Scenario Description 

In this scenario, agents of the Universal Adversary (UA) use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to detonate bombs inside a sports arena and create a large vehicle bomb (LVB). They also use suicide bombers in an underground public transportation concourse and detonate another bomb in a parking facility near the entertainment complex. An additional series of devices is detonated in the lobby of the nearest hospital emergency room (ER).

About Our National Planning Scenarios

In July 2004, The Homeland Security Council (HSC) – in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the federal interagency, and state and local homeland security agencies– developed and published fifteen all-hazards planning scenarios for use in national, federal, state, and local homeland security preparedness activities. 

These scenarios are designed to be the foundational structure for the development of national preparedness standards from which homeland security capabilities can be measured. While these scenarios reflect a rigorous analytical effort by federal, state, and local homeland security experts, it is recognized that refinement and revision over time may be necessary to ensure the scenarios remain accurate, represent the evolving all-hazards threat picture, and embody the capabilities necessary to respond to domestic incidents.

In 2011, after the approval of The Blue Cell, LLC's Advanced Planning Concepts: Developing Incident Action Plans course for acceptance in the DHS State and Local Catalog a number of the 15 National Planning Scenarios were created in support of the day two functional exercise in the course.

What You Get

You receive two versions of the scenario. Choose the one that best suits your organization’s needs:

1. Full Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP):
   A consistent, editable full set of templates including pre-developed objectives, capabilities, and evaluation guides for a complete drill.
2. Full HSEEP scenario template set based in our Chelsea County USA online simulation environment.

All required HSEEP documentation is pre-assembled and fully editable:

• Exercise Plan Agreement
• Extent of Play
• Controller / Evaluator Handbook
• Additional Support Documents
• Exercise Evaluation Guides
• After-Action Improvement Plan Templates
• Master Scenario Events List (MSEL)
• Participant Feedback Forms

This drill includes the following supporting material to support your exercise:

• Custom Forms
• Informational Sheets
• Communication Plans
• Chelsea County USA Simulation Maps
• ICS Forms
• Custom-Built ICS Document Products from The Blue Cell, LLC

Does all of this sound overwhelming? Not to worry! After purchasing, you will also receive a 30 minute over-the-phone consultation with a TTX Vault member to help you get started and make the most of your tabletop exercise!

This concept and product are designed to keep in mind how valuable time is to organization leaders, emergency managers, and public safety professionals. TTX Vault scenarios give you and your organization a jump start on the tedious process of exercise assembly. We help you get the discussion underway so you can quickly keep your people, customers, constituents, or students safe.

Why This Product?

Our Drills are designed with the understanding that time is one of the most valuable assets for organizational leaders, emergency managers, and public safety professionals. TTX Vault scenarios give you a jump start on the tedious process of exercise development so you can get the conversation underway and keep your teams, communities, and stakeholders safe.