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Illinois: Long-term Power Outage Response and Recovery Tabletop Exercise
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Location
State Emergency Operations Center
2200 S. Dirksen Parkway Springfield, IL 62703Description
Is Illinois Ready for a Long-Term Power Outage?
The National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have been involved in a cooperative effort developing a tabletop exercise (TTX) toolkit for state emergency management agencies and applicable partners to use to test and evaluate their capabilities to respond to and recover from a long-term power outage. As part of this effort, NEMA has invited Illinois to participate in a pilot program utilizing the newly developed toolkits in an Illinois-specific exercise.
Please mark your calendars for August 3, 2017 and plan to join us as we explore Illinois’ path to energy resilience
Exercise Topics:
- Public and private sector integration.
- Energy Sector and critical infrastructure interdependencies.
- Resources and capabilities related to restoration following a widespread power outage.
- Human and societal impacts of a long-term power outage.
- Decision-making for power restoration and fuel allocation priorities.
For more information, please contact Darryl Dragoo, IEMA, at Darryl.Dragoo@illinois.gov
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The National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit association dedicated to enhancing public safety by improving the nation's ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from all emergencies, disasters, and threats to our nation's security. NEMA is the professional association of and for emergency management directors from all 50 states, eight U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. NEMA provides national leadership and expertise in comprehensive emergency management; serves as a vital emergency management information and assistance resource; and advances continuous improvement in emergency management through strategic partnerships, innovative programs, and collaborative policy positions.