Team Norfolk Update 5-4-17 - HURRICANE EXERCISE

Team Norfolk,

Next week is National Hurricane Preparedness Week.  As previously mentioned, it is also the Navy’s annual hurricane exercise: HURREX 2017 (info slides attached). As in previous years, we will participate in the exercise play.  Unlike previous years, however, we will send out Alert messages to the Team, conduct conference calls and otherwise post information for the entire community explaining all we would be doing throughout.  In fact, anyone in the community can text the word ‘HURREX2017” to 888777 to receive Team Norfolk updates through Norfolk Alert so please spread the word! 

Note: all exercise messages will labeled as "EXERCISE" and not a real-world incident!

We're looking to find gaps in our plans so they may be addressed prior to June 1, so we're hoping the event and efforts to share information will spark thoughts, ideas, questions and/ concerns throughout our community.  That said, we want people to challenge our plans/actions; devil’s advocates are welcome!!  Otherwise this will not be considered a successful evolution.  Our After Action meeting will take place during our monthly Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 14 from 1-3pm. 

If you have any questions now or throughout the HURREX, please feel free to shoot us an email or call (757) 441-5600.

Thank you for your time and participation!!

Sincerely,

Jim Redick
Director, Norfolk EOC
james.redick@norfolk.gov