| Hurricane Zeus Exercise May 12 2007 |
| Hurricane Zeus Exercise - Mission |
The mission of the Hurricane Zeus Exercise was to test the ability of the Capital Area Chapter and
its partner organizations to initiate disaster response and recovery activities once a category two
(2) storm has passed through North Florida and Southwest Georgia. From conducting Needs and Damage
Assessment to managing general population and special needs Shelters, from establishing and staffing
Points of Distribution to managing logistical warehouse activities, from establishing and staffing
Emergency Aid Stations to conducting information sharing using a wide variety of communications systems,
the exercise put the volunteer and paid staff of partner organizations through their paces all
in an effort to prepare for the 2007 Hurricane Season.
| Hurricane Zeus Exercise - Participants |
- 2-1-1 Big Bend Inc
- Big Bend Disaster Animal Response Team
- Capital Area Citizen Corps
- Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
- Capital Area District of the American Radio Emergency Services
- Capital Area Medical Reserve Corps
- Catholic Charities Of Northwest Florida
- Colquit County Chapter of the American Red Cross
- Council of Neighborhood Associations
- Florida State University
- College of Nursing
- Georgia Wire Grass Chapter of the American Red Cross
- Leon County Health Department
- Leon County Volunteer Center
- Suwannee River Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Valdosta Chapter of the American Red Cross
| Hurricane Zeus Exercise - Information |
The Hurricane Zeus Exercise was designed to challenge the disaster response abilities of participating
organizations based in North Florida and Southwest Georgia. The volunteer and paid staff from a wide
variety of partner organizations were assigned to Emergency Operations Centers, Shelters,
Points of Distribution, Emergency Aid Stations and Service Centers in eight (8) North Florida
and nine (9) Southwest Georgia counties.
| Hurricane Zeus Exercise - Resources |
| Document | Format |
| Exercise Directive | |
| Exercise Resources | |
| Master Sequence Of Events List - Damage Assessment | |
| Master Sequence Of Events List - Capital Area Chapter | |
| Master Sequence Of Events List - Colquitt County Chapter | |
| Master Sequence Of Events List - Georgia Wiregrass Chapter | |
| Master Sequence Of Events List - Valdosta Chapter | |
| Master Sequence Of Events List - Disaster Services Volunteer Reception Center | |
| Master Sequence Of Events List - Gift In Kind | |
| Master Sequence Of Events List - Shelter | |
| On-Line Resource - County Census Data | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - Disaster Action Team Guidelines | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - Disaster Services Forms | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - Disaster Services Links | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - Disaster Services Tools | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - Emergency Operations Center Resources | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - Hurricane Watch Overview | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - Logistical Staging Area Plan | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - Maps | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - Mutual Aid Agreements | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - On-Line Damage Assessment | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - Points Of Distribution Plan | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - Shelter / Logistics Trailer Inventory | HTML |
| On-Line Resource - Standard Operating Procedures | HTML |
| Exercise Zeus Exercise - Damage Assessment Maps |
In an effort to give the Damage Assessment teams that were dispatched into the field as part of the exercise as realistic as possible learning opportunity, city and neighborhood maps were prepared with various levels of damage identified on them. Several examples of the exercise maps are listed below.
| City | Neighborhood | Format | |
| Florida - Jefferson County | Arendell Hills | JPG | |
| Florida - Franklin County | Sea Horse Estates | JPG | |
| Florida - Gadsden County | Silverwood Estates | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Arvah Branch | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Betton Hills | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Chemonie Crossing | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Florida A & M | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Four Points | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Highgrove | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Lafayette Oaks | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Lafayette Park | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Lennox Mill | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Old Town | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Park Brook Crossing | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Pheasant Ridge | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Plantation Woods | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Silver Ridge Estates | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Waverly Hills | JPG | |
| Florida - Leon County | Woodland Drives | JPG | |
| Florida - Madison County | Sherwood Forest | JPG | |
| Florida - Taylor County | Town N Country Estates | JPG | |
| Georgia - Colquitt County | Forest Ridge Estates | JPG | |
| Georgia - Lowndes County | Bloxham Heights | JPG | |
| Georgia - Thomas County | Astoria Park Estates | JPG | |
| Hurricane Zeus Exercise - Training |
To gain an understanding of how to facilitate a thorough NEEDS ASSESSMENT all participants in the Hurricane Zeus Exercise were asked to complete the on-line NEEDS ASSESSMENT course.
| Course | Format |
| Using Disaster Impact Information To Create Needs Assessment | HTML |
| Hurricane Zeus Exercise - Assumptions |
During the week leading up to Hurricane Zeus striking North Florida and Southwest Georgia, advisories from the National Hurricane Center were be posted to the Hurricane Zeus Exercise web site. Each of the postings contained important information on the location, wind speed and forward movement of Hurricane Zeus.
| National Hurricane Center Advisories |
| Date - Time | Advisory Number |
| May 9 11:00AM | One |
| May 9 5:00PM | Two |
| May 9 11:00PM | Three |
| May 10 5:00AM | Four |
| May 10 11:00AM | Five |
| May 10 5:00PM | Six |
| May 10 11:00PM | Seven |
| May 11 5:00AM | Eight |
| May 11 11:00AM | Nine |
| May 11 5:00PM | Ten |
| May 11 11:00PM | Eleven |
| May 12 5:00AM | Twelve |
| May 12 11:00AM | Thirteen |
| May 12 5:00PM | Fourteen |
| May 12 11:00PM | Fifteen |
| Hurricane Zeus Exercise - Photo Expose |
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