Exercise Summary

Name

"Cajun Jumanji" 2025 Statewide Exercise

Exercise Flyer

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Date & Time

Apr 8 - 10, 2025 from 8 AM - 4 PM

Locations

GOHSEP - Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

7667 Independence Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Type

Functional

Point of Contact

Carmen Smith

Number of Participants

None Set

Max Attendance

100 (24 Open Seats)

Region

State

Mission Area

Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery

Scenario

A major hurricane has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. Over the last 24 hours, went from Category 1 to Category 3 (rapid intensification) maximum sustained winds of 115 mph and heavy rainfall. The storm is making landfall on the southern coast of Louisiana with a cone reaching across multiple southern parishes. The hurricane is expected to bring a storm surge of up to 10 feet, with rainfall totaling 12 inches over the next 24 hours. Other threats are tornadoes, cyber-attack, and Utilities (Interruptions and System Failures).

Objectives

Within 15 minutes of a WEBEOC mission being inputted with incorrect tasking to branches other than operations, the mission will be reassigned to the operations branch.
Core Capabilities: Operational Communications and Operational Coordination

LSP (Louisiana State Police) will establish SIM (Simulation) cell training within the first shift of activation.
Core Capabilities: Operational Communications, Operational Coordination, Planning, and Situational Assessment

GOHSEP will conduct radio checks with all Parish Directors and Regional Coordinators, and perform basic ham radio checks within the first shift of activation or before.
Core Capabilities: Operational Communications, Operational Coordination, and Situational Assessment

Beginning on first shift of activation, SitReps (Situational Reports) will transition from day shift to night shift reporting protocols.
Core Capabilities: Operational Communications, Operational Coordination, and Situational Assessment

LANG will utilize COMPASS to evaluate its effectiveness and determine if it can be phased out by the end of the activation/exercise.
Core Capabilities: Operational Communications, Operational Coordination, and Situational Assessment

Starting from first shift, LANG will begin reporting back in WEBEOC using newly trained personnel.
Core Capabilities: Operational Communications, Operational Coordination, and Situational Assessment

Operations will conduct parish phone calls or Teams meetings daily, starting at 9:00 AM and concluding by 11:00 AM, during the day shift.
Core Capabilities: Operational Communications, Operational Coordination, and Situational Assessment

By the end of each shift, ensure that maps detailing local area outages, blocked roadways, shelter sites, and evacuation routes are communicated to relevant stakeholders.
Core Capabilities: Operational Communications, Operational Coordination, Planning, Public Health, Healthcare, And Emergency Medical Services, and Situational Assessment

Coordinate the evacuation of individuals from hospitals and nursing homes, etc. as determined by emergency assessments and protocols per state EOP.
Core Capabilities: Critical Transportation, Operational Communications, Operational Coordination, Planning, Public Health, Healthcare, And Emergency Medical Services, and Situational Assessment

Coordinate emergency operations using WEBEOC in response to a cyber-threat that disrupts internet connectivity, ensuring uninterrupted coordination within 30 minutes of internet disruption onset.
Core Capabilities: Cybersecurity, Operational Communications, Operational Coordination, Planning, and Situational Assessment

Threat / Hazard

Cyber Disruption, Flooding, Hurricane, Tornadoes, and Utilities (Interruptions and System Failures)

Sponsor

State

EMPG Eligible

Yes

Register for Exercise

Registration deadline is Apr 10, 2025 4:00 PM

Exercise Roster

Exercise registrants will be listed here along with their contributing role.