Tabletop Exercises for a Shelter In Place Scenario

graphic header for the category of tabletop exercises related to planning scenarios around a shelter-in-place sitution.

The explosion is deafening, the radio blares: "...bombing and continuing danger. All buildings must shelter-in-place..."

The situation is sliding into chaos. People are frightened and scared. There are injuries needing medical attention. Reports come in saying radiation has been detected.

Shelter in Place for Associations

Exercise for a shelter-in-place scenario at Associations


Overview: Participants work as the management team of a fictional association. Suddenly, a loud BOOM shakes your building - a news report blares, “… bombing … all area buildings must Shelter-in-Place …”. Now the chaos begins. There are unsettled and angry employees, radiation detected and employees needing medicine. How will the management team handle the situations that arise when employees and guests are forced to stay inside for a long period of time? How will they keep the employees inside and keep the outsiders from getting in? 

Exercise Focus: Emergency Response / Shelter-in-Place / Evacuation / Continuity of Operations  

Shelter in Place for Banks

Exercise for Shelter in Place for Banks

Overview: Participants work as the management team for a fictional community bank headquarters in a fictional office building. Suddenly, a loud BOOM shakes your building - a news report blares, “… bombing … all area buildings must Shelter-in-Place …”. Now the chaos begins. There are unsettled and angry employees, radiation detected and employees needing medicine. How will the management team handle the situations that arise when employees and guests are forced to stay inside for a long period of time? How will they keep the employees inside and keep the outsiders from getting in? 

Exercise Focus: Emergency Response / Shelter-in-Place / Evacuation / Continuity of Operations 

Shelter in Place for Credit Unions

Shelter in Place for Credit Unions

Overview: Participants work as the management team for a fictional credit union headquarters in a fictional office building. Suddenly, a loud BOOM  shakes your building - a news report blares, “... bombing... all area buildings must Shelter-in-Place...”. Now the chaos begins. There are unsettled and angry employees, radiation detected and employees needing medicine. How will the management team handle the situations that arise when employees and guests are forced to stay inside for a  long period of time? How will they keep the employees inside and keep the outsiders from getting in? 

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

Shelter in Place for Facility Management

Shelter in Place for Facility Management

Overview: Participants work as the facility management team for a fictional company. Suddenly, a loud BOOM shakes your building - a news report blares, “... bombing... all area buildings must Shelter-in-Place...”. Now the chaos begins. There are unsettled and angry employees, radiation detected and employees needing medicine. How will the team handle the situations that arise when employees and guests are forced to stay inside for a long period of time? How will they keep the tenants inside and keep the outsiders from getting in? 

Exercise Focus: Emergency Response / Shelter-in-Place / Building Operations

Shelter in Place for General Business

Shelter in Place for General Business

Overview: Participants work as the management team of a fictional organization in a fictional office building. Suddenly, a loud BOOM shakes your building - a news report blares, "... bombing... all area buildings must Shelter-in-Place...". Now the chaos begins. There are unsettled and angry employees, radiation detected and employees needing medicine. How will the management team handle the situations that arise when employees and guests are forced to stay inside for a long period of time? How will they keep the employees inside and keep the outsiders from getting in? 

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

Shelter in Place for Health Care Facilities

Shelter in Place for Health Care

Overview: Participants work as the management team for a fictional Nursing Home. Suddenly, you feel a rumble that shakes your facility - a news report blares, “... chemical cloud... all area buildings must Shelter-in-Place...”. Now the chaos begins. There are unsettled residents, angry family members, and confused staff members. How will the management team handle the situations that arise when residents and guests are forced to stay inside the designated shelter-in-place areas for a long period of time? How will the staff continue to provide care with limited resources? How will they keep residents, staff, and guests inside and keep throes on the outside from getting in? 

Exercise Focus: Shelter-in-Place / Emergency Response / Crisis Communications

Shelter in Place for Insurance Companies

Shelter in Place for Insurance Companies

Overview: Participants work as the management team of a fictional insurance company in a fictional office building. Suddenly, a loud BOOM shakes your building - a news report blares, “... bombing... all area buildings must Shelter-in-Place...”. Now the chaos begins. There are unsettled and angry employees, radiation detected and employees needing medicine. How will the management team handle the situations that arise when employees and guests are forced to stay inside for a long period of time? How will they keep the employees inside and keep the outsiders from getting in? 

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

Shelter in Place for Law Firms

Shelter in Place for Law Firms

Overview: Participants work as the management team of a fictional law firm in a fictional office building. Suddenly, a loud BOOM shakes your building - a news report blares, “… bombing … all area buildings must Shelter-in-Place …”. Now the chaos begins. There are unsettled and angry employees, radiation detected and employees needing medicine. How will the management team handle the situations that arise when employees and guests are forced to stay inside for a long period of time? How will they keep the employees inside and keep the outsiders from getting in? What about those court appearances? 

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

Shelter in Place for Property Management

Exercise for Shelter in Place for Building Management

Overview: Participants work as the property management team for a fictional multi-tenant building.  Suddenly, a loud BOOM  shakes your building - a news report blares, “... bombing... all area buildings must Shelter-in-Place...”. Now the chaos begins. There are unsettled and angry tenants, radiation detected and tenants needing medicine. How will the property management team handle the situations that arise when tenants and guests are forced to stay inside for a  long period of time? How will they keep the tenants inside and keep the outsiders from getting in?

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

Shelter in Place for Security Firms

Shelter in Place for Security Firms

Overview: Participants work as the security guards for a fictional multi-tenant building. Suddenly, a loud BOOM shakes your building - a news report blares, “… bombing … all area buildings must Shelter-in-Place …”. Now the chaos begins. There are unsettled and angry tenants, radiation detected and tenants needing medicine. How will the security guards handle the situations that arise when tenants and guests are forced to stay inside for a long period of time? How will they keep the tenants inside and keep the outsiders from getting in? 

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