National Level Exercise (NLE) 2022 will focus on a simulated catastrophic earthquake caused by a rupture along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault in the Pacific Northwest, and includes subsequent tsunamis, aftershocks and a Spill of National Significance (SONS). NLE 2022 leverages a modular exercise design that focuses on both response and recovery. The response module of the exercise would focus on stabilization of community lifelines within impacted states with specific emphasis on the core capabilities of operational coordination, situational assessment, infrastructure systems, environmental response/health and safety, critical transportation, and mass care. The recovery module of the exercise would focus on transitioning from sheltering to housing, economic recovery and result in the development of a recovery strategy manageable by the state(s) and executable locally with adequate federal support. NLE 2022 will build on Cascadia Rising 2016, a regional disaster response exerci...
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