Drill Scenario Templates
The following drill templates can be used to help plan communication system testing and drill events or to provide a communications element for a larger emergency management drill.
The templates are not all encompassing but provide a starting point for drill planning with links to additional resources and information which may be helpful in your drill. Worksheets include a Drill Scenario, Sample Drill Injects, Pre-Drill Checklists and an Additional Resources section to provide information to help your plan and organize a drill.
Drill – Loss of the Local Phone Network
It doesn’t have to be an earthquake, or massive power failure; telecommunication network failures can create a communications disaster on the best day.
Drill Scenario – A major public telecom network center in Seattle has experienced a power outage, including loss of backup generators. This event is impacting routing for most mobile and local phone service in the entire Puget Sound region.
Drill – Loss of Cellular Service
Our organizations depend on the availability of cellular services, yet we often do not plan for the very real possibility that in a disaster cell service may be lost of degraded just as it is needed most.
Drill Scenario – During an emergency event a large number of people in the area begin calling friends and family from their cell phones. The cellular traffic begins to overwhelm the local cellular network. Staff attempting to place voice calls increasingly are unable to connect or complete calls. As the network continues to degrade cellular data services also experience significant slow downs or failures.
Drill – Primary PBX System Failure
PBX systems are normally very reliable systems, but even the best PBX system can experience a catastrophic failure. How will you prepare?
Drill Scenario – Coming Soon
Drill Worksheet – coming soon
Drill – Data Network Failure
With increased deployments of VoIP or cloud based systems a failure of the data network can have a major impact on communications systems.
Drill Scenario – Coming Soon
Drill Worksheet – coming soon