Training & Exercise Kit Series
Training & Exercise Kit Series
The Training & Exercise Kit Series is designed to help agencies prepare for major events, planned gatherings, and emergency incidents through hands-on training, tabletop exercises, interoperability activities, and venue-specific planning. These kits help organizations build familiarity with procedures, improve coordination, and identify opportunities for improvement before an incident occurs.
Available in both START and SALT configurations, the Training & Exercise Kit Series supports multi-agency preparedness by providing realistic exercise tools that help responders, healthcare organizations, emergency management agencies, and venue operators train together using a common operational framework.
Training & Exercise Kit Series
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Designed for Preparedness, Training & Exercises
Effective response begins long before an incident occurs. The Training & Exercise Kit Series helps organizations develop preparedness capabilities through structured training, tabletop exercises, scenario-based discussions, and venue-specific planning activities designed to improve operational readiness.
Whether preparing for a sporting event, concert, festival, convention, campus event, healthcare exercise, or National Special Security Event (NSSE), these kits provide a practical way to evaluate plans, improve coordination, and strengthen response capabilities.
Key Features
Supports preparedness planning, tabletop exercises, interoperability training, venue-specific planning, and multi-agency coordination before an incident occurs.
Available Configurations
The Training & Exercise Kit Series is available in multiple configurations to align with agency protocols, training programs, and triage methodology preferences.
- Training & Exercise Kit (START): Supports agencies utilizing the START triage methodology.
- Training & Exercise Kit (SALT): Supports agencies utilizing the SALT triage methodology.
Support Multi-Agency Interoperability
Training and exercises provide one of the most effective ways to improve interoperability between responding organizations. The Training & Exercise Kit Series helps Fire/EMS, law enforcement, hospitals, emergency management agencies, public health organizations, and venue operators train together using shared procedures and operational concepts.
By bringing multiple disciplines together before an incident occurs, organizations can identify planning gaps, clarify responsibilities, improve communication pathways, and build stronger working relationships that support coordinated response operations.
Training & Exercise Kit Capabilities
- Support tabletop exercises and discussion-based training.
- Facilitate venue-specific emergency preparedness planning.
- Improve interoperability between responding organizations.
- Support triage, treatment, transport, and command training objectives.
- Evaluate emergency response plans and procedures.
- Enhance preparedness for major events and planned gatherings.
- Support after-action discussions and improvement planning.
Common Applications
- Sporting Events
- Concerts and Festivals
- Convention Centers
- Campus and University Preparedness Programs
- Healthcare Coalition Exercises
- Emergency Management Training Programs
- National Special Security Events (NSSEs)
- Regional Preparedness Initiatives
- Tabletop Exercises and Functional Exercises
Preparedness Before the Event Matters
The best time to identify gaps in communication, coordination, accountability, and operational procedures is before an incident occurs. Training and exercises help organizations build confidence, strengthen partnerships, and improve readiness for real-world events.
Related Preparedness Solutions
The Training & Exercise Kit Series is part of the broader Major Event Readiness Package ecosystem and complements venue response, medical surge, unified operations, accountability, and incident command solutions.