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B) Operation -Based Exercises - used to validate plans, policies, agreements, and procedures; <br />clarify roles and responsibilities; and identify resource gaps. Exercises are characterized by <br />actual reaction to an exercise scenario, such as initiating communications or mobilizing <br />personnel and resources. (*Note: Estimated costs are example costs only and depict a range <br />that an exercise may fall within. Actual costs can vary and is dependent on the size, scope, <br />and variables involved with a particular exercise) <br />Exercise Type <br />Description <br />Range of Cost <br />(Estimated) <br />Drill <br />A drill is a coordinated, supervised activity <br />$30,000 <br />usually employed to validate a specific function <br />or capability in a single agency or organization. <br />Drills are commonly used to provide training on <br />new equipment, validate procedures, or practice <br />and maintain current skills. For every drill, <br />clearly defined plans, procedures, and protocols <br />need to be in place. Personnel need to be <br />familiar with those plans and trained in the <br />processes and procedures to be drilled. <br />Functional <br />Functional Exercises (FE) are designed to <br />$50,000 <br />validate and evaluate capabilities, multiple <br />functions and/or sub -functions, or <br />interdependent groups of functions. FEs are <br />typically focused on exercising plans, policies, <br />procedures, and staff members involved in <br />management, direction, command, and control <br />functions. An FE is conducted in a realistic, <br />real-time environment; however, movement of <br />personnel and equipment is usually simulated. <br />Full -Scale <br />Full -Scale Exercises (FSE) are typically the <br />$85,000 <br />most complex and resource -intensive type of <br />exercise. They involve multiple agencies, <br />organizations, and jurisdictions and validate <br />many facets of preparedness. FSEs often <br />include many players operating under <br />cooperative systems such as the Incident <br />Command System (ICS) or Unified Command. <br />In an FSE, events are projected through an <br />exercise scenario with event updates that drive <br />activity at the operational level. FSEs are <br />usually conducted in a real-time, stressful <br />environment that is intended to mirror a real <br />incident. Throughout the duration of the <br />exercise, many activities occur simultaneously. <br />20A-153 <br />