you know what we decide to focus on.</div>
[[Next Call->Shah Post Storm Meeting]]]]<div id="leftface"><img src="https://github.com/uneIDS/HCA-705-Branching-Scenario/blob/main/Raw%20Media/ShahPortrait.png?raw=true" alt="smiling man in white shirt and glasses"><div class="commisionerText"><div class="commissionerName">Commissioner Shah</div></div></div><div class="commissioner">Good morning, director!</div>(link-reveal: '<div class="playerChoice">Good morning, Commissioner! I’m checking in with you about post-storm relief. Is there anything you would advise me to focus on?</div>')[<div class="commissioner">I’ve been out in the community over the past month and have been talking to emergency responders. The fact that we have about 35,000 people still in temporary housing is a major problem. We need to quickly start remedying this.</div>(link-reveal: '<div class="playerChoice">I agree that having that many displaced persons is a major problem. How would you recommend we start to fix this?</div>')[<div class="commissioner">The most important thing is to subsidize the quick construction of quality and safe long term temporary housing until residential reconstructions can be completed.</div><br><div class="commissioner">After this call, I’ll forward you the FEMA Housing Annex for you to review. Sections 3.2.3 - 3.2.7 and Appendix B have more extensive information for building such housing.</div><div class="player">Thank you for the advice. I’ll look through the materials and get back to you on my decision.</div>
[[Next Call->Williams Post Storm Meeting]] ]]<div id="leftface"><img src="https://github.com/uneIDS/HCA-705-Branching-Scenario/blob/main/Raw%20Media/WilliamsPortrait.png?raw=true" alt="Middle aged man in front of a fire engine"><div class="commisionerText"><div class="commissionerName">Commissioner Williams</div></div></div>(if: $inventory contains "Temporary Network")[<div class="commissioner>Director! Thank you for your work getting a temporary network up and running. It’s really helped with coordinating our emergency response throughout the County.</div>(link-reveal: '<div class="playerChoice">I’m glad that it’s still helping. We’re trying to determine where to focus our efforts now. Do you have any input?</div>')[<div class="commissioner">I always have input! We’re having trouble getting enough funding to rebuild public safety infrastructure. There are still several damaged fire stations and multiple firefighting apparatus need maintenance.</div>(link-reveal: '<div class="playerChoice">That’s a good start. Do you have any recommendations for us to pursue?</div>')[<div class="commissioner">In the past, the department has applied for grants. If your team could look into and secure funding, it would help tremendously.</div><div class="player">You: My team and I will consider that. Thank you, Commissioner.</div>
[[Next->Park Post Storm Meeting]]]]](else:)[<div class="commissioner">Director! Great to hear from you! How are the recovery operations going?</div>(link-reveal: '<div class="playerChoice">Hello, Commissioner. That’s why I’m calling today. We’re trying to decide what our next focus will be and I’d like your input.</div>')[<div class="commissioner">Of course! We’ve still got major problems with getting the internet up and running throughout a large portion of the County. The city is mostly covered, but areas further out in Charleston County are really suffering.</div>(link-reveal: '<div class="playerChoice">How much of an effect has that been having on recovery?</div>')[<div class="commissioner">Our communications ability is greatly hindered and is making it difficult to coordinate response. Additionally, people are having trouble connecting with healthcare providers, reporting damage, and reaching family and friends out of the immediate area. We really need to get a temporary network up and running as soon as possible.</div><div class="player">You: I’ll do some more research and get back to you. Thank you for your input, Commissioner.</div>
[[Next call->Park Post Storm Meeting]]]]]<div id="leftface"><img src="https://github.com/uneIDS/HCA-705-Branching-Scenario/blob/main/Raw%20Media/parkportrait.png?raw=true" alt="Woman standing holding a roll of maps"><div class="commisionerText"><div class="commissionerName">Commissioner Park</div></div></div><div class="commissioner">Hello Director, how can I help you today?</div>(link-reveal: '<div class="playerChoice">Hello Commissioner. I’m working on long-term recovery decisions and want to get your input on what my team and I should focus on.</div>')[<div class="commissioner">Happy to help! I’ve been doing a lot of work in my town and there’s a lot of cynicism in our residents. The damage is hard to fix, but I think everything would be aided by boosting morale and resilience.</div>(link-reveal: '<div class="playerChoice">I agree that we need to help our community, but that’s hard to measure. What do you recommend we do?</div>')[<div class="commissioner">There’s a lot of information that we have on hand that I think would help if it were spread through the community. I’m thinking specifically about opportunities that they have to rebuild stronger. Creating a media and education campaign to reach out to communities that need rebuilding would be a good first step.</div><div class="player">Alright, I’ll have my team look into it before we make a decision. Thank you for your help!</div>
[[After careful consideration of all of the proposals, you make a decision for the next level of relief focus.|Week 6 Decision]]]]{
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You direct your staff to focus on:
(link: "Supporting development on interim healthcare facilities")[(if: $sixthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Interim Healthcare Facilities"))(set: $sixthChoiceCount to it+1)]]<br>
(link: "Securing long-term temporary housing")[(if: $sixthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Long-Term Housing"))(set: $sixthChoiceCount to it+1)]]<br>
