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Volume 114, Issue 2
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Incident Management and Preparedness
5 th Northern’s 2017 FULL ACCOUNTABILITY DRILL
An approaching Atlantic Hurricane has resulted in a mandatory evacuation order being issued for parts of Cape
May County New Jersey and Sussex County Delaware. Everbridge® mapping capabilities have identified 255
Auxiliarists, and their families, that must evacuate. Voluntary evacuation orders have been issued for additional
areas that could be adversely affected, affecting many more Auxiliarists.
No, this time it is not a real event, it was a drill. But a very important drill designed to help each of us learn and
understand our part during Everbridge® notifications. Our results for this Full Accountability Drill were
excellent! Please continue to read to learn of the results!
The United States Coast Guard considers it’s Auxiliarists as one of its most important assets. Should a real
hurricane put Auxiliarists in danger, rest assured that we will be directed to confirm that all Auxiliarists in the
affected area are safe. The US Coast Guard takes our safety very seriously, and we should too.
As most of you know, each month we perform a monthly Everbridge® Familiarization Drill. These drills are
prepared and initiated by the Auxiliary’s Incident Management & Preparation Team of 5 th Northern. The April
drill was a joint effort between the US Coast Guard and US Coast Guard Auxiliary called a HUREX Drill. This
was a week-long event that ended on Friday with a “Hotwash” meeting to review results; determine what went
well, and also to examine areas that can be improved upon. Constant review and improvement is critical to
success.
These drills are conducted monthly to insure the 5 th Northern Everbridge® system, our procedures and our
protocol are all working properly. These drills are vital to insure each an