Tabletop Exercises for an Earthquake

graphic for the tabletop exercises related to dealing with an earthquake

It starts with a rumble and the ceiling tile is rattling, then it becomes apparent you're having an earthquake.

The power goes out and people are injured.  When you evacuate, people are missing.

Earthquake for Banks

Exercise for an Earthquake for Banks

Overview: Participants work as the management team for a fictional community bank headquarters in a fictional office building. An earthquake rocks the region - your power is out, employees are injured, the building must shelter-in-place bringing issues of panicked employees and medical problems. When you can evacuate, there are missing people, deadlines that need to be met, your customers are upset - how would a team handle such a disaster, especially with your building now closed? See how your management staff will respond. 

Exercise Focus: Emergency Response / Shelter-in-Place / Evacuation

Earthquake for Credit Unions

Earthquake for Credit Unions

Overview: Participants work as the management team for a fictional credit union headquarters in a fictional office building. An earthquake rocks the region - your power is out, employees are injured, the building must shelter-in-place bringing issues of panicked employees and medical problems. When you can evacuate, there are missing people, deadlines that need to be met, your members are upset - how would a team handle such a disaster, especially with your building now closed?  See how your management staff will respond. 

Exercise Focus: Shelter-in-place / Evacuation / Business Recovery

Earthquake for Facility Management

Earthquake for Facility Management

Overview: Participants are the Crisis Management Team (CMT) for a bio-tech company. An earthquake rocks the region - your power is out, employees are injured, the building must shelter-in-place bringing issues of panicked employees and medical problems. When you can evacuate, there are missing people, clinical trial deadlines that need to be met, your employees are upset - how would a CMT handle such a disaster, especially with your building now closed?  See how your management staff will respond.

Exercise Focus: Emergency Response / Shelter-in-Place / Evacuation / Initial Operational Recovery 

Earthquake for General Business

Earthquake for General Business

Overview: Participants are the management team for a fictional organization. An earthquake rocks the region - your power is out, employees are injured, the building must shelter-in-place bringing issues of panicked employees and medical problems. When you can evacuate, there are missing people, deadlines that need to be met, your employees are upset - how would a team handle such a disaster, especially with your building now closed? See how your management staff will respond. 

Exercise Focus: Shelter-in-place / Evacuation / Business Recovery

Earthquake for Hotels and Conference Centers

Earthquake for Hotels and Conference Centers

Overview: Participants are the management team of a fictional hotel with a conference facility located near a regional convention center. The day starts with a group protesting a company holding its annual meeting in your hotel and then an earthquake hits! Employees and guests are injured, the building must shelter-in-place bringing issues of panicked guests, medical problems, missing staff and media issues. How would the management team handle such a disaster - are they prepared, equipped, staffed?  See how your management team will respond.

Exercise Focus: Emergency Response / Evacuation / Crisis Communications / Media Relations 

Earthquake for Law Firms

Earthquake for Law Firms

Overview: Participants are the management team for a law firm in a fictional building. An earthquake rocks the region - your power is out, employees are injured, the building must shelter-in-place bringing issues of panicked employees and medical problems. When you can evacuate, there are missing people, and everyone is upset - how would a management team handle such a disaster, especially with your building now closed? See how your management staff will respond. What about those court appearances? 

Exercise Focus: Emergency Response / Shelter-in-Place / Evacuation / Initial Operational Recovery

Earthquake for Property Management

Exercise for an Earthquake for Building Management

Overview: Participants are the property management team for a multi-tenant fictional building. An earthquake rocks the region - your power is out, tenants are injured, the building must shelter-in-place bringing issues of panicked tenants and medical problems. When you can evacuate, there are missing people, and everyone is upset - how would a property management team handle such a disaster, especially with your building now closed? See how your management staff will respond. 

Exercise Focus: Emergency Response / Shelter-in-Place / Evacuation 

Earthquake for Security Firms

Earthquake for Security Firms

Overview: Participants are the security team for a multi-tenant fictional building. An earthquake rocks the region - your power is out, tenants are injured, the building must shelter-in-place bringing issues of panicked tenants and medical problems. When you can evacuate, there are missing people, and everyone is upset - how would the security guards handle such a disaster, especially with your building now closed? See how your staff will respond. 

Exercise Focus: Emergency Response / Shelter-in-Place / Evacuation / Security

Earthquakes for Associations

Planning for an earthquake at Associations

Overview: Participants work as the management team for a fictional association. An earthquake rocks the region - your power is out, employees are injured, the building must shelter-in-place bringing issues of panicked employees and medical problems. When you can evacuate, there are missing people, deadlines that need to be met, your members are upset...

How would a team handle such a disaster, especially with your building now closed?  See how your management staff will respond. 

Exercise Focus: Shelter-in-place / Evacuation / Business Recovery