(if: $inventory contains "Temporary Network")[(link: "Securing grant funding and loans for replacement and repair of public safety infrastructure.")[(if: $sixthChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it + (a: "Infrastructure Grant"))(set: $sixthChoiceCount to it + 1)]]](else:)[(link: "Developing wide area fixed wireless internet access")[(if: $sixthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Temporary Network Later"))(set: $sixthChoiceCount to it+1)]]]<br>
(link: "Mitigation by informing and empowering Charleston Countians to rebuild in a more resilient way.")[(if: $sixthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Community Education"))(set: $sixthChoiceCount to it+1)]]
(event: when $sixthChoiceCount is 1)[(goto: "Week 6 Summary")]{(save-game: "A")}You've learned a lot this week, so make sure to back up you files and save the game now.(click: "save the game now")[ You have saved the game!]
(if: $loadCount >5)[(goto: "Week Seven Title Screen")]The past few months have been crazy. You think back on the choices that you made throughout the year.
You and your team:
* (if: $inventory contains "Communications Specialists" and "Generators")[hired two new communications and technology specialists and installed new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Coliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters at the start of the year](elseif: $inventory contains "Communications Specialists" and "Terrorism Preparedness Training")[hired two new communications and technology specialists and funded fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7-day terrorist preparedness and response training program](elseif: $inventory contains "All-Hazard Response")[funded a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all-hazards response team](elseif: $inventory contains "Generators" and "Terrorism Preparedness Training")[installed new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Coliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and funded fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7-day terrorist preparedness and response training program]
* worked with your Communication Outreach and Education Assistant to get a (if: $inventory contains "Hurricane Grant")[Hurricane](elseif: $inventory contains "Flooding Grant")[Flooding](elseif: $inventory contains "Terrorism Grant")[Terrorism](elseif: $inventory contains "Pandemic Grant")[Pandemic] Preparedness Education grant from the federal government
* (if: $inventory contains "Conference")[sponsored a 1-day conference on principles of emergency management and interoperability](elseif: $inventory contains "Tabletop")[supported an airport emergency tabletop drill](elseif: $inventory contains "Flooding Exercise")[supported a full-scale exercise on a Charleston City flooding event](elseif: $inventory contains "Pig Roast")[held a combination pig roast / plan review]
* made a preemptive decision to (if: $inventory contains "Evacuation")[advise the Governor to order evacuation](elseif: $inventory contains "FEMA Team")[request that a FEMA US&R Team with Flood Response Capability be pre-positioned inland](elseif: $inventory contains "Presupply shelters")[request that the local coordinator for Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster stockpile supplies in shelters](elseif: $inventory contains "Emergency Operations Center")[stand up the Emergency Operations Center](elseif: $inventory contains "Flooding Response Team")[request the Charleston flooding response team go on standby] when the storm turned toward Charleston
* decided to (if: $inventory contains "Open Roads")[open the roads to facilitate movement](elseif: $inventory contains "Electric Grid")[restore the Electrical Grid](elseif: $inventory contains "Relocate to Shelters")[relocate displaced victims to shelters](elseif: $inventory contains "External Assets")[request external response assets] in the immediate aftermath of the storm
* (if: $inventory contains "Alternate Care Sites")[established alternate care sites until primary care and hospital services are reestablished](elseif: $inventory contains "Health Screenings")[initiated the behavioral health screening and treatment program](elseif: $inventory contains "Temporary Network")[established a temporary network of fixed wireless internet to reestablish business capacity](elseif: $inventory contains "Open Roads Later")[opened the roads to facilitate movement] as a short term recovery action
* focused on (if: $inventory contains "Interim Healthcare Facilities")[supporting development on interim healthcare facilities](elseif: $inventory contains "Long-Term Housing")[securing long-term temporary housing](elseif: $inventory contains "Infrastructure Grant")[securing grant funding and loans for replacement and repair of public safety infrastructure](elseif: $inventory contains "Temporary Network Later")[developing wide area fixed wireless internet access](elseif: $inventory contains "Community Education")[mitigation by informing and empowering Charleston Countians to rebuild in a more resilient way] for longer term recovery
[[You take note of everything, knowing that you’ll need to use it to file a report later->Long Term Update]] It’s been six months since Hurricane Fordon made landfall and transformed Charleston and Berkeley County. It’s time to submit your after action report. Since you haven’t had to do one before, you choose to review the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n-Gqn8Fws5UgWIi-dhSn0zjHx4mBTLIq/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Florida State Emergency Response Team Action Report for Hurricane Matthew</a> and the <a href="https://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=31248" target="_blank">CDC AAR for Hurricane Katrina</a>. After reviewing the both of these documents you begin the process of thinking about not just the response to Hurricane Fordon but also your decisions in the 18 months leading up to the response. These reflections will serve as the basis for your group After Action Report.
This is the end of the emergency preparedness scenario, return to the course to complete the associated assignments.
[[References]]{
