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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 Earthquake for Building 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

    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 Earthquake Planning 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