by Darryl R. Culley (Author)

Disaster strikes and your team is confronted with the most difficult challenge they have ever faced. Procedures in place, they work tirelessly to respond to the situation, save lives and reduce the disaster's impact. After many hours your team gathers to celebrate a job well done. This time it was just an exercise. No property was damaged and no lives threatened. The exercise you developed created a safe and controlled environment where procedures could be evaluated and your team's response tested. Understanding the immense value of conducting an emergency exercise you now need the tools to ensure its success. Having developed exercises across North America, Darryl Culley, President of Emergency Management & Training Inc., knows what it takes to develop a successful exercise and has developed this guide to walk you through the process. From setting the goals and objectives to developing the scenario and inputs, this guide offers detailed descriptions of each step and provides a behind the scenes looks at exercise planning and development.

Author Biography

Darryl Culley is the president of Emergency Management & Training Inc. an international consulting and training firm which he started in 1998. He and his team have worked with clients around the world on disaster management and emergency services (Fire, EMS, and 9-1-1 telecommunications) projects. Darryl has spoken to hundreds of audiences internationally on topics ranging from emergency preparedness to leadership and touching lives one moment at a time. Darryl has more than 33 years of senior management experience in emergency services, emergency management and health care administration. Darryl credentials are extensive and include being a graduate of Niagara College (where he was inducted into the Niagara College Circle of Excellence), Georgian College, Canadian Emergency Management College, Canadian School of Management, SRI University, and Robbins Research International - Leadership Mastery. He has been a part time professor at Humber College teaching communications in the Health Sciences Division. Darryl believes in the importance of volunteerism to build stronger communities. He has received the Ontario Service Medal for volunteerism and was nominated for the Premier's Award for professional and volunteer contributions to the community.