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We're sorry that the game didn't save correctly. In order to have the best experience, can you select the choice that you made the first week?
1. Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters. (click: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Generators", "New shelters"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Hire two new communications and technology specialists and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program. (click: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team. (click: "Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "All-Hazard Response"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program. (click: "Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Generators", "New shelters", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $firstChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 2...
1. Hurricane Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Hurricane Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Hurricane Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Flooding Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Flooding Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Flooding Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Terrorism Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Terrorism Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Terrorism Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Pandemic Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Pandemic Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Pandemic Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
5. You let the grant writer choose (click: "You let the grant writer choose")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it + (a: (either: "Hurricane Grant", "Flooding Grant", "Terrorism Grant", "Pandemic Grant")))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $secondChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 3...
You chose to to...
1. Sponsor a 1-day conference on principles of emergency management and interoperability (click: "Sponsor a 1-day conference on principles of emergency management and interoperability")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Conference"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Support an airport emergency tabletop drill (click: "Support an airport emergency tabletop drill")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Tabletop"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Support a full-scale exercise on a Charleston City flooding event (click: "Support a full-scale exercise on a Charleston City flooding event")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Flooding Exercise"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Hold a combination pig roast / plan review (click: "Hold a combination pig roast / plan review")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Pig Roast"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $thirdChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 4...
You chose to:
1. Advise the Governor to order evacuation (click: "Advise the Governor to order evacuation")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Evacuation"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +2)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Request that a FEMA US&R Team with Flood Response Capability be pre-positioned inland (click: "Request that a FEMA US&R Team with Flood Response Capability be pre-positioned inland")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "FEMA Team"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +1)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Request that the local coordinator for Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster stockpile supplies in shelters(click: "Request that the local coordinator for Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster stockpile supplies in shelters")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Presupply Shelters"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +1)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Stand up the Emergency Operations Center (click: "Stand up the Emergency Operations Center")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Emergency Operations Center"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +2)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
(if: $inventory contains "Flooding Exercise")[5. Request the Charleston flooding response team go on standby (click: "Request the Charleston flooding response team go on standby")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Flooding Response Team"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +2)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]]
(event: when $fourthChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 5...
You chose to:
1. Open the roads to facilitate movement(click: "Open the roads to facilitate movement")[(if: $fifthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Open Roads"))(set: $fifthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Restore the Electrical Grid(click: "Restore the Electrical Grid")[(if: $fifthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Electric Grid"))(set: $fifthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Relocate displaced victims to shelters(click: "Relocate displaced victims to shelters")[(if: $fifthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Relocate to Shelters"))(set: $fifthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Request external response assets(click: "Request external response assets")[(if: $fifthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "External Assets"))(set: $fifthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $fifthChoiceCount is 1)[(goto: "Week Six Title Screen")]]]]]{
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(set: $sixthChoiceCountA to 0)
(set: $sixthChoiceCountB to 0)
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We're sorry that the game didn't save correctly. In order to have the best experience, can you select the choice that you made the first week?
1. Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters. (click: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Generators", "New shelters"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Hire two new communications and technology specialists and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program. (click: "Hire two new communications and technology specialists and Fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Communications Specialists", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team. (click: "Fund a new combined fire, EMS, and law enforcement all hazards response team.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "All-Hazard Response"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program. (click: "Install new generators in two area schools and the North Charleston Colliseum and stockpile supplies to convert them into shelters and fund fifty members of the Charleston Fire Department, City and County Law Enforcement agencies, and Charleston County EMS to attend a 7 day terrorist preparedness and response training program.")[(if: $firstChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Generators", "New shelters", "Terrorism Preparedness Training"))(set: $firstChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $firstChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 2...
1. Hurricane Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Hurricane Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Hurricane Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Flooding Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Flooding Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Flooding Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Terrorism Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Terrorism Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Terrorism Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Pandemic Preparedness Education Grant (click: "Pandemic Preparedness Education Grant")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Pandemic Grant"))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
5. You let the grant writer choose (click: "You let the grant writer choose")[(if: $secondChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it + (a: (either: "Hurricane Grant", "Flooding Grant", "Terrorism Grant", "Pandemic Grant")))(set: $secondChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $secondChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 3...
You chose to to...
1. Sponsor a 1-day conference on principles of emergency management and interoperability (click: "Sponsor a 1-day conference on principles of emergency management and interoperability")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Conference"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Support an airport emergency tabletop drill (click: "Support an airport emergency tabletop drill")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Tabletop"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Support a full-scale exercise on a Charleston City flooding event (click: "Support a full-scale exercise on a Charleston City flooding event")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Flooding Exercise"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Hold a combination pig roast / plan review (click: "Hold a combination pig roast / plan review")[(if: $thirdChoiceCount <1)[(set: $inventory to it+ (a: "Pig Roast"))(set: $thirdChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $thirdChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 4...
You chose to:
1. Advise the Governor to order evacuation (click: "Advise the Governor to order evacuation")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Evacuation"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +2)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Request that a FEMA US&R Team with Flood Response Capability be pre-positioned inland (click: "Request that a FEMA US&R Team with Flood Response Capability be pre-positioned inland")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "FEMA Team"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +1)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Request that the local coordinator for Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster stockpile supplies in shelters(click: "Request that the local coordinator for Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster stockpile supplies in shelters")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Presupply Shelters"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +1)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Stand up the Emergency Operations Center (click: "Stand up the Emergency Operations Center")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Emergency Operations Center"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +2)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
(if: $inventory contains "Flooding Exercise")[5. Request the Charleston flooding response team go on standby (click: "Request the Charleston flooding response team go on standby")[(if: $fourthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Flooding Response Team"))(set: $preparednessLevel to it +2)(set: $fourthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]]
(event: when $fourthChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 5...
You chose to:
1. Open the roads to facilitate movement(click: "Open the roads to facilitate movement")[(if: $fifthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Open Roads"))(set: $fifthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Restore the Electrical Grid(click: "Restore the Electrical Grid")[(if: $fifthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Electric Grid"))(set: $fifthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Relocate displaced victims to shelters(click: "Relocate displaced victims to shelters")[(if: $fifthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Relocate to Shelters"))(set: $fifthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
4. Request external response assets(click: "Request external response assets")[(if: $fifthChoiceCount <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "External Assets"))(set: $fifthChoiceCount to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $fifthChoiceCount is 1)[
Thank you!
Now for Week 6...
You first chose to:
1. Establish alternate care sites until primary care and hospital services are reestablished(click: "Establish alternate care sites until primary care and hospital services are reestablished")[(if: $sixthChoiceCountA <1)[(set: $inventory to it + (a: "Alternate Care Sites"))(set: $sixthChoiceCountA to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Initiate the behavioral health screening and treatment program (click: "Initiate the behavioral health screening and treatment program")[(if: $sixthChoiceCountA <1)[(set: $inventory to it + (a: "Health Screenings"))(set: $sixthChoiceCountA to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
3. Establish a temporary network of fixed wireless internet to reestablish business capacity(click: "Establish a temporary network of fixed wireless internet to reestablish business capacity")[(if: $sixthChoiceCountA <1)[(set: $inventory to it + (a: "Temporary Network"))(set: $sixthChoiceCountA to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
(if: not ($inventory contains "Open Roads"))[4. Open the roads to facilitate movement(link: "Open the roads to facilitate movement")[(if: $sixthChoiceCountA <1)[(set: $inventory to it + (a: "Open Roads Later"))(set: $sixthChoiceCountA to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]]
(event: when $sixthChoiceCountA is 1)[
And then chose to...
1. Support the development on interim healthcare facilities (click: "Support the development on interim healthcare facilities")[(if: $sixthChoiceCountB <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Interim Healthcare Facilities"))(set: $sixthChoiceCountB to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
2. Secure long-term temporary housing(click: "Secure long-term temporary housing")[(if: $sixthChoiceCountB <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Long-Term Housing"))(set: $sixthChoiceCountB to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]<br>
(if: $inventory contains "Temporary Network")[3. Secure grant funding and loans for replacement and repair of public safety infrastructure(click: "Secure grant funding and loans for replacement and repair of public safety infrastructure")[(if: $sixthChoiceCountB <1)[(set: $inventory to it + (a: "Infrastructure Grant"))(set: $sixthChoiceCountB to it + 1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]](else:)[3. Develop wide area fixed wireless internet access(click: "Develop wide area fixed wireless internet access")[(if: $sixthChoiceCountB <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Temporary Network Later"))(set: $sixthChoiceCountB to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]]<br>
4. Mitigate by informing and empowering Charleston Countians to rebuild in a more resilient way(click: "Mitigate by informing and empowering Charleston Countians to rebuild in a more resilient way")[(if: $sixthChoiceCountB <1)[(set:$inventory to it + (a: "Community Education"))(set: $sixthChoiceCountB to it+1)](else:)[ You can only pick one option]]
(event: when $sixthChoiceCountB is 1)[(goto: "Week Seven Title Screen")]]]]]]]Looking out the windows of your office, it’s hard to imagine that a hurricane might be arriving in a few short days. Having never been in charge during this scale of event, you turn first to your notes from the past few months and the actions of your predecessors.
There are a few options that seem most likely to be achievable, though you know only one will be able to be completed in the time you have remaining before the storm hits.
(if: $inventory contains "Flooding Exercise")[<div class="dropdown"><input type="checkbox" id="title1" /><label for="title1">Advise the governor to order evacuation</label><div class="content"><p>This would clear the areas with the largest potential flooding and damage. It requires a full rollout of personnel and traffic planning, but would prevent heavy evacuation traffic being caught in the middle of the storm making landfall.</p></div><input type="checkbox" id="title2" /><label for="title2">Request a FEMA Team with Flood Resonse Capability to be placed inland</label><div class="content"><p>Federal resources could then be swiftly brought into the city should a large-scale flooding event occur. Combining this with local EMS and Fire Departments would allow for more aid to be provided quickly.</p></div><input type="checkbox" id="title3" /><label for="title3">Request that the Local Coordinator for Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster stockpile supplies in shelters</label><div class="content"><p>Even with present levels of readiness, the area shelters for the county will likely not have enough resources to meet the demands of the vulnerable population. Each shelter should have extra supplies delivered and safely stored. Doing this in advance would allow them to stay in operation for longer after an event.</p></div><input type="checkbox" id="title4" /><label for="title4">Stand up the Emergency Operations Center</label><div class="content"><p>Call all of the members of the Emergency Operations Center into the city to facilitate the delivery and implementation of county, state, and federal assistance. This would allow them to beat the heavy evacuation traffic.</p></div><input type="checkbox" id="title5" /><label for="title5">Request the Charleston flooding response team go on standby</label><div class="content"><p>The team needs information and supplies in order to prepare for a scaled response throughout the county. Requesting them to go on standby and providing those resources would allow them to preemptively protect vulnerable properties from extensive damage.</p></div></div>](else:)[<div class="dropdown"><input type="checkbox" id="title1" /><label for="title1">Advise the governor to order evacuation</label><div class="content"><p>This would clear the areas with the largest potential flooding and damage. It requires a full rollout of personnel and traffic planning, but would prevent heavy evacuation traffic being caught in the middle of the storm making landfall.</p></div><input type="checkbox" id="title2" /><label for="title2">Request a FEMA Team with Flood Resonse Capability to be placed inland</label><div class="content"><p>Federal resources could then be swiftly brought into the city should a large-scale flooding event occur. Combining this with local EMS and Fire Departments would allow for more aid to be provided quickly.</p></div><input type="checkbox" id="title3" /><label for="title3">Request that the Local Coordinator for Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster stockpile supplies in shelters</label><div class="content"><p>Even with present levels of readiness, the area shelters for the county will likely not have enough resources to meet the demands of the vulnerable population. Each shelter should have extra supplies delivered and safely stored. Doing this in advance would allow them to stay in operation for longer after an event.</p></div><input type="checkbox" id="title4" /><label for="title4">Stand up the Emergency Operations Center</label><div class="content"><p>Call all of the members of the Emergency Operations Center into the city to facilitate the delivery and implementation of county, state, and federal assistance. This would allow them to beat the heavy evacuation traffic.</p></div></div>]
After contemplating the pros and cons of each choice, [[you're ready to call in your initial response->Week 4 Decision]]{(set: $readGrant to true)}
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You know that conditions are bad now and will continue to deteriorate throughout the rest of the day and into the night. The only thing you can do now is wait it out and continue to check in with your teams on the ground.
[[You get a status update from the area shelters|Update on the status of shelters]] The city is caught up in the eye of the storm. You hear the wind howling outside and rain pummelling the boarded up windows of the office building. It feels like the conditions outside are worsening by the minute.
You start the process of checking in with the area shelters.
(if: $inventory contains "New shelters")[(link-repeat: "Coastal Pre-Release Center (pet friendly shelter)")[(alert: '“Hi! Sorry to yell a bit, but it’s quite loud here. So far, we’re doing well - at about 60% capacity for both citizens and pets. We haven’t had any major issues with the delivered supplies. I’ll call again in a few hours.”')]<br>(link-repeat: "Military Magnet Academy")[(alert: '“Hello director, thank you for the call! We’re doing all right here so far - the new generator is working wonderfully. I would estimate we’re at about half-capacity right now.”')]<br>(link-repeat: "R.B. Stall High School")[(alert: '“Hi! Good to hear from you! We’re covered here...so far everything is running as it should. We can still accept more people based on the amount of supplies we have stored.”')]<br>(link-repeat: "Jerry Zucker Middle School")[(alert: 'You try calling the middle school and aren’t able to reach anyone the first time. They do pick up when you call a second time. “Hello director, sorry to miss your first call. There was an incident I had to take care of. We’re doing alright over here barring a few issues with distribution of supplies. We’ll need to check in with the organization after to make sure it doesn’t happen again. But overall, everything is fine and we’re still allowing people to arrive."')]<br>(link-repeat: "North Charleston Coliseum (pet friendly shelter)")[(alert: 'Your station manager picks up and you hear some barking, though it sounds distant. “Hello! We’re in a good place here. Nowhere near capacity and we haven’t had any issues with the pets. Thanks for checking in!"')]<br>(link-repeat: "Bernice Robinson High School")[(alert: 'When your shelter manager picks up the phone you hear laughter on the other side. “Hi! Thank you for calling and checking on us! We’re doing really well here. Everyone was very prepared for the influx of people and we’ve got a running game going to keep the children entertained. All is good for now!”')]</br>(link-repeat: "Dr. Matilda Evans Elementary School")[(alert: 'The shelter manager picks up immediately. “We’ve been waiting on your call. There was a bit of an issue with one of the generators, but we were able to restart it and run enough power to keep the shelter running. So we’ll want to check on that after the event. But other than that, all is good here!”')]](else:)[(link-repeat: "Coastal Pre-Release Center (pet friendly shelter)")[(alert: 'When the shelter manager picks up they sound far off “...excuse me, you can’t go over there! (into the receiver but out of breath) Hello! Reporting from Coastal Shelter - we’re about to reach capacity here and it’s getting (they get interrupted) … sorry, it’s getting hard to manage all of the pets. We may have to start turning people away soon!”')]<br>(link-repeat: "Military Magnet Academy")[(alert: "The first time you call no one picks up the phone. You wait a couple of minutes and try again. This time, someone answers. “Hello director, sorry I missed the first call. There was an incident here I had to take care of. We are completely over capacity over here and people are having to share some supplies. Can you figure out a way to send more whenever possible?” You respond in the affirmative, promising to try to organize quick support.")]<br>(link-repeat: "R.B. Stall High School")[(alert: "Hi, director, it’s a bit crazy here but we’re still doing alright overall. We have extra space, so if there are other shelters that are getting overrun you can let them know that we’re at about 75% capacity. I’ll let you know if anything changes.")]<br>(link-repeat: "Jerry Zucker Middle School")[(alert: 'You try calling the middle school and there is no answer. You call them again and there is still no response. A few minutes later, the call finally goes through and your shelter manager picks up but sounds haggard. “Sorry, we’re really busy here. One of the generators broke down and we haven’t been able to get it up and running again so we’ve had to move a lot of items around. There are a lot of people here, but we’ve been able to redirect most new arrivals over to other shelters since our capacity is lower with the generator out.”')]<br>]
[[The hurricane continues battering the city well into the night.|News Report Two]]
After battering the city for 12 hours, Hurricane Fordon continues inland and starts to lose its power. Massive flooding has occurred and there is extensive damage to downtown and the waterfront areas. Multiple damage assessment teams are deployed throughout the County.
[[You start getting their initial damage reports.|Damage Report One]]The first team is focused on commercial and residential damages to buildings and infrastructure throughout Charleston and Berkeley Counties. Through a concentrated effort of both canvassing and touring through the counties, they were able to provide you with the following immediate estimates:
* 100,000 homes and businesses in Charleston and Berkeley County are without power
* 50,000 people need shelter
* Several thousand trees have been knocked down
* Many roads are blocked by debris and aren’t navigable
[[Next Report|Damage Report Two]]Your team focused on Emergency Response Personnel have been working to get in contact with Fire, Police, and EMS departments in all areas within your jurisdiction. All personnel are accounted for and have been called in to help with recovery operations, but the assessment of their own facilities is still largely unknown.
So far they report the following:
* Two city fire stations have been severely damaged
* Many of the smaller departments have not yet been assessed
* EMS reports one severely damaged ambulance from a tree fall
[[Next Report->Damage Report Three]] <h3>References</h3>
Centers for Disease Control. (2006). <em>Hurricane Katrina after action review.</em>
Charleston County, South Carolina. (2020). <em>Charleston regional hazard mitigation plan.</em>
Florida State Emergency Response Team. (2016). <em>After action report/improvement plan: Hurricane Matthew 2016.</em>
City and County of San Francisco: Department of Emergency Management. <em>Exercise design steps.</em> https://sfdem.org/exercise-design-steps
Government of India National Disaster Management Authority. (2015). <em>Training manual—How to conduct emergency management exercise (EMEx).</em> https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/training%20manual-EMEx.pdf
Healio. (2005). <em>In Katrina’s wake, extraordinary health care challenges emerge.</em> https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20120225/in-katrina-s-wake-extraordinary-health-care-challenges-emerge
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2021). <em>Relative sea level trend.</em> https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends_station.shtml?id=8665530
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. (2020). <em>Public Health Preparedness & Response: Staff and Subject Matter Experts.</em> https://epi.dph.ncdhhs.gov/phpr/staff.html
Onslow County, North Carolina. (2015). <em>Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Onslow County, NC.</em> https://www.onslowcountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/911/2015-Hazard-Mitigation-Base-Plan-
Onslow County, North Carolina. <em>Preparedness & Response.</em> https://www.onslowcountync.gov/350/Preparedness-Response
Piegorsch, W. W., Cutter, S. L., & Hardisty, F. (2007). Benchmark analysis for quantifying urban vulnerability to terrorist incidents. <em>Risk Analysis</em>, 27(6), 1411-1425. https://doi:10.1111/j.1539-6924.2007.00977.x
The National Governors Association. (2014). <em>Governor’s guide to mass evacuation.</em>
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2012). <em>Catastrophic housing annex to the 2012 federal interagency operations plan - hurricane.</em> {(live: 3s)[(goto: "Week 1 Introduction")]}
<div class="weekTitles"><h1>Week One</h1></div>{(live: 3s)[(goto: "Week 2 Introduction")]}
<div class="weekTitles"><h1>Week Two</h1></div>{(live: 3s)[(goto: "Week 3 Introduction")]}
<div class="weekTitles"><h1>Week Three</h1></div>{(live: 3s)[(goto: "Week 4 Introduction")]}
<div class="weekTitles"><h1>Week Four</h1></div>{(live: 3s)[(goto: "Week 5 Introduction")]}
<div class="weekTitles"><h1>Week Five</h1></div>{(live: 3s)[(goto: "Week 6 Introduction")]}
<div class="weekTitles"><h1>Week Six</h1></div>{(live: 3s)[(goto: "Week 7 Introduction")]}
<div class="weekTitles"><h1>Week Seven</h1></div><div class="card"><div class="bio"><img src="https://github.com/uneIDS/HCA-705-Branching-Scenario/blob/main/Raw%20Media/Jonesportraitpreferred.png?raw=true" alt="smiling older african american woman"><div class="bioContent"><h3>Commissioner Jones</h3><p>Commissioner Jones is a retired Air Force Veteran. She was deployed twice to Iraq and Afghanistan in the early thousands and worked primarily in counter intelligence. She grew up around Charleston, so has a unique understanding of the area. She moved back about five years ago and began participating in public service before being elected to the Charleston County Commission. </p><p> Commissioner Jones currently serves as the liaison to the following boards and committees:</p><ul><li>Board of Urban Safety</li><li>Council for Terrorism Response</li><li>Board of Elections</li><li>Board of Local Emergency Planning</li><li>Library Advisory Committee</li></ul></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="bio"><img src="https://github.com/uneIDS/HCA-705-Branching-Scenario/blob/main/Raw%20Media/ShahPortrait.png?raw=true" alt="smiling man in white shirt and glasses"><div class="bioContent"><h3>Commissioner Shah</h3><p>Originally from New Jersey, Commissioner Shah has degrees in Marine Science, Conservation, and Oceanography from Duke University. He works full time as a professor at the College of Charleston in the Marine Biology Department and has been running a long term analysis of hurricanes that hit the coastline at the nearby beaches. His research interests led him to run for the City Council and then the County Commission a few years later.</p><p>He currently lives in Folly Beach and enjoys walking the beach with his dog, looking for shark teeth and interesting shells.</p><p> Commissioner Shah serves as the liaison to the following boards and committees:</p><ul><li>Climate Change Advisory Committee</li><li>Environmental Protection Board</li><li>Charleston County Research Advisory Committee</li><li>Urban Planning Division</li><li>Rural Planning Division</li><li>Sustainable Energy Committee</li></ul></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="bio"><img src="https://github.com/uneIDS/HCA-705-Branching-Scenario/blob/main/Raw%20Media/WilliamsPortrait.png?raw=true" alt="Middle aged man in front of a fire engine"><div class="bioContent"><h3>Commissioner Williams</h3><p>Commissioner Williams is the Emergency Manager and Fire Chief in his town of Rockville. He served in the Charleston City Fire Department for 25 years before leaving to the county posting closer to where he lives. When he retired from the Charleston City Fire Department, he became interested in emergency notification systems. He opened a web services company with his son that focuses on wide-range emergency notifications for the entire county.</p><p>He was elected to the County Commission ten years ago and continues to help protect the citizens by acting as the liaison for the following boards and committees:</p><ul><li>Enhanced 911 Committee</li><li>Juvenile Crime Prevention Council</li><li>Council on Regional Aging</li><li>Board of Local Emergency Planning</li><li>Regional Safety and Fire Response Committee</li></ul> </div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="bio"><img src="https://github.com/uneIDS/HCA-705-Branching-Scenario/blob/main/Raw%20Media/parkportrait.png?raw=true" alt="Woman standing holding a roll of maps"><div class="bioContent"><h3>Commissioner Park</h3><p>Commissioner Park worked as the City Manager of Jacksonville, NC before moving to Charleston three years ago. She received degrees from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington before her tenure at Jacksonville. While acting as a city manager, she helped to develop an all-hazard response team for Onslow County. </p><p>She moved to Charleston two years ago and enjoys the history of the area and the various beaches and marshes throughout the low country. She was elected to the County Commission a year ago and serves on the following boards and committees: </p><ul><li>Agriculture Advisory Committee</li><li>Environmental Safety Board</li><li>Community Child Protection Team</li><li>Hazard Rapid Response Board</li><li>Board of Elections</li><li>Board of Health</li></ul></div></div></div>
[[You're ready for the meeting->Part One Commissioner Meeting